def remove_coord(cube, coord):
    """Remove a coordinate from a cube (when the Iris built-in fails).

    Args:
        cube (iris.cube.Cube) : Cube of data
        coord (str) : Name of the coordinate

    Returns:
        iris.cube.Cube : Updated cube, sans coordinate
    """
    if coord in [c.standard_name for c in cube.coords()]:
        cube.remove_coord(coord)

    return cube