diff --git a/coordinator/ProcessorEpidemiology.py b/coordinator/ProcessorEpidemiology.py
index 7ce7581c5e706e55900eb7543bc6b69c0b8454a4..3dbd1d90613f18dbaca0c68b2704ae46dd5c04a9 100644
--- a/coordinator/ProcessorEpidemiology.py
+++ b/coordinator/ProcessorEpidemiology.py
@@ -277,18 +277,12 @@ def process_in_job_epi(jobPath,status,config,component):
         config_for_lister = config.copy()
         config_for_lister.update(config_epi)
 
-        # get bounds of host map, to exclude redundant deposition datapoints
-        hostRasterFileName = config_for_lister["Host"]["HostRaster"]
-        with rio_open(hostRasterFileName) as hostRaster:
-            bounds = hostRaster.bounds
-
         lister_kwargs = {}
         lister_kwargs['reference_date']=config['ReferenceTime']
 
         loader_kwargs= {}
         loader_kwargs['VariableName']= config_for_lister['Deposition'].get('VariableName')
         loader_kwargs['VariableNameAlternative']= config_for_lister['Deposition'].get('VariableNameAlternative')
-        loader_kwargs['bounds'] = bounds
 
         try: