diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
index e2bed03c2..df840bf02 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
@@ -1579,7 +1579,6 @@ int configureMAC() {
             return FAIL;
         }
 
-        header_number = 32;
         dst_port = dstport2;
         if (!top)
             dst_port = dstport;