diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/pair_uf3_kokkos.h b/src/KOKKOS/pair_uf3_kokkos.h
index aacd074e54..15c2832da1 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/pair_uf3_kokkos.h
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/pair_uf3_kokkos.h
@@ -185,16 +185,3 @@ KOKKOS_INLINE_FUNCTION int max(int i, int j)
 #endif
 #endif
 
-    /* ERROR/WARNING messages:
-
-E: Illegal ... command
-
-Self-explanatory.  Check the input script syntax and compare to the
-documentation for the command.  You can use -echo screen as a
-command-line option when running LAMMPS to see the offending line.
-
-E: Incorrect args for pair coefficients
-
-Self-explanatory.  Check the input script or data file.
-
-*/
diff --git a/src/ML-UF3/pair_uf3.h b/src/ML-UF3/pair_uf3.h
index eaa16c745c..79627e0def 100644
--- a/src/ML-UF3/pair_uf3.h
+++ b/src/ML-UF3/pair_uf3.h
@@ -74,16 +74,3 @@ class PairUF3 : public Pair {
 #endif
 #endif
 
-/* ERROR/WARNING messages:
-
-E: Illegal ... command
-
-Self-explanatory.  Check the input script syntax and compare to the
-documentation for the command.  You can use -echo screen as a
-command-line option when running LAMMPS to see the offending line.
-
-E: Incorrect args for pair coefficients
-
-Self-explanatory.  Check the input script or data file.
-
-*/