diff --git a/src/REAX/pair_reax.cpp b/src/REAX/pair_reax.cpp
index a23f04cc35..1e730a8f95 100644
--- a/src/REAX/pair_reax.cpp
+++ b/src/REAX/pair_reax.cpp
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ PairREAX::PairREAX(LAMMPS *lmp) : Pair(lmp)
 {
   single_enable = 0;
   one_coeff = 1;
+  no_virial_compute = 1;
   
-  Lmidpoint = false;
   cutmax = 0.0;
   hbcut = 6.0;
   iprune = 4;
diff --git a/src/REAX/pair_reax.h b/src/REAX/pair_reax.h
index dd48c12474..23b83a0a1d 100644
--- a/src/REAX/pair_reax.h
+++ b/src/REAX/pair_reax.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ class PairREAX : public Pair {
   double cutmax;
   double rcutvsq,rcutbsq; 
   int iprune,ihb;
-  bool Lmidpoint; 
   double hbcut,swb;
   double swa;
   double swc0, swc1, swc2, swc3, swc4, swc5, swc6, swc7;