diff --git a/src/elpa1/elpa1_template.F90 b/src/elpa1/elpa1_template.F90
index 21651744c5fafffea14128c4e752c07a261b3dcd..3d7b47bbf24679caac83ce805a9e07ad5c28cbda 100644
--- a/src/elpa1/elpa1_template.F90
+++ b/src/elpa1/elpa1_template.F90
@@ -312,9 +312,6 @@ function elpa_solve_evp_&
    do_solve    = .true.
    do_trans_ev = .true.
 
-   if (obj%eigenvalues_only) then
-     do_trans_ev = .true.
-   endif
    if (do_bandred) then
      call obj%timer%start("forward")
      call tridiag_&