diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/neigh_list_kokkos.cpp b/src/KOKKOS/neigh_list_kokkos.cpp
index caf2dfee56..04454e53cb 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/neigh_list_kokkos.cpp
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/neigh_list_kokkos.cpp
@@ -49,15 +49,6 @@ void NeighListKokkos<Device>::grow(int nmax)
   d_neighbors =
     typename ArrayTypes<Device>::t_neighbors_2d("neighlist:neighbors",
                                                 maxatoms,maxneighs);
-
-  memory->sfree(firstneigh);
-  memory->sfree(firstdouble);
-
-  firstneigh = (int **) memory->smalloc(maxatoms*sizeof(int *),
-                                        "neighlist:firstneigh");
-  if (dnum)
-    firstdouble = (double **) memory->smalloc(maxatoms*sizeof(double *),
-                                              "neighlist:firstdouble");
 }
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/npair_copy_kokkos.cpp b/src/KOKKOS/npair_copy_kokkos.cpp
index 6835d8c1b5..8702816033 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/npair_copy_kokkos.cpp
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/npair_copy_kokkos.cpp
@@ -41,10 +41,7 @@ void NPairCopyKokkos<DeviceType>::build(NeighList *list)
   list->gnum = listcopy->gnum;
   list->ilist = listcopy->ilist;
   list->numneigh = listcopy->numneigh;
-  list->firstneigh = listcopy->firstneigh;
-  list->firstdouble = listcopy->firstdouble;
   list->ipage = listcopy->ipage;
-  list->dpage = listcopy->dpage;
 
   NeighListKokkos<DeviceType>* list_kk = (NeighListKokkos<DeviceType>*) list;
   NeighListKokkos<DeviceType>* listcopy_kk = (NeighListKokkos<DeviceType>*) list->listcopy;