diff --git a/metplus/wrappers/tc_pairs_wrapper.py b/metplus/wrappers/tc_pairs_wrapper.py
index 5065fe0a4d..9848e2f248 100755
--- a/metplus/wrappers/tc_pairs_wrapper.py
+++ b/metplus/wrappers/tc_pairs_wrapper.py
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ class attributes
 
             basin_fmt = f"basin = {basin};"
             self.env_var_dict['METPLUS_BASIN'] = basin_fmt
-
+        
         # CYCLONE
         cyclone = '[]'
         if self.c_dict.get('CYCLONE'):
@@ -593,14 +593,6 @@ class attributes
             cyclone_fmt = f"cyclone = {cyclone};"
             self.env_var_dict['METPLUS_CYCLONE'] = cyclone_fmt
 
-        # STORM_NAME
-        storm_name = '[]'
-        if self.c_dict.get('STORM_NAME'):
-            storm_name = str(self.c_dict['STORM_NAME']).replace("'", '"')
-
-            storm_name_fmt = f"storm_name = {storm_name};"
-            self.env_var_dict['METPLUS_STORM_NAME'] = storm_name_fmt
-
         super().set_environment_variables(time_info)
 
     def process_data(self, basin, cyclone, time_info):