diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ce51923..b3fb9be 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Added
+- Drop coordinate values associated with the spatial bounds dimension in CMIP6 cleaning (PR #177, @emileten).
 
 ## [0.16.1] - 2022-01-27
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/dodola/core.py b/dodola/core.py
index 8d6ed6d..5b1d02d 100644
--- a/dodola/core.py
+++ b/dodola/core.py
@@ -357,6 +357,12 @@ def standardize_gcm(ds, leapday_removal=True):
         coords_to_drop, drop=True
     )
 
+    # Some models have coordinates values (e.g. [1.0, 2.0]) for the spatial bounds dimension. We don't need this.
+    if "bnds" in ds_cleaned.variables:
+        ds_cleaned = ds_cleaned.drop(
+            ["bnds"]
+        )  # this preserves the dimension in itself but drops the coordinates values.
+
     # Cleanup time.
 
     # if variable is precip, need to update units to mm day-1