diff --git a/examples/example02/run_example b/examples/example02/run_example
index b34bab69d..f1b5e78fa 100755
--- a/examples/example02/run_example
+++ b/examples/example02/run_example
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ phonons of si at X
   amass(1)=28.08,
   outdir='$TMP_DIR/',
   fildyn='si.dynX',
-  lnscf=.true.
  /
 1.0 0.0 0.0
 EOF
@@ -203,7 +202,6 @@ phonons of si at X, single mode
   prefix='si',
   amass(1)=28.08,
   outdir='$TMP_DIR/'
-  lnscf=.true.
   modenum=3
  /
 1.0 0.0 0.0
@@ -316,7 +314,6 @@ phonons of Ni at X
   amass(1)=58.6934,
   fildyn='nix.dyn',
   outdir='$TMP_DIR/',
-  lnscf=.true.
  /
 0.0 0.0 1.0
 EOF
diff --git a/examples/example14/run_example b/examples/example14/run_example
index f2439424e..5b261f156 100755
--- a/examples/example14/run_example
+++ b/examples/example14/run_example
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ phonons of Si at the X-point
   outdir='$TMP_DIR/',
   fildyn='si.dyn_X',
   fildrho='si.drho_X',
-  lnscf=.true.
  /
 0.0 0.0 1.0
 EOF
diff --git a/examples/example22/run_example b/examples/example22/run_example
index 30dd55faa..06df76048 100755
--- a/examples/example22/run_example
+++ b/examples/example22/run_example
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ $ECHO " done"
 cat > pt.phX.in << EOF
 phonons of Pt at X
  &inputph
-  lnscf=.true.
   amass(1)=195.078,
   prefix='Pt',
   outdir='$TMP_DIR'
diff --git a/examples/example24/run_example b/examples/example24/run_example
index 328dc2696..918346aa9 100755
--- a/examples/example24/run_example
+++ b/examples/example24/run_example
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ phonons of Pt at X
   outdir='$TMP_DIR'
   fildyn='ptdyn',
   tr2_ph=1.0d-16,
-  lnscf=.true.
  /
 1.0 0.0 0.0
 EOF
@@ -229,7 +228,6 @@ phonons of Ni at X
   prefix='ni',
   fildyn='nix.dyn',
   outdir='$TMP_DIR/'
-  lnscf=.true.
  /
 0.0 0.0 1.0
 EOF
@@ -306,7 +304,6 @@ phonons of Ni at X
   prefix='ni_so',
   fildyn='nix.dyn',
   outdir='$TMP_DIR/'
-  lnscf=.true.
  /
 0.0 0.0 1.0
 EOF
diff --git a/examples/example32/run_example b/examples/example32/run_example
index 2edb2b8c8..65c1c4266 100755
--- a/examples/example32/run_example
+++ b/examples/example32/run_example
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ phonons of C at X
   tr2_ph=1.0d-14,
   prefix='C',
   fildyn='CX.dyn',
-  lnscf=.true.,
   outdir='$TMP_DIR/'
  /
 1.0 0.0 0.0