diff --git a/src/compute.h b/src/compute.h
index 068f86ca9f..3ffe60d18c 100644
--- a/src/compute.h
+++ b/src/compute.h
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
 
 #include "pointers.h"    // IWYU pragma: export
 
-#include <map>
-#include <set>
-
 namespace LAMMPS_NS {
 
 class Compute : protected Pointers {
@@ -97,8 +94,6 @@ class Compute : protected Pointers {
 
   double dof;    // degrees-of-freedom for temperature
 
-  std::map<std::set<tagint>, int> atoms2bond;    // maps atom pair to index of local bond array
-
   int comm_forward;           // size of forward communication (0 if none)
   int comm_reverse;           // size of reverse communication (0 if none)
   int dynamic_group_allow;    // 1 if can be used with dynamic group, else 0
diff --git a/src/compute_bond_local.cpp b/src/compute_bond_local.cpp
index ef07456070..f2603e8cdd 100644
--- a/src/compute_bond_local.cpp
+++ b/src/compute_bond_local.cpp
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ int ComputeBondLocal::compute_bonds(int flag)
   double mvv2e;
   double engpot,engtrans,engvib,engrot,fbond;
   double *ptr;
-  std::set<tagint> aset;
 
   double **x = atom->x;
   double **v = atom->v;
@@ -391,11 +390,6 @@ int ComputeBondLocal::compute_bonds(int flag)
           engrot *= mvv2e;
         }
 
-        // populate map to access per-bond values from atom tags
-
-        aset = {tag[atom1], tag[atom2]};
-        atoms2bond.insert(std::make_pair(aset,m));
-
         if (nvalues == 1) ptr = &vlocal[m];
         else ptr = alocal[m];