diff --git a/src/USER-INTEL/intel_preprocess.h b/src/USER-INTEL/intel_preprocess.h
index 24cb92a0f3..a7663d54a6 100644
--- a/src/USER-INTEL/intel_preprocess.h
+++ b/src/USER-INTEL/intel_preprocess.h
@@ -255,11 +255,10 @@ enum {TIME_PACK, TIME_HOST_NEIGHBOR, TIME_HOST_PAIR, TIME_OFFLOAD_NEIGHBOR,
     ito = inum;                                                 \
   }
 
-#define IP_PRE_omp_range(ifrom, ip, ito, tid, inum, nthreads)   \
+#define IP_PRE_omp_range(ifrom, ito, tid, inum, nthreads)       \
   {                                                             \
     ifrom = 0;                                                  \
     ito = inum;                                                 \
-    ip = 1;                                                     \
   }
 
 #define IP_PRE_omp_stride_id(ifrom, ip, ito, tid, inum, nthr)   \