diff --git a/mediator/med_methods_mod.F90 b/mediator/med_methods_mod.F90
index 8f1ccfa94..9167b9d45 100644
--- a/mediator/med_methods_mod.F90
+++ b/mediator/med_methods_mod.F90
@@ -425,9 +425,7 @@ subroutine med_methods_FB_init(FBout, flds_scalar_name, fieldNameList, FBgeom, S
                 call ESMF_FieldBundleGet(FBflds, fieldName=lfieldnamelist(n), field=lfield, rc=rc)
                 if (chkerr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
              elseif (present(STflds)) then
-                call med_methods_State_getNameN(STflds, n, lname, rc)
-                if (chkerr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
-                call ESMF_StateGet(STflds, itemName=lname, field=lfield, rc=rc)
+                call ESMF_StateGet(STflds, itemName=trim(lfieldnamelist(n)), field=lfield, rc=rc)
                 if (chkerr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
              end if