diff --git a/examples/MSC.Marc/rotation.mud b/examples/MSC.Marc/rotation.mud
index bdcda99d4..21eff7974 100644
Binary files a/examples/MSC.Marc/rotation.mud and b/examples/MSC.Marc/rotation.mud differ
diff --git a/processing/pre/mentat_spectralBox.py b/processing/pre/mentat_spectralBox.py
index b0694ec4a..027240044 100755
--- a/processing/pre/mentat_spectralBox.py
+++ b/processing/pre/mentat_spectralBox.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def geometry():
   
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-def initial_conditions(homogenization,microstructures):
+def initial_conditions(microstructures):
   elements = []
   element = 0
   for id in microstructures:
@@ -148,13 +148,6 @@ def initial_conditions(homogenization,microstructures):
     "*icond_dof_value var 300",
     "*add_icond_elements",
     "all_existing",
-    "*new_icond",
-    "*icond_name _homogenization",
-    "*icond_type state_variable",
-    "*icond_param_value state_var_id 2",
-    "*icond_dof_value var %i"%homogenization,
-    "*add_icond_elements",
-    "all_existing",
     ]
 
   for grain,elementList in enumerate(elements):
@@ -162,7 +155,7 @@ def initial_conditions(homogenization,microstructures):
             "*new_icond",
             "*icond_name microstructure_%i"%(grain+1),
             "*icond_type state_variable",
-            "*icond_param_value state_var_id 3",
+            "*icond_param_value state_var_id 2",
             "*icond_dof_value var %i"%(grain+1),
             "*add_icond_elements",
             elementList,
@@ -211,7 +204,7 @@ for name in filenames:
       mesh(geom.grid,geom.size),
       material(),
       geometry(),
-      initial_conditions(geom.homogenization,microstructure),
+      initial_conditions(microstructure),
       '*identify_sets',
       '*show_model',
       '*redraw',
diff --git a/src/marc/discretization_marc.f90 b/src/marc/discretization_marc.f90
index fd0852257..edf99523c 100644
--- a/src/marc/discretization_marc.f90
+++ b/src/marc/discretization_marc.f90
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ subroutine inputRead_microstructure(microstructureAt,&
       k = merge(2,1,initialcondTableStyle == 2)
       chunkPos = IO_stringPos(fileContent(l+k))
       sv = IO_IntValue(fileContent(l+k),chunkPos,1)                                                 ! figure state variable index
-      if( (sv == 2) .or. (sv == 3) ) then                                                           ! only state vars 2 and 3 of interest
+      if( (sv == 2)) then                                                                           ! state var 2 is used to identify material from material.yaml
         m = 1
         chunkPos = IO_stringPos(fileContent(l+k+m))
         do while (scan(IO_stringValue(fileContent(l+k+m),chunkPos,1),'+-',back=.true.)>1)           ! is noEfloat value?
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ subroutine inputRead_microstructure(microstructureAt,&
           contInts = continuousIntValues(fileContent(l+k+m+1:),nElem,nameElemSet,mapElemSet,size(nameElemSet)) ! get affected elements
           do i = 1,contInts(1)
             e = mesh_FEM2DAMASK_elem(contInts(1+i))
-            if (sv == 3) microstructureAt(e) = myVal
+            microstructureAt(e) = myVal
           enddo
           if (initialcondTableStyle == 0) m = m + 1
         enddo