diff --git a/src/atom.cpp b/src/atom.cpp
index 6224725143..118a3ce706 100644
--- a/src/atom.cpp
+++ b/src/atom.cpp
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ void Atom::init()
       error->all("Could not find atom_modify first group ID");
   } else firstgroup = -1;
 
-  // init sub-style
+  // init AtomVec
 
   avec->init();
 }
diff --git a/src/atom_vec.h b/src/atom_vec.h
index dd2b056ef7..2f139bd2b3 100644
--- a/src/atom_vec.h
+++ b/src/atom_vec.h
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ class AtomVec : protected Pointers {
 
   AtomVec(class LAMMPS *, int, char **);
   virtual ~AtomVec() {}
-  void init();
-  virtual void init_style() {}
+  virtual void init();
 
   virtual void grow(int) = 0;
   virtual void grow_reset() = 0;