diff --git a/Diagnostics/timestep_limiter/limiter_util.F90 b/Diagnostics/timestep_limiter/limiter_util.F90
index e3eabf5cb5..226442167d 100644
--- a/Diagnostics/timestep_limiter/limiter_util.F90
+++ b/Diagnostics/timestep_limiter/limiter_util.F90
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ subroutine find_timestep_limiter_burning(lo, hi, state, slo, shi, nc_s, &
     use eos_type_module, only: eos_t, eos_input_rt
     use burner_module, only: ok_to_burn
     use burn_type_module, only : burn_t, net_ienuc, burn_to_eos, eos_to_burn
-    use temperature_integration_module, only: self_heat
     use network, only: nspec, aion
     use meth_params_module, only : dtnuc_e, dtnuc_X, dtnuc_X_threshold
     use extern_probin_module, only: small_x
@@ -178,8 +177,6 @@ subroutine find_timestep_limiter_burning(lo, hi, state, slo, shi, nc_s, &
 
                 state_new % dx = minval(dx(1:AMREX_SPACEDIM))
 
-                state_new % self_heat = .false.
-
                 call actual_rhs(state_new)
 
                 dedt = state_new % ydot(net_ienuc)
@@ -276,4 +273,4 @@ subroutine find_timestep_limiter_diffusion(lo, hi, state, slo, shi, nc_s, &
     enddo
 
 end subroutine find_timestep_limiter_diffusion
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/Source/driver/timestep.cpp b/Source/driver/timestep.cpp
index afdbe715b9..9cd65d0123 100644
--- a/Source/driver/timestep.cpp
+++ b/Source/driver/timestep.cpp
@@ -385,9 +385,6 @@ Castro::estdt_burning (int is_new)
 
         eos(eos_input_rt, burn_state);
 
-#ifdef STRANG
-        burn_state.self_heat = true;
-#endif
         Array1D<Real, 1, neqs> ydot;
         actual_rhs(burn_state, ydot);
 
diff --git a/Source/reactions/Castro_react_util.H b/Source/reactions/Castro_react_util.H
index 93d3ab25ab..bca29ac27c 100644
--- a/Source/reactions/Castro_react_util.H
+++ b/Source/reactions/Castro_react_util.H
@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ single_zone_react_source(GpuArray<Real, NUM_STATE> const& state,
     // eos_get_small_temp(&small_temp);
     burn_state.T = amrex::min(MAX_TEMP, amrex::max(burn_state.T, small_temp));
 
-#ifdef STRANG
-    burn_state.self_heat = false;
-#endif
-
     Array1D<Real, 1, neqs> ydot;
 
     actual_rhs(burn_state, ydot);