diff --git a/DAMASK_env.csh b/DAMASK_env.csh
index 78f8922cd..8c2d783d1 100644
--- a/DAMASK_env.csh
+++ b/DAMASK_env.csh
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ if ( `which free` != "free: Command not found." ) then
   limit stacksize $stack # maximum stack size (kB)
   limit datasize  $heap  # maximum  heap size (kB)
 endif
-if ( `limit | grep coredumpsize` != "" ) then
-  limit coredumpsize 0        # prevent core dumping
-endif
 if ( `limit | grep memoryuse` != "" ) then
   limit memoryuse  unlimited  # maximum physical memory size
 endif
diff --git a/DAMASK_env.sh b/DAMASK_env.sh
index da033afbe..ffff7e7d8 100644
--- a/DAMASK_env.sh
+++ b/DAMASK_env.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ if [ "x$FREE" != "x" ]; then
   ulimit -s $(expr $freeMem / $DAMASK_NUM_THREADS / 2)  2>/dev/null # maximum stack size (kB)
   ulimit -d $(expr $freeMem                       / 2)  2>/dev/null # maximum  heap size (kB)
 fi
-ulimit -c 0           2>/dev/null # core  file size (512-byte blocks)
 ulimit -v unlimited   2>/dev/null # maximum virtual memory size
 ulimit -m unlimited   2>/dev/null # maximum physical memory size
 
diff --git a/DAMASK_env.zsh b/DAMASK_env.zsh
index fa9a33987..d0ac0e8f1 100644
--- a/DAMASK_env.zsh
+++ b/DAMASK_env.zsh
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ if [ "`which free 2>/dev/null`" != "free not found" ]; then
   ulimit -s `expr $freeMem / $DAMASK_NUM_THREADS / 2` 2>/dev/null # maximum stack size (kB)
   ulimit -d `expr $freeMem                       / 2` 2>/dev/null # maximum  heap size (kB)
 fi
-ulimit -c 0           2>/dev/null # core  file size (512-byte blocks)
 ulimit -v unlimited   2>/dev/null # maximum virtual memory size
 ulimit -m unlimited   2>/dev/null # maximum physical memory size