diff --git a/src/KSPACE/pair_lj_cut_tip4p_long.cpp b/src/KSPACE/pair_lj_cut_tip4p_long.cpp
index f0ec607e05..d5d85a6bc4 100644
--- a/src/KSPACE/pair_lj_cut_tip4p_long.cpp
+++ b/src/KSPACE/pair_lj_cut_tip4p_long.cpp
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ void PairLJCutTIP4PLong::read_restart_settings(FILE *fp)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 void PairLJCutTIP4PLong::compute_newsite(double *xO, double *xH1,
-                                             double *xH2, double *xM)
+                                         double *xH2, double *xM)
 {
   double delx1 = xH1[0] - xO[0];
   double dely1 = xH1[1] - xO[1];
@@ -599,4 +599,3 @@ double PairLJCutTIP4PLong::memory_usage()
   bytes += 2 * nmax * sizeof(double);
   return bytes;
 }
-
diff --git a/src/input.cpp b/src/input.cpp
index edea3342f3..51772ffec2 100644
--- a/src/input.cpp
+++ b/src/input.cpp
@@ -1003,11 +1003,6 @@ void Input::atom_style()
   if (domain->box_exist)
     error->all(FLERR,"Atom_style command after simulation box is defined");
   atom->create_avec(arg[0],narg-1,&arg[1],lmp->suffix);
-
-  // use grow to initialize atom-based arrays to length 1
-  // so that x[0][0] can be referenced even if proc has no atoms
-
-  //atom->avec->grow(1);
 }
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */