diff --git a/data/inputs/elements.xml b/data/inputs/elements.xml
index 52f8e2ff6..d32d63fc7 100644
--- a/data/inputs/elements.xml
+++ b/data/inputs/elements.xml
@@ -927,6 +927,5 @@
              </source>
            </entropy298>
         </element>
-	<element name="dummy" atomicWt = "0.0" atomicNumber = "0" />
      </elementData>
 </ctml>