diff --git a/lib/damask/environment.py b/lib/damask/environment.py
index 6ec0bff79..17786ab28 100644
--- a/lib/damask/environment.py
+++ b/lib/damask/environment.py
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ class Environment():
       
   def isAvailable(self,software,Nneeded =-1):
     licensesNeeded = {'abaqus'  :5,
-                      'standard':5,
-                      'explicit':5}
+                      'standard':5
+                      }
     if Nneeded == -1: Nneeded = licensesNeeded[software]
     try:
       cmd = """ ssh mulicense2 "/lm-status | grep 'Users of %s: ' | cut -d' ' -f7,13" """%software
diff --git a/lib/damask/solver/abaqus.py b/lib/damask/solver/abaqus.py
index 04c626eea..73556dc3c 100644
--- a/lib/damask/solver/abaqus.py
+++ b/lib/damask/solver/abaqus.py
@@ -6,19 +6,12 @@ import subprocess,re
 
 class Abaqus(Solver):
 
-  def __init__(self,version='',solver=''):                                                          # example version string: 6.12-2, solver: std or exp
+  def __init__(self,version=''):                                                                    # example version string: 2017
     self.solver='Abaqus'
     if version =='':
       version = damask.Environment().options['ABAQUS_VERSION']
     else:
       self.version = version
-    
-    if solver.lower() in ['','std','standard']:
-      self.solver = 'std'
-    elif solver.lower() in ['exp','explicit']:
-      self.solver = 'exp'
-    else:
-      raise Exception('unknown Abaqus solver %'%solver)
 
   def return_run_command(self,model):
     env=damask.Environment()
@@ -32,4 +25,4 @@ class Abaqus(Solver):
       detectedVersion = process.stdout.readlines()[1].split()[1]
       if self.version != detectedVersion:
         raise Exception('found Abaqus version %s, but requested %s'%(detectedVersion,self.version))
-    return '%s -job %s -user %s/src/DAMASK_abaqus_%s interactive'%(cmd,model,env.rootDir(),self.solver)
+    return '%s -job %s -user %s/src/DAMASK_abaqus_std interactive'%(cmd,model,env.rootDir())