diff --git a/doc/src/Commands_pair.rst b/doc/src/Commands_pair.rst
index 514785c15c..4a6b6302db 100644
--- a/doc/src/Commands_pair.rst
+++ b/doc/src/Commands_pair.rst
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ OPT.
    * :doc:`pace (k) <pair_pace>`
    * :doc:`pace/extrapolation (k) <pair_pace>`
    * :doc:`pedone (o) <pair_pedone>`
-   * :doc:`pod <pair_pod>`
+   * :doc:`pod (k) <pair_pod>`
    * :doc:`peri/eps <pair_peri>`
    * :doc:`peri/lps (o) <pair_peri>`
    * :doc:`peri/pmb (o) <pair_peri>`
diff --git a/src/.gitignore b/src/.gitignore
index b145f81159..d9bdcd1358 100644
--- a/src/.gitignore
+++ b/src/.gitignore
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@
 
 /pair_pod.cpp
 /pair_pod.h
+/eapod.cpp
+/eapod.h
 /fitpod_command.cpp
 /fitpod_command.h
 /mlpod.cpp
@@ -236,6 +238,14 @@
 /compute_grid.h
 /compute_grid_local.cpp
 /compute_grid_local.h
+/compute_pod_atom.cpp
+/compute_pod_atom.h
+/compute_pod_global.cpp
+/compute_pod_global.h
+/compute_pod_local.cpp
+/compute_pod_local.h
+/compute_podd_atom.cpp
+/compute_podd_atom.h
 /compute_sna_atom.cpp
 /compute_sna_atom.h
 /compute_snad_atom.cpp
diff --git a/src/Depend.sh b/src/Depend.sh
index 3df1347e67..229c466cff 100755
--- a/src/Depend.sh
+++ b/src/Depend.sh
@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@ if (test $1 = "ML-PACE") then
   depend KOKKOS
 fi
 
+if (test $1 = "ML-POD") then
+  depend KOKKOS
+fi
+
 if (test $1 = "ML-SNAP") then
   depend ML-IAP
   depend KOKKOS
diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/Install.sh b/src/KOKKOS/Install.sh
index 75949c35d8..8149648f90 100755
--- a/src/KOKKOS/Install.sh
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/Install.sh
@@ -356,6 +356,8 @@ action pair_multi_lucy_rx_kokkos.cpp pair_multi_lucy_rx.cpp
 action pair_multi_lucy_rx_kokkos.h pair_multi_lucy_rx.h
 action pair_pace_extrapolation_kokkos.cpp pair_pace_extrapolation.cpp
 action pair_pace_extrapolation_kokkos.h pair_pace_extrapolation.h
+action pair_pod_kokkos.cpp pair_pod.cpp
+action pair_pod_kokkos.h pair_pod.h
 action pair_pace_kokkos.cpp pair_pace.cpp
 action pair_pace_kokkos.h pair_pace.h
 action pair_reaxff_kokkos.cpp pair_reaxff.cpp
diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/pair_pod_kokkos.cpp b/src/KOKKOS/pair_pod_kokkos.cpp
index d9383ec22a..b511709388 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/pair_pod_kokkos.cpp
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/pair_pod_kokkos.cpp
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ void PairPODKokkos<DeviceType>::compute(int eflag_in, int vflag_in)
   x = atomKK->k_x.view<DeviceType>();
   f = atomKK->k_f.view<DeviceType>();
   type = atomKK->k_type.view<DeviceType>();
-  //k_cutsq.template sync<DeviceType>();
 
   maxneigh = 0;
   if (host_flag) {
diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/pair_pod_kokkos.h b/src/KOKKOS/pair_pod_kokkos.h
index 8fc8e219eb..d7b1bb9427 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/pair_pod_kokkos.h
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/pair_pod_kokkos.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ class PairPODKokkos : public PairPOD {
   void init_style() override;
   double init_one(int, int) override;
 
- //protected:
   int inum, maxneigh;
   int host_flag;
 
@@ -54,8 +53,6 @@ class PairPODKokkos : public PairPOD {
   typename AT::t_neighbors_2d d_neighbors;
   typename AT::t_int_1d d_ilist;
   typename AT::t_int_1d d_numneigh;
-//   typename AT::t_int_1d_randomread d_ilist;
-//   typename AT::t_int_1d_randomread d_numneigh;
 
   DAT::tdual_efloat_1d k_eatom;
   DAT::tdual_virial_array k_vatom;
diff --git a/src/ML-POD/pair_pod.cpp b/src/ML-POD/pair_pod.cpp
index be72c5ec5b..3331302692 100644
--- a/src/ML-POD/pair_pod.cpp
+++ b/src/ML-POD/pair_pod.cpp
@@ -2228,4 +2228,3 @@ void PairPOD::savedatafordebugging()
   savematrix2binfile("podei.bin", ei, ni, 1);
   error->all(FLERR, "Save data and stop the run for debugging");
 }
-