diff --git a/src/main/java/org/orekit/rugged/atmosphericrefraction/MultiLayerModel.java b/src/main/java/org/orekit/rugged/atmosphericrefraction/MultiLayerModel.java
index 452a6197ebde4e0019c9ea5555ba2530a60f3fb8..1c44c2759ce7d4fe2c2e6d75790538bc4e99c9d2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/orekit/rugged/atmosphericrefraction/MultiLayerModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/orekit/rugged/atmosphericrefraction/MultiLayerModel.java
@@ -123,10 +123,7 @@ public class MultiLayerModel implements AtmosphericRefraction {
                 previousRefractiveIndex = refractionLayer.getRefractiveIndex();
             }
 
-            final NormalizedGeodeticPoint newGeodeticPoint  =
-                    algorithm.refineIntersection(ellipsoid, pos, los, rawIntersection);
-
-            return newGeodeticPoint;
+            return algorithm.refineIntersection(ellipsoid, pos, los, rawIntersection);
 
         } catch (OrekitException oe) {
             throw new RuggedException(oe, oe.getSpecifier(), oe.getParts());