diff --git a/src/OPENMP/pair_lj_cut_coul_cut_dielectric_omp.cpp b/src/OPENMP/pair_lj_cut_coul_cut_dielectric_omp.cpp
index b979ade28f..159dd27f41 100644
--- a/src/OPENMP/pair_lj_cut_coul_cut_dielectric_omp.cpp
+++ b/src/OPENMP/pair_lj_cut_coul_cut_dielectric_omp.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ void PairLJCutCoulCutDielectricOMP::eval(int iifrom, int iito, ThrData *const th
   const double *_noalias const curvature = atom->curvature;
   const double *_noalias const area = atom->area;
   const int *_noalias const type = atom->type;
-  const int nlocal = atom->nlocal;
   const double *_noalias const special_coul = force->special_coul;
   const double *_noalias const special_lj = force->special_lj;
   const double qqrd2e = force->qqrd2e;
diff --git a/src/OPENMP/pair_lj_cut_coul_debye_dielectric_omp.cpp b/src/OPENMP/pair_lj_cut_coul_debye_dielectric_omp.cpp
index ddcf364c60..113536408d 100644
--- a/src/OPENMP/pair_lj_cut_coul_debye_dielectric_omp.cpp
+++ b/src/OPENMP/pair_lj_cut_coul_debye_dielectric_omp.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ void PairLJCutCoulDebyeDielectricOMP::eval(int iifrom, int iito, ThrData *const
   const double *_noalias const curvature = atom->curvature;
   const double *_noalias const area = atom->area;
   const int *_noalias const type = atom->type;
-  const int nlocal = atom->nlocal;
   const double *_noalias const special_coul = force->special_coul;
   const double *_noalias const special_lj = force->special_lj;
   const double qqrd2e = force->qqrd2e;
diff --git a/src/atom.cpp b/src/atom.cpp
index 73db8117bf..52a3441bcb 100644
--- a/src/atom.cpp
+++ b/src/atom.cpp
@@ -1898,6 +1898,7 @@ void Atom::set_mass(const char *file, int line, const char *str, int type_offset
     }
 
     default:    // invalid
+      itype = -1000000000;
       error->one(file, line, "Invalid {}: {}", location, utils::trim(str));
       break;
   }