diff --git a/doc/src/package.rst b/doc/src/package.rst
index 238dc50115..725536310a 100644
--- a/doc/src/package.rst
+++ b/doc/src/package.rst
@@ -448,8 +448,7 @@ does not require atomic operations in the calculation of pair forces. For
 that reason, *full* is the default setting for GPUs. However, when
 running on CPUs, a *half* neighbor list is the default because it are
 often faster, just as it is for non-accelerated pair styles. Similarly,
-the *neigh/qeq* keyword determines how neighbor lists are built for :doc:`fix qeq/reax/kk <fix_qeq_reax>`. If not explicitly set, the value of
-*neigh/qeq* will match *neigh*\ .
+the *neigh/qeq* keyword determines how neighbor lists are built for :doc:`fix qeq/reax/kk <fix_qeq_reax>`.
 
 If the *neigh/thread* keyword is set to *off*\ , then the KOKKOS package
 threads only over atoms. However, for small systems, this may not expose
diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/kokkos.cpp b/src/KOKKOS/kokkos.cpp
index fe72981d50..64455fef4f 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/kokkos.cpp
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/kokkos.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ KokkosLMP::KokkosLMP(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) : Pointers(lmp)
 #endif
   neigh_thread = 0;
   neigh_thread_set = 0;
-  neighflag_qeq_set = 0;
   if (ngpus > 0) {
     neighflag = FULL;
     neighflag_qeq = FULL;
@@ -314,7 +313,6 @@ void KokkosLMP::accelerator(int narg, char **arg)
           neighflag = HALF;
       }
       else error->all(FLERR,"Illegal package kokkos command");
-      if (!neighflag_qeq_set) neighflag_qeq = neighflag;
       iarg += 2;
     } else if (strcmp(arg[iarg],"neigh/qeq") == 0) {
       if (iarg+2 > narg) error->all(FLERR,"Illegal package kokkos command");
@@ -326,7 +324,6 @@ void KokkosLMP::accelerator(int narg, char **arg)
           neighflag_qeq = HALF;
       }
       else error->all(FLERR,"Illegal package kokkos command");
-      neighflag_qeq_set = 1;
       iarg += 2;
     } else if (strcmp(arg[iarg],"binsize") == 0) {
       if (iarg+2 > narg) error->all(FLERR,"Illegal package kokkos command");
diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/kokkos_type.h b/src/KOKKOS/kokkos_type.h
index 5930a9e207..580b22d35f 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/kokkos_type.h
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/kokkos_type.h
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ struct s_EV_FLOAT_REAX {
   E_FLOAT evdwl;
   E_FLOAT ecoul;
   E_FLOAT v[6];
-  E_FLOAT ereax[10];
+  E_FLOAT ereax[9];
   KOKKOS_INLINE_FUNCTION
   s_EV_FLOAT_REAX() {
     evdwl = 0;