diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/TimeMgr/include/ESMCI_Alarm.h b/src/Infrastructure/TimeMgr/include/ESMCI_Alarm.h
index 8cf7f60d33..251fcffe00 100644
--- a/src/Infrastructure/TimeMgr/include/ESMCI_Alarm.h
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/TimeMgr/include/ESMCI_Alarm.h
@@ -127,12 +127,6 @@ class Alarm {
                                               //   number of time steps.
 
     bool              ringing;    // (TMG 4.4) currently ringing
-    bool              ringingOnCurrTimeStep; // was ringing immediately after
-                                             // current clock timestep.
-                                             // (could have been turned off
-                                             //  later due to RingerOff or
-                                             //  Disable commands or
-                                             //  non-sticky alarm expiration).
     bool              ringingOnPrevTimeStep; // was ringing immediately after
                                              // previous clock timestep.
     bool              userChangedRingTime;       // true if changed via Set(),
diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/TimeMgr/src/ESMCI_Alarm.C b/src/Infrastructure/TimeMgr/src/ESMCI_Alarm.C
index 82af647e9d..702b483e3e 100644
--- a/src/Infrastructure/TimeMgr/src/ESMCI_Alarm.C
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/TimeMgr/src/ESMCI_Alarm.C
@@ -1595,7 +1595,7 @@ void Alarm::clockChangeDirection(const ESMC_Direction & old_direction,
     clock = ESMC_NULL_POINTER;
     ringTimeStepCount = 1;
     timeStepRingingCount = 0;
-    ringing = ringingOnCurrTimeStep = ringingOnPrevTimeStep = false;
+    ringing = ringingOnPrevTimeStep = false;
     userChangedRingTime = false;
     userChangedRingInterval = false;
     enabled = true;