diff --git a/src/reducedmodeloptimizer.cpp b/src/reducedmodeloptimizer.cpp
index 3a6706e..4cff233 100644
--- a/src/reducedmodeloptimizer.cpp
+++ b/src/reducedmodeloptimizer.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ double ReducedModelOptimizer::computeError(
     const double simulationError = objectiveWeights.translational * translationalError
                                    + objectiveWeights.rotational * rotationalError;
     assert(!std::isnan(simulationError));
-    return simulationError * simulationError * scenarioWeight * scenarioWeight;
+    return simulationError /** simulationError * scenarioWeight*/ * scenarioWeight;
 }
 
 //double ReducedModelOptimizer::objective(double E,double A,double J,double I2,double I3,