diff --git a/exercises/practice/binary-search/src/binary-search.cob b/exercises/practice/binary-search/src/binary-search.cob
index c86c19c5..07b500ee 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/binary-search/src/binary-search.cob
+++ b/exercises/practice/binary-search/src/binary-search.cob
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
        01 WS-RESULT                PIC 99.
        01 WS-ERROR                 PIC X(40).
        01 WS-COUNT                 PIC 99.       
-       01 WS-ARRAY-TABLE. 
-         02 WS-ARRAY               OCCURS 1 TO 20 DEPENDING ON WS-COUNT.
-            05 ROWELEM             PIC 9(4).       
+       01 WS-ARRAY                 PIC X(60).
 
        PROCEDURE DIVISION.