diff --git a/doc/src/pair_wf_cut.rst b/doc/src/pair_wf_cut.rst
index 8f6e352665..c3c0c0baf9 100644
--- a/doc/src/pair_wf_cut.rst
+++ b/doc/src/pair_wf_cut.rst
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ little to be gained by choosing other values of :math:`\nu` and
 This pair style does not support the :doc:`pair_modify <pair_modify>`
 mixing and table options.
 
-The :doc:`pair_modify <pair_modify>` tail option is not relevant
-for this pair style as it goes to zero at the cut-off radius.
+The :doc:`pair_modify <pair_modify>` tail and shift options are not
+relevant for this pair style as it goes to zero at the cut-off radius.
 
 This pair style writes its information to :doc:`binary restart files
 <restart>`, so pair_style and pair_coeff commands do not need to be
diff --git a/src/EXTRA-PAIR/pair_wf_cut.cpp b/src/EXTRA-PAIR/pair_wf_cut.cpp
index b25e519bcf..3bfe46921f 100644
--- a/src/EXTRA-PAIR/pair_wf_cut.cpp
+++ b/src/EXTRA-PAIR/pair_wf_cut.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ PairWFCut::~PairWFCut()
     memory->destroy(e0nm);  //Alpha * epsilon
     memory->destroy(rcmu);
     memory->destroy(sigma_mu);
-    memory->destroy(offset);
   }
 }
 
@@ -127,8 +126,7 @@ void PairWFCut::compute(int eflag, int vflag)
         }
 
         if (eflag) {
-          evdwl = e0nm[itype][jtype] *
-            (rm*powint(rn,2*nu[itype][jtype])) - offset[itype][jtype];
+          evdwl = e0nm[itype][jtype] * (rm*powint(rn,2*nu[itype][jtype]));
           evdwl *= factor_lj;
         }
 
@@ -166,7 +164,6 @@ void PairWFCut::allocate()
   memory->create(e0nm,n+1,n+1,"pair:e0nm");
   memory->create(rcmu,n+1,n+1,"pair:rcmu");
   memory->create(sigma_mu,n+1,n+1,"pair:sigma_mu");
-  memory->create(offset,n+1,n+1,"pair:offset");
 }
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -242,10 +239,6 @@ double PairWFCut::init_one(int i, int j)
   rcmu[i][j] = powint(cut[i][j],2*mu[i][j]);
   sigma_mu[i][j] = powint(sigma[i][j], 2*mu[i][j]);
 
-  if (offset_flag && (cut[i][j] > 0.0)) {
-    offset[i][j] = 0.0;
-  } else offset[i][j] = 0.0;
-
   epsilon[j][i] = epsilon[i][j];
   nu[j][i] = nu[i][j];
   mu[j][i] = mu[i][j];
@@ -254,7 +247,6 @@ double PairWFCut::init_one(int i, int j)
   e0nm[j][i] = e0nm[i][j];
   rcmu[j][i] = rcmu[i][j];
   sigma_mu[j][i] = sigma_mu[i][j];
-  offset[j][i] = offset[i][j];
 
   return cut[i][j];
 }
@@ -320,7 +312,6 @@ void PairWFCut::read_restart(FILE *fp)
 void PairWFCut::write_restart_settings(FILE *fp)
 {
   fwrite(&cut_global,sizeof(double),1,fp);
-  fwrite(&offset_flag,sizeof(int),1,fp);
   fwrite(&mix_flag,sizeof(int),1,fp);
 }
 
@@ -332,11 +323,9 @@ void PairWFCut::read_restart_settings(FILE *fp)
 {
   if (comm->me == 0) {
     utils::sfread(FLERR, &cut_global,sizeof(double),1,fp,nullptr,error);
-    utils::sfread(FLERR, &offset_flag,sizeof(int),1,fp,nullptr,error);
     utils::sfread(FLERR, &mix_flag,sizeof(int),1,fp,nullptr,error);
   }
   MPI_Bcast(&cut_global,1,MPI_DOUBLE,0,world);
-  MPI_Bcast(&offset_flag,1,MPI_INT,0,world);
   MPI_Bcast(&mix_flag,1,MPI_INT,0,world);
 }
 
@@ -378,8 +367,7 @@ double PairWFCut::single(int /*i*/, int /*j*/, int itype, int jtype,
                 + 4.0*nm[itype][jtype] *rcmu[itype][jtype]*rm*powint(rn,2*nu[itype][jtype]-1);
   fforce = factor_lj*e0nm[itype][jtype]*forcenm*powint(r2inv,mu[itype][jtype]+1);
 
-  phinm = e0nm[itype][jtype] * rm*powint(rn,2*nu[itype][jtype]) -
-    offset[itype][jtype];
+  phinm = e0nm[itype][jtype] * rm*powint(rn,2*nu[itype][jtype]);
   return factor_lj*phinm;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/EXTRA-PAIR/pair_wf_cut.h b/src/EXTRA-PAIR/pair_wf_cut.h
index 15d02448ed..80059ab1d9 100644
--- a/src/EXTRA-PAIR/pair_wf_cut.h
+++ b/src/EXTRA-PAIR/pair_wf_cut.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class PairWFCut : public Pair {
   double cut_global;
   double **cut;
   double **epsilon, **sigma;
-  double **nm, **e0nm, **rcmu, **sigma_mu, **offset;
+  double **nm, **e0nm, **rcmu, **sigma_mu;
 
   void allocate();
 };