diff --git a/PRIVATE b/PRIVATE
index a949f5417..174ecac2d 160000
--- a/PRIVATE
+++ b/PRIVATE
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a949f5417762bddc551bf99f19a26ea2bdb4e5b4
+Subproject commit 174ecac2d3ab7596bdb60184d6bb9e1a52cb7378
diff --git a/python/damask/VERSION b/python/damask/VERSION
index 7c2b718dc..0bdc68340 100644
--- a/python/damask/VERSION
+++ b/python/damask/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v3.0.0-alpha4-114-gb98819a36
+v3.0.0-alpha4-117-g9f2c37761
diff --git a/src/grid/DAMASK_grid.f90 b/src/grid/DAMASK_grid.f90
index 8a33e3923..881d34da2 100644
--- a/src/grid/DAMASK_grid.f90
+++ b/src/grid/DAMASK_grid.f90
@@ -475,20 +475,13 @@ subroutine getMaskedTensor(values,mask,tensor)
 
 
   values = 0.0
-  if (tensor%length == 9) then ! temporary support for deprecated 1D tensor
-    do i = 1,9
-      mask((i-1)/3+1,mod(i-1,3)+1) = tensor%get_asString(i) == 'x'
-      if (.not. mask((i-1)/3+1,mod(i-1,3)+1)) values((i-1)/3+1,mod(i-1,3)+1) = tensor%get_asFloat(i)
+  do i = 1,3
+    row => tensor%get(i)
+    do j = 1,3
+      mask(i,j) = row%get_asString(j) == 'x'
+      if (.not. mask(i,j)) values(i,j) = row%get_asFloat(j)
     enddo
-  else
-    do i = 1,3
-      row => tensor%get(i)
-      do j = 1,3
-        mask(i,j) = row%get_asString(j) == 'x'
-        if (.not. mask(i,j)) values(i,j) = row%get_asFloat(j)
-      enddo
-    enddo
-  endif
+  enddo
 
 end subroutine