diff --git a/src/serac/physics/solid_mechanics.hpp b/src/serac/physics/solid_mechanics.hpp
index 7825be899..bd4fcc140 100644
--- a/src/serac/physics/solid_mechanics.hpp
+++ b/src/serac/physics/solid_mechanics.hpp
@@ -1163,9 +1163,6 @@ class SolidMechanics<order, dim, Parameters<parameter_space...>, std::integer_se
     // Build the dof array lookup tables
     displacement_.space().BuildDofToArrays();
 
-    u_ = displacement_;
-    v_ = velocity_;
-
     if (is_quasistatic_) {
       residual_with_bcs_ = buildQuasistaticOperator();
     } else {