Index: trunk/psastro/src/psastroArguments.c
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--- trunk/psastro/src/psastroArguments.c	(revision 23242)
+++ trunk/psastro/src/psastroArguments.c	(revision 26259)
@@ -62,8 +62,4 @@
     // define the reference astrometry file
     status = pmConfigFileSetsMD (config->arguments, &argc, argv, "ASTROM.MODEL", "-astrommodel", "-astrommodellist");
-    if (status) {
-        // if supplied, assume -fixchips is desired
-        psMetadataAddBool (config->arguments, PS_LIST_TAIL, "PSASTRO.FIX.CHIPS", PS_META_REPLACE, "", true);
-    }
 
     // define the reference astrometry file