diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/pppm_kokkos.cpp b/src/KOKKOS/pppm_kokkos.cpp
index db1cb18c9d..86a8401e7e 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/pppm_kokkos.cpp
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/pppm_kokkos.cpp
@@ -579,7 +579,6 @@ void PPPMKokkos<DeviceType>::compute(int eflag, int vflag)
   // invoke allocate_peratom() if needed for first time
 
   ev_init(eflag,vflag,0);
-         eflag_atom = vflag_atom = 0;
 
   // reallocate per-atom arrays if necessary