diff --git a/scripts/runPlum.sh b/scripts/runPlum.sh
index ea473eacb91b63f773ac67fe8f02aea397808404..0fd8847f9c86f5fb3d873edab88fe259bad3b296 100755
--- a/scripts/runPlum.sh
+++ b/scripts/runPlum.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-
 #$ -o /exports/csce/eddie/geos/groups/LURG/models/PLUM/output/qlogs
 #$ -e /exports/csce/eddie/geos/groups/LURG/models/PLUM/output/qlogs
-#$ -l h_vmem=6G 
+#$ -l h_vmem=8G 
 #$ -R y
 
 if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
@@ -16,11 +15,6 @@ module load java
 PATH=$PATH:/exports/csce/eddie/geos/groups/LURG/models/gams/gams24.7_linux_x64_64_sfx
 export PATH
 
-MALLOC_ARENA_MAX=1
-export MALLOC_ARENA_MAX
-
-echo MALLOC_ARENA_MAX is $MALLOC_ARENA_MAX
-
 buildver="$(cat /exports/csce/eddie/geos/groups/LURG/models/PLUM/classes/buildver)"
 
 echo "starting"