diff --git a/example/Numerics/Vortex_in_cell/main_vic_petsc.cpp b/example/Numerics/Vortex_in_cell/main_vic_petsc.cpp
index ed2a4c73b3641a73b643930e94b6a97c5361e913..ed9bd59cd767f276ef9d602050c3b6a71fa96007 100644
--- a/example/Numerics/Vortex_in_cell/main_vic_petsc.cpp
+++ b/example/Numerics/Vortex_in_cell/main_vic_petsc.cpp
@@ -1239,9 +1239,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 		// do step 4-5-6-7
 		do_step(particles,g_vort,g_vel,g_dvort,domain,inte,phi_s,solver);
 
-		openfpm_finalize();
-		return 0;
-
 		// do step 8
 		rk_step1(particles);