diff --git a/src/compute_reduce.cpp b/src/compute_reduce.cpp
index 645dbac738..bb750a2ada 100644
--- a/src/compute_reduce.cpp
+++ b/src/compute_reduce.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ ComputeReduce::ComputeReduce(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) :
       int col2 = atoi(arg[iarg+2]) - 1;
       if (col1 < 0 || col1 >= nvalues || col2 < 0 || col2 >= nvalues)
         error->all(FLERR,"Illegal compute reduce command");
-      if (col1 == col2)        error->all(FLERR,"Illegal compute reduce command");
+      if (col1 == col2) error->all(FLERR,"Illegal compute reduce command");
       if (replace[col1] >= 0 || replace[col2] >= 0)
         error->all(FLERR,"Invalid replace values in compute reduce");
       replace[col1] = col2;
diff --git a/src/verlet.cpp b/src/verlet.cpp
index ad8263d9a8..43a4d69949 100644
--- a/src/verlet.cpp
+++ b/src/verlet.cpp
@@ -316,12 +316,11 @@ void Verlet::cleanup()
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    clear force on own & ghost atoms
-   setup and clear other arrays as needed
+   clear other arrays as needed
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 void Verlet::force_clear()
 {
-  if (external_force_clear) return;
   int i;
 
   if (external_force_clear) return;