diff --git a/src/compute_dihedral_local.cpp b/src/compute_dihedral_local.cpp
index 258772e1a5..5565a6b289 100644
--- a/src/compute_dihedral_local.cpp
+++ b/src/compute_dihedral_local.cpp
@@ -206,10 +206,6 @@ int ComputeDihedralLocal::compute_dihedrals(int flag)
           rg = sqrt(rgsq);
 
           ra2inv = rb2inv = 0.0;
-/* DEAD CODE
-          rginv = 0.0;
-          if (rg > 0) rginv = 1.0/rg;
-*/
           if (rasq > 0) ra2inv = 1.0/rasq;
           if (rbsq > 0) rb2inv = 1.0/rbsq;
           rabinv = sqrt(ra2inv*rb2inv);
diff --git a/src/image.cpp b/src/image.cpp
index e152a9afa8..80ea5293dd 100644
--- a/src/image.cpp
+++ b/src/image.cpp
@@ -692,7 +692,6 @@ void Image::draw_triangle(double *x, double *y, double *z, double *surfaceColor)
 {
   double d1[3], d1len, d2[3], d2len, normal[3], invndotd;
   double xlocal[3], ylocal[3], zlocal[3];
-  //double center[3];
   double surface[3];
   double depth;
 
@@ -722,11 +721,6 @@ void Image::draw_triangle(double *x, double *y, double *z, double *surfaceColor)
   if (invndotd == 0) return;
 
   double r[3],u[3];
-/* DEAD CODE
-  center[0] = (xlocal[0] + ylocal[0] + zlocal[0]) / 3;
-  center[1] = (xlocal[1] + ylocal[1] + zlocal[1]) / 3;
-  center[2] = (xlocal[2] + ylocal[2] + zlocal[2]) / 3;
-*/
 
   r[0] = MathExtra::dot3(camRight,xlocal);
   r[1] = MathExtra::dot3(camRight,ylocal);
diff --git a/src/set.cpp b/src/set.cpp
index ada5c8a04e..23a654af67 100644
--- a/src/set.cpp
+++ b/src/set.cpp
@@ -723,7 +723,6 @@ void Set::setrandom(int keyword)
 
   AtomVecEllipsoid *avec_ellipsoid =
     (AtomVecEllipsoid *) atom->style_match("ellipsoid");
-  atom->style_match("line"); // DEAD CODE?
   AtomVecTri *avec_tri = (AtomVecTri *) atom->style_match("tri");
 
   RanPark *random = new RanPark(lmp,1);