diff --git a/src/MOLECULE/atom_vec_template.cpp b/src/MOLECULE/atom_vec_template.cpp
index dc450a30ff..489756bf4c 100644
--- a/src/MOLECULE/atom_vec_template.cpp
+++ b/src/MOLECULE/atom_vec_template.cpp
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ AtomVecTemplate::AtomVecTemplate(LAMMPS *lmp) : AtomVec(lmp)
   // order of fields in the string does not matter
   //   except fields_data_atom and fields_data_vel which must match data file
 
-  fields_grow = {"q","molecule", "molindex", "molatom"};
-  fields_copy = {"q","molecule", "molindex", "molatom"};
-  fields_border = {"q","molecule", "molindex", "molatom"};
-  fields_border_vel = {"q","molecule", "molindex", "molatom"};
-  fields_exchange = {"q","molecule", "molindex", "molatom"};
-  fields_restart = {"q","molecule", "molindex", "molatom"};
-  fields_create = {"q","molecule", "molindex", "molatom"};
-  fields_data_atom = {"id", "molecule", "type", "q", "x", "molindex", "molatom"};
+  fields_grow = {"molecule", "molindex", "molatom"};
+  fields_copy = {"molecule", "molindex", "molatom"};
+  fields_border = {"molecule", "molindex", "molatom"};
+  fields_border_vel = {"molecule", "molindex", "molatom"};
+  fields_exchange = {"molecule", "molindex", "molatom"};
+  fields_restart = {"molecule", "molindex", "molatom"};
+  fields_create = {"molecule", "molindex", "molatom"};
+  fields_data_atom = {"id", "molecule", "type", "x", "molindex", "molatom"};
   fields_data_vel = {"id", "v"};
 
   setup_fields();