diff --git a/src/style_xtc.h b/src/style_xtc.h
index 7110dda312..e69de29bb2 100644
--- a/src/style_xtc.h
+++ b/src/style_xtc.h
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-   LAMMPS - Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator
-   http://lammps.sandia.gov, Sandia National Laboratories
-   Steve Plimpton, sjplimp@sandia.gov
-
-   Copyright (2003) Sandia Corporation.  Under the terms of Contract
-   DE-AC04-94AL85000 with Sandia Corporation, the U.S. Government retains
-   certain rights in this software.  This software is distributed under 
-   the GNU General Public License.
-
-   See the README file in the top-level LAMMPS directory.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
-#ifdef DumpInclude
-#include "dump_xtc.h"
-#endif
-
-#ifdef DumpClass
-DumpStyle(xtc,DumpXTC)
-#endif
diff --git a/src/thermo.cpp b/src/thermo.cpp
index 6209ddf490..01b0559b65 100644
--- a/src/thermo.cpp
+++ b/src/thermo.cpp
@@ -312,6 +312,9 @@ void Thermo::compute(int flag)
     else loc += sprintf(&line[loc],format[ifield],dvalue);
   }
 
+  // kludge for RedStorm timing issue
+  // if (update->ntimestep == 100) return;
+
   // print line to screen and logfile
 
   if (me == 0) {