diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Commands/SummaryPlotCommands/RicNewSummaryCurveFeature.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Commands/SummaryPlotCommands/RicNewSummaryCurveFeature.cpp
index 6f60b7fac3..8f3c30ff21 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Commands/SummaryPlotCommands/RicNewSummaryCurveFeature.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Commands/SummaryPlotCommands/RicNewSummaryCurveFeature.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ void RicNewSummaryCurveFeature::onActionTriggered(bool isChecked)
         {
             defaultCase = project->activeOilField()->summaryCaseCollection()->summaryCase(0);
             newCurve->setSummaryCase(defaultCase);
-            newCurve->setVariable("FOPT");
+
+            newCurve->setSummaryAddress(RifEclipseSummaryAddress::fieldVarAddress("FOPT"));
+
             newCurve->loadDataAndUpdate();
         }
         
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Summary/RimSummaryCurve.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Summary/RimSummaryCurve.cpp
index ebdcdf7494..8bf0f03b8d 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Summary/RimSummaryCurve.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Summary/RimSummaryCurve.cpp
@@ -207,14 +207,6 @@ RimSummaryCase* RimSummaryCurve::summaryCase()
     return m_summaryCase();
 }
 
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-/// 
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void RimSummaryCurve::setVariable(QString varName)
-{
-    setSummaryAddress(RifEclipseSummaryAddress::fieldVarAddress(varName.toStdString()));
-}
-
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /// 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Summary/RimSummaryCurve.h b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Summary/RimSummaryCurve.h
index a670ea1826..083695114a 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Summary/RimSummaryCurve.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Summary/RimSummaryCurve.h
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ public:
 
     void                                    setSummaryCase(RimSummaryCase* sumCase);
     RimSummaryCase*                         summaryCase(); 
-    void                                    setVariable(QString varName);
 
     RifEclipseSummaryAddress                summaryAddress();
     void                                    setSummaryAddress(const RifEclipseSummaryAddress& address);