diff --git a/corsika/detail/modules/ObservationPlane.inl b/corsika/detail/modules/ObservationPlane.inl
index 80c5e957df062c2f27636afcbdd2207c614ca880..697481b8b9cd6557c65d550c52b90c6fcfe69cda 100644
--- a/corsika/detail/modules/ObservationPlane.inl
+++ b/corsika/detail/modules/ObservationPlane.inl
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ namespace corsika {
 
     outputStream_ << static_cast<int>(get_PDG(particle.getPID())) << ' ' << energy / 1_eV
                   << ' ' << displacement.dot(xAxis_) / 1_m << ' '
-                  << displacement.dot(yAxis_) / 1_m << ' '
-                  << (pointOfIntersection - plane_.getCenter()).getNorm() / 1_m << '\n';
+                  << displacement.dot(yAxis_) / 1_m << '\n';
 
     if (deleteOnHit_) {
       count_ground_++;