diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/atom_kokkos.cpp b/src/KOKKOS/atom_kokkos.cpp
index ae65ff0d3d..6ae27aac0e 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/atom_kokkos.cpp
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/atom_kokkos.cpp
@@ -26,12 +26,7 @@ using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-AtomKokkos::AtomKokkos(LAMMPS *lmp) : Atom(lmp)
-{
-  // set CommKokkos pointer to Atom class, since CommKokkos allocated first
-
-  ((CommKokkos *) comm)->atomKK = this;
-}
+AtomKokkos::AtomKokkos(LAMMPS *lmp) : Atom(lmp) {}
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
diff --git a/src/pointers.h b/src/pointers.h
index 5e9919006a..faca833130 100644
--- a/src/pointers.h
+++ b/src/pointers.h
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ namespace LAMMPS_NS {
 #define MIN(A,B) ((A) < (B) ? (A) : (B))
 #define MAX(A,B) ((A) > (B) ? (A) : (B))
 
-  //class AtomKokkos;
-
 class Pointers {
  public:
   Pointers(LAMMPS *ptr) :