diff --git a/src/KSPACE/pair_lj_charmmfsw_coul_long.cpp b/src/KSPACE/pair_lj_charmmfsw_coul_long.cpp
index 0371ac42c5..36d8126eec 100644
--- a/src/KSPACE/pair_lj_charmmfsw_coul_long.cpp
+++ b/src/KSPACE/pair_lj_charmmfsw_coul_long.cpp
@@ -739,37 +739,18 @@ void PairLJCharmmfswCoulLong::init_style()
 
   int irequest;
 
+  int respa = 0;
   if (update->whichflag == 1 && strstr(update->integrate_style,"respa")) {
-    int respa = 0;
     if (((Respa *) update->integrate)->level_inner >= 0) respa = 1;
     if (((Respa *) update->integrate)->level_middle >= 0) respa = 2;
+  }
 
-    if (respa == 0) irequest = neighbor->request(this,instance_me);
-    else if (respa == 1) {
-      irequest = neighbor->request(this,instance_me);
-      neighbor->requests[irequest]->id = 1;
-      neighbor->requests[irequest]->half = 0;
-      neighbor->requests[irequest]->respainner = 1;
-      irequest = neighbor->request(this,instance_me);
-      neighbor->requests[irequest]->id = 3;
-      neighbor->requests[irequest]->half = 0;
-      neighbor->requests[irequest]->respaouter = 1;
-    } else {
-      irequest = neighbor->request(this,instance_me);
-      neighbor->requests[irequest]->id = 1;
-      neighbor->requests[irequest]->half = 0;
-      neighbor->requests[irequest]->respainner = 1;
-      irequest = neighbor->request(this,instance_me);
-      neighbor->requests[irequest]->id = 2;
-      neighbor->requests[irequest]->half = 0;
-      neighbor->requests[irequest]->respamiddle = 1;
-      irequest = neighbor->request(this,instance_me);
-      neighbor->requests[irequest]->id = 3;
-      neighbor->requests[irequest]->half = 0;
-      neighbor->requests[irequest]->respaouter = 1;
-    }
-
-  } else irequest = neighbor->request(this,instance_me);
+  irequest = neighbor->request(this,instance_me);
+  if (respa >= 1) {
+    neighbor->requests[irequest]->respaouter = 1;
+    neighbor->requests[irequest]->respainner = 1;
+  }
+  if (respa == 2) neighbor->requests[irequest]->respamiddle = 1;
 
   // require cut_lj_inner < cut_lj