diff --git a/esmvaltool/recipes/recipe_esacci_oc.yml b/esmvaltool/recipes/recipe_esacci_oc.yml
index 762a421827..cf180b72a7 100644
--- a/esmvaltool/recipes/recipe_esacci_oc.yml
+++ b/esmvaltool/recipes/recipe_esacci_oc.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ preprocessors:
     custom_order: true
     extract_levels:
       levels: 0.
-      scheme: nearest_horizontal_extrapolate_vertical
+      scheme: nearest_extrapolate
     climate_statistics:
       operator: mean
     regrid: