diff --git a/process/sctfcoil.py b/process/sctfcoil.py
index 31860c0a25..1320644126 100644
--- a/process/sctfcoil.py
+++ b/process/sctfcoil.py
@@ -4254,11 +4254,8 @@ def stresscl(
         # Tresca / Von Mises yield criteria calculations
         # -----------------------------
         # Array equation
-        sig_tf_tresca_tmp1 = numpy.maximum(
-            numpy.absolute(sig_tf_r - sig_tf_t), numpy.absolute(sig_tf_r - sig_tf_z)
-        )
         sig_tf_tresca = numpy.maximum(
-            sig_tf_tresca_tmp1, numpy.absolute(sig_tf_z - sig_tf_t)
+            numpy.absolute(sig_tf_r - sig_tf_z), numpy.absolute(sig_tf_z - sig_tf_t)
         )
 
         # Array equation