diff --git a/Source/driver/Castro.cpp b/Source/driver/Castro.cpp
index 0133c68bfe..a3ceec8f8a 100644
--- a/Source/driver/Castro.cpp
+++ b/Source/driver/Castro.cpp
@@ -851,12 +851,13 @@ Castro::buildMetrics ()
         dLogArea[dir].clear();
         geom.GetDLogA(dLogArea[dir],grids,dmap,dir,NUM_GROW);
     }
-    for (int dir = AMREX_SPACEDIM; dir < 2; dir++)
-    {
-        dLogArea[dir].clear();
-        dLogArea[dir].define(grids, dmap, 1, 0);
-        dLogArea[dir].setVal(0.0);
-    }
+
+#if (AMREX_SPACEDIM == 1)
+    dLogArea[1].clear();
+    dLogArea[1].define(grids, dmap, 1, 0);
+    dLogArea[1].setVal(0.0);
+#endif
+
 #endif
 
     wall_time_start = 0.0;