diff --git a/src/compute_coord_atom.cpp b/src/compute_coord_atom.cpp
index 021d092bc4..54f4c70c71 100644
--- a/src/compute_coord_atom.cpp
+++ b/src/compute_coord_atom.cpp
@@ -158,12 +158,6 @@ void ComputeCoordAtom::init()
   neighbor->requests[irequest]->half = 0;
   neighbor->requests[irequest]->full = 1;
   neighbor->requests[irequest]->occasional = 1;
-
-  int count = 0;
-  for (int i = 0; i < modify->ncompute; i++)
-    if (strcmp(modify->compute[i]->style,"coord/atom") == 0) count++;
-  if (count > 1 && comm->me == 0)
-    error->warning(FLERR,"More than one compute coord/atom");
 }
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/src/compute_coord_atom.h b/src/compute_coord_atom.h
index 0c1cc90f84..2a54613cc6 100644
--- a/src/compute_coord_atom.h
+++ b/src/compute_coord_atom.h
@@ -97,8 +97,4 @@ E: Compute coord/atom cutoff is longer than pairwise cutoff
 Cannot compute coordination at distances longer than the pair cutoff,
 since those atoms are not in the neighbor list.
 
-W: More than one compute coord/atom
-
-It is not efficient to use compute coord/atom more than once.
-
 */