diff --git a/mission_analysis/src/standard_mission/standard_mission/standard_mission.cpp b/mission_analysis/src/standard_mission/standard_mission/standard_mission.cpp
index ad82d3980eb30e9753569b1ac79f0a0c8a24520e..e41f3304084813038f37d83c395f996f75538188 100644
--- a/mission_analysis/src/standard_mission/standard_mission/standard_mission.cpp
+++ b/mission_analysis/src/standard_mission/standard_mission/standard_mission.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ StandardMission::StandardMission(const std::shared_ptr<RuntimeIO>& rtIO) :
     wing_surface_area(EndnodeReadOnly<double>("analysis/aerodynamics/reference_values/S_ref").read(rtIO->acxml).value()),
     variable_camber_segment_quantity(0),
     variable_camber_switch(false),
-    skin_thickness(EndnodeReadOnly<double>("requirements_and_specifications/design_specification/skinning/thickness").read(rtIO->acxml).value()),
     /* Requirement check */
     requirement_switch(false),
     initial_cruise_altitude_check(false),
diff --git a/mission_analysis/src/standard_mission/standard_mission/standard_mission.h b/mission_analysis/src/standard_mission/standard_mission/standard_mission.h
index e0a2cd7cc552d116b779fdf14996667492f8f38d..1d575c32871211e5045e1de333dc037c0ac2b8ed 100644
--- a/mission_analysis/src/standard_mission/standard_mission/standard_mission.h
+++ b/mission_analysis/src/standard_mission/standard_mission/standard_mission.h
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ class StandardMission : public Strategy {
     double wing_surface_area;                /**< Wing surface [m^2] */
     size_t variable_camber_segment_quantity; /**< Number of variable camber segments */
     bool variable_camber_switch;             /**< variable camber switch */
-    double skin_thickness;                   /**< Thickness of skinning [m]*/
 
     /** \class UsedComponents
      *  \brief class to gather used geometric components