diff --git a/src/io.c b/src/io.c
index 0acb358..40af127 100644
--- a/src/io.c
+++ b/src/io.c
@@ -337,6 +337,8 @@ int save_state(
     strcpy(params, params_string);
     remove_entry(params, "starting_time");
     remove_entry(params, "init");
+    remove_entry(params, "init_enstrophy");
+    remove_entry(params, "init_energy");
     if(algorithm>ALGORITHM_ADAPTIVE_THRESHOLD){
       remove_entry(params, "delta");
     }