diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/compute_local_comp_atom_kokkos.cpp b/src/KOKKOS/compute_local_comp_atom_kokkos.cpp
index 426ad28e0c..20caa00df0 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/compute_local_comp_atom_kokkos.cpp
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/compute_local_comp_atom_kokkos.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ ComputeLocalCompAtomKokkos<DeviceType>::~ComputeLocalCompAtomKokkos()
   if (copymode) return;
 
   memoryKK->destroy_kokkos(k_result,result);
-  memoryKK->destroy_kokkos(k_lcomp,lcomp);
+  // memoryKK->destroy_kokkos(k_lcomp,lcomp);
 }
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -94,15 +94,10 @@ void ComputeLocalCompAtomKokkos<DeviceType>::compute_peratom()
     memoryKK->create_kokkos(k_result,result,nmax,size_peratom_cols,"local/comp/atom:result");
     d_result = k_result.view<DeviceType>();
     array_atom = result;
-
-    memoryKK->destroy_kokkos(k_lcomp,lcomp);
-    nmax = atom->nmax;
-    memoryKK->create_kokkos(k_lcomp,lcomp,nmax,"local/comp/atom:result");
-    d_lcomp = k_lcomp.view<DeviceType>();
   }
 
-  memoryKK->create_kokkos(k_lcomp,lcomp,size_peratom_cols,"local/comp/atom:lcomp");
-  d_lcomp = k_lcomp.view<DeviceType>();
+  // memoryKK->create_kokkos(k_lcomp,lcomp,size_peratom_cols,"local/comp/atom:lcomp");
+  // d_lcomp = k_lcomp.view<DeviceType>();
 
   // invoke full neighbor list (will copy or build if necessary)
 
@@ -122,9 +117,8 @@ void ComputeLocalCompAtomKokkos<DeviceType>::compute_peratom()
   type = atomKK->k_type.view<DeviceType>();
   mask = atomKK->k_mask.view<DeviceType>();
   ntypes = atom->ntypes;
-  
+
   Kokkos::deep_copy(d_result,0.0);
-  Kokkos::deep_copy(d_lcomp,0.0);
 
   copymode = 1;
   typename Kokkos::RangePolicy<DeviceType, TagComputeLocalCompAtom> policy(0,inum);
@@ -134,8 +128,6 @@ void ComputeLocalCompAtomKokkos<DeviceType>::compute_peratom()
   k_result.modify<DeviceType>();
   k_result.sync_host();
 
-  k_lcomp.modify<DeviceType>();
-  k_lcomp.sync_host();
 }
 
 template<class DeviceType>
@@ -145,13 +137,13 @@ void ComputeLocalCompAtomKokkos<DeviceType>::operator()(TagComputeLocalCompAtom,
 
   const int i = d_ilist[ii];
 
-  // initialize / reset lcomp
-
-  for (int m = 0; m < ntypes; m++) d_lcomp(m) = 0;
-  // for (int m = 0; m < ntypes; m++) d_result(i,m) = 0;
-
   if (mask[i] & groupbit) {
 
+    // initialize / reset lcomp
+
+    // for (int m = 0; m < ntypes; m++) d_lcomp(m) = 0;
+    // for (int m = 0; m < size_peratom_cols; m++) d_result(i,m) = 0.0;
+
     const X_FLOAT xtmp = x(i,0);
     const X_FLOAT ytmp = x(i,1);
     const X_FLOAT ztmp = x(i,2);
@@ -161,8 +153,10 @@ void ComputeLocalCompAtomKokkos<DeviceType>::operator()(TagComputeLocalCompAtom,
 
     int count = 1;
     int itype = type[i];
-    d_lcomp(itype-1)++;
-    // d_result(i,itype-1)++;
+
+    // d_lcomp(itype-1)++;
+    // d_result(i,itype-1) = d_result(i,itype-1) + 1;
+    d_result(i,itype)++;
 
     for (int jj = 0; jj < jnum; jj++) {
 
@@ -177,8 +171,9 @@ void ComputeLocalCompAtomKokkos<DeviceType>::operator()(TagComputeLocalCompAtom,
       const F_FLOAT rsq = delx*delx + dely*dely + delz*delz;
       if (rsq < cutsq) {
         count++;
-        d_lcomp(jtype-1)++;
-        // d_result(i,jtype-1)++;
+        // d_lcomp(jtype-1)++;
+        // d_result(i,jtype) = d_result(i,jtype) + 1;
+        d_result(i,jtype)++;
       }
 
     // total count of atoms found in sampled radius range
@@ -189,10 +184,11 @@ void ComputeLocalCompAtomKokkos<DeviceType>::operator()(TagComputeLocalCompAtom,
 
     double lfac = 1.0 / count;
 
-    for (int n = 0; n < ntypes; n++) {
-      d_result(i,n+1) = d_lcomp(n+1) * lfac;
-      // d_result(i,n+1) = d_result(i,n+1) * lfac;
-    }
+    // for (int n = 1; n < size_peratom_cols; n++) {
+    //   // d_result(i,n+1) = d_lcomp(n+1) * lfac;
+    //   d_result(i,n) = d_result(i,n) * lfac;
+    //   // d_result(i,n+1) = 123.0;
+    // }
 
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/compute_local_comp_atom_kokkos.h b/src/KOKKOS/compute_local_comp_atom_kokkos.h
index 8b8a74b1af..bf0f69de55 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/compute_local_comp_atom_kokkos.h
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/compute_local_comp_atom_kokkos.h
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ template <class DeviceType> class ComputeLocalCompAtomKokkos : public ComputeLoc
   typename AT::t_int_1d d_ilist;
   typename AT::t_int_1d d_numneigh;
 
-  DAT::tdual_int_1d k_lcomp;
+//   DAT::tdual_int_1d k_lcomp;
   DAT::tdual_float_2d k_result;
-  typename AT::t_int_1d d_lcomp;
+//   typename AT::t_int_1d d_lcomp;
   typename AT::t_float_2d d_result;
 };