--- a/Xspec/src/XSModel/Data/SpectralData.cxx	2021-02-19 10:47:01.000000000 -0600
+++ b/Xspec/src/XSModel/Data/SpectralData.cxx	2022-02-16 10:55:16.813201027 -0600
@@ -1232,9 +1232,6 @@
       throw YellowAlert(msg.str()); 
    }
 
-   // multiply in the areaScale for this spectrum
-   m_effectiveAreas *= m_areaScale;
-
 }
 
 void SpectralData::clearEffectiveAreas ()