diff --git a/src/REPLICA/fix_event.h b/src/REPLICA/fix_event.h
index 63ae46a06f..73df5d1575 100644
--- a/src/REPLICA/fix_event.h
+++ b/src/REPLICA/fix_event.h
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ class FixEvent : public Fix {
 
   // methods specific to FixEvent
 
-  virtual void store_event(); // base class stores quenched atoms
+  void store_event();         // store quenched atoms
   void restore_event();       // restore quenched atoms
-  void store_state();
-  void restore_state();
+  void store_state();         // store hot atoms
+  void restore_state();       // restore hot atoms
 
  private:
   double **xevent;       // atom coords at last event
diff --git a/src/REPLICA/fix_event_prd.cpp b/src/REPLICA/fix_event_prd.cpp
index fef22c15a4..af93c49b9b 100644
--- a/src/REPLICA/fix_event_prd.cpp
+++ b/src/REPLICA/fix_event_prd.cpp
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ FixEventPRD::~FixEventPRD()
    update clock = elapsed time since last event, across all replicas
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-void FixEventPRD::store_event(int timestep, int delta_clock)
+void FixEventPRD::store_event_prd(int timestep, int delta_clock)
 {
-  FixEvent::store_event();
+  store_event();
   event_timestep = timestep;
   clock += delta_clock;
   event_number++;
diff --git a/src/REPLICA/fix_event_prd.h b/src/REPLICA/fix_event_prd.h
index 03b0cb6bb1..2c3a339bf6 100644
--- a/src/REPLICA/fix_event_prd.h
+++ b/src/REPLICA/fix_event_prd.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class FixEventPRD : public FixEvent {
 
   // methods specific to FixEventPRD, invoked by PRD
 
-  void store_event(int, int);
+  void store_event_prd(int, int);
 
  private:
 
diff --git a/src/REPLICA/fix_event_tad.cpp b/src/REPLICA/fix_event_tad.cpp
index c027f4957c..adc95c0cb2 100644
--- a/src/REPLICA/fix_event_tad.cpp
+++ b/src/REPLICA/fix_event_tad.cpp
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ FixEventTAD::~FixEventTAD()
    set event_timestep = when event occurred
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-void FixEventTAD::store_event(int timestep)
+void FixEventTAD::store_event_tad(int timestep)
 {
-  FixEvent::store_event();
+  store_event();
   event_timestep = timestep;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/REPLICA/fix_event_tad.h b/src/REPLICA/fix_event_tad.h
index 129b97b874..3939290ae1 100644
--- a/src/REPLICA/fix_event_tad.h
+++ b/src/REPLICA/fix_event_tad.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class FixEventTAD : public FixEvent {
 
   // methods specific to FixEventTAD, invoked by TAD
 
-  void store_event(int);
+  void store_event_tad(int);
 
  private:
 
diff --git a/src/REPLICA/prd.cpp b/src/REPLICA/prd.cpp
index de7f1be790..78e86ba202 100644
--- a/src/REPLICA/prd.cpp
+++ b/src/REPLICA/prd.cpp
@@ -607,9 +607,9 @@ void PRD::share_event(int ireplica, int flag)
   // don't change the clock or timestep if this is a restart
 
   if (flag == 0 && fix_event->event_number != 0) 
-    fix_event->store_event(fix_event->event_timestep,0);
+    fix_event->store_event_prd(fix_event->event_timestep,0);
   else {
-    fix_event->store_event(update->ntimestep,delta);
+    fix_event->store_event_prd(update->ntimestep,delta);
     fix_event->replica_number = ireplica;
     fix_event->correlated_event = 0;
     if (flag == 2) fix_event->correlated_event = 1;
diff --git a/src/REPLICA/tad.cpp b/src/REPLICA/tad.cpp
index 6ae7c25fed..c1d487ed1b 100644
--- a/src/REPLICA/tad.cpp
+++ b/src/REPLICA/tad.cpp
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ void TAD::command(int narg, char **arg)
   quench();
   timer->barrier_start(TIME_LOOP);
   time_start = timer->array[TIME_LOOP];
-  fix_event->store_event(update->ntimestep);
+  fix_event->store_event_tad(update->ntimestep);
   log_event();
   fix_event->restore_state();
 
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ void TAD::add_event()
 
   // store quenched state for new event
 
-  fix_event_list[ievent]->store_event(update->ntimestep);
+  fix_event_list[ievent]->store_event_tad(update->ntimestep);
 
   // store hot state for new event
 
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ void TAD::perform_event(int ievent)
   fix_event->event_number++;
   fix_event->event_timestep = update->ntimestep;
   fix_event_list[ievent]->restore_event();
-  fix_event->store_event(fix_event_list[ievent]->event_timestep);
+  fix_event->store_event_tad(fix_event_list[ievent]->event_timestep);
 
   // output stats and dump for quenched state