diff --git a/src/xclim/sdba/base.py b/src/xclim/sdba/base.py
index 4baa9edf0..0c2d3f626 100644
--- a/src/xclim/sdba/base.py
+++ b/src/xclim/sdba/base.py
@@ -311,8 +311,6 @@ def get_index(
                 # the first season is shifted by 1 month the but the middle of the season is shifted in the other direction
                 # by half a month so -(1/12-1/24)*4 = -1/6
                 i = ind.dayofyear / length_year * 4 - 1 / 6
-            elif self.prop == "dayofyear":
-                i = ind.dayofyear
             else:
                 raise ValueError(
                     f"Interpolation is not supported for {self.dim}.{self.prop}."
diff --git a/tests/test_sdba/test_adjustment.py b/tests/test_sdba/test_adjustment.py
index d9a348ea7..670b24cd0 100644
--- a/tests/test_sdba/test_adjustment.py
+++ b/tests/test_sdba/test_adjustment.py
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ def test_real_data(self, open_dataset):
             ref, hist, group=Grouper("time.dayofyear", window=31), nquantiles=quantiles
         )
 
-        scen = EQM.adjust(hist, interp="linear", extrapolation="constant")
+        scen = EQM.adjust(hist, extrapolation="constant")
 
         EX = ExtremeValues.train(ref, hist, cluster_thresh="1 mm/day", q_thresh=0.97)
         new_scen = EX.adjust(scen, hist, frac=0.000000001)