diff --git a/tutorial/t1.geo b/tutorial/t1.geo
index 4acaf765ed1b2b0512ebddef1d7fb8a30fc7fa8c..5435ed72634f4077da131c7546219f4b963ea64f 100644
--- a/tutorial/t1.geo
+++ b/tutorial/t1.geo
@@ -96,7 +96,3 @@ Physical Surface(100) = {6} ;
 // is the msh format (the native mesh file format for Gmsh). For a
 // description of the mesh and post-processing formats, see the FORMATS
 // file.
-
-Characteristic Length {2 ,2 ,2 ,2 ,2 ,1 ,1 ,1 ,1 } = 1.0;
-Characteristic Length {1 ,1 ,1 ,1 ,1 ,4 ,4 ,4 ,4 } = 1.0;
-Characteristic Length {2 ,2 ,2 ,2 ,2 ,2 } = 1.0;