diff --git a/src/pair_hybrid.cpp b/src/pair_hybrid.cpp
index 3af497ca15..368e6d938b 100644
--- a/src/pair_hybrid.cpp
+++ b/src/pair_hybrid.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ PairHybrid::PairHybrid(LAMMPS *lmp) : Pair(lmp),
 
   outerflag = 0;
   respaflag = 0;
-  style_cutoff_flag = 1;
 }
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -57,8 +56,7 @@ PairHybrid::~PairHybrid()
     }
   }
   delete[] styles;
-  if (style_cutoff_flag)
-    delete[] cutmax_style;
+  delete[] cutmax_style;
   delete[] keywords;
   delete[] multiple;
 
@@ -301,10 +299,8 @@ void PairHybrid::settings(int narg, char **arg)
   // allocate list of sub-styles as big as possibly needed if no extra args
 
   styles = new Pair *[narg];
-  if (style_cutoff_flag) {
-    cutmax_style = new double[narg];
-    memset(cutmax_style, 0.0, narg*sizeof(double));
-  }
+  cutmax_style = new double[narg];
+  memset(cutmax_style, 0.0, narg*sizeof(double));
   keywords = new char *[narg];
   multiple = new int[narg];
 
@@ -724,10 +720,11 @@ double PairHybrid::init_one(int i, int j)
     }
     cutmax = MAX(cutmax,cut);
 
-    if (style_cutoff_flag) {
-      int istyle;
-      for (istyle = 0; istyle < nstyles; istyle++)
-        if (styles[istyle] == styles[map[i][j][k]]) break;
+    int istyle;
+    for (istyle = 0; istyle < nstyles; istyle++)
+      if (styles[istyle] == styles[map[i][j][k]]) break;
+
+    if (styles[istyle]->trim_flag) {
 
       if (cut > cutmax_style[istyle]) {
         cutmax_style[istyle] = cut;
@@ -802,10 +799,8 @@ void PairHybrid::read_restart(FILE *fp)
   delete[] compute_tally;
 
   styles = new Pair*[nstyles];
-  if (style_cutoff_flag) {
-    cutmax_style = new double[nstyles];
-    memset(cutmax_style, 0.0, nstyles*sizeof(double));
-  }
+  cutmax_style = new double[nstyles];
+  memset(cutmax_style, 0.0, nstyles*sizeof(double));
   keywords = new char*[nstyles];
   multiple = new int[nstyles];
 
diff --git a/src/pair_hybrid.h b/src/pair_hybrid.h
index 97bb01d8e7..4247354d5e 100644
--- a/src/pair_hybrid.h
+++ b/src/pair_hybrid.h
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ class PairHybrid : public Pair {
  protected:
   int nstyles;           // # of sub-styles
   Pair **styles;         // list of Pair style classes
-  int style_cutoff_flag; // 1 if build a separate neigh list for each style
   double *cutmax_style;  // max cutoff for each style
   char **keywords;       // style name of each Pair style
   int *multiple;         // 0 if style used once, else Mth instance