diff --git a/examples/upscale_cap.cpp b/examples/upscale_cap.cpp
index 0e90633..2e66bc2 100644
--- a/examples/upscale_cap.cpp
+++ b/examples/upscale_cap.cpp
@@ -160,13 +160,6 @@ try
    // Reference: http://www.spe.org/spe-site/spe/spe/papers/authors/Metric_Standard.pdf
 
 
-   /* Check first if there is anything on the command line to look for */
-   if (varnum == 1) {
-      cout << "Error: No Eclipsefile or stonefiles found on command line." << endl;
-      usageandexit();
-   }
-
-
    /* Loop over all command line options in order to look 
       for options. 
 
diff --git a/examples/upscale_cond.cpp b/examples/upscale_cond.cpp
index b7461a3..476ad12 100644
--- a/examples/upscale_cond.cpp
+++ b/examples/upscale_cond.cpp
@@ -214,12 +214,6 @@ try
      if found, replace default values with command line values.
    */
 
-   /* Check first if there is anything on the command line to look for */
-   if (varnum == 1) {
-       if (isMaster) cout << "Error: No Eclipsefile or J-functions found on command line." << endl;
-      usageandexit();
-   }
-
    /* Loop over all command line options in order to look 
       for options. 
 
diff --git a/examples/upscale_relperm.cpp b/examples/upscale_relperm.cpp
index f125525..4069c97 100644
--- a/examples/upscale_relperm.cpp
+++ b/examples/upscale_relperm.cpp
@@ -470,13 +470,6 @@ try
    */
    auto options = defineOptions();
 
-   /* Check first if there is anything on the command line to look for */
-   if (varnum == 1) {
-      if (mpi_rank == 0)
-        cout << "Error: No Eclipsefile or stonefiles found on command line." << endl;
-      usageandexit();
-   }
-
    /*
       'argeclindex' is so that vararg[argeclindex] = the eclipse filename.
    */