diff --git a/src/physics/cam/ndrop.F90 b/src/physics/cam/ndrop.F90
index 7b9e4e8d19..9eea87d218 100644
--- a/src/physics/cam/ndrop.F90
+++ b/src/physics/cam/ndrop.F90
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ subroutine ndrop_init(aero_props)
 
 
    do m = 1, aero_props%nbins()
-      do l = 0, aero_props%nspecies(m)
+      do l = 0, aero_props%nmasses(m)
 
          mm = aero_props%indexer(m,l)
 
diff --git a/src/physics/cam/nucleate_ice.F90 b/src/physics/cam/nucleate_ice.F90
index 42db39a083..ac7268c068 100644
--- a/src/physics/cam/nucleate_ice.F90
+++ b/src/physics/cam/nucleate_ice.F90
@@ -226,11 +226,9 @@ subroutine nucleati(  &
 
          if ( ((tc.le.0.0_r8).and.(tc.ge.-37.0_r8).and.(qc.lt.1.e-12_r8)).or.(tc.le.-37.0_r8)) then
 
-            if ( (soot_num+dst_num) > 0._r8)   then
-               A = -1.4938_r8 * log(soot_num+dst_num) + 12.884_r8
-               B = -10.41_r8  * log(soot_num+dst_num) - 67.69_r8
-               regm = A * log(wbar1) + B
-            end if
+            A = -1.4938_r8 * log(soot_num+dst_num) + 12.884_r8
+            B = -10.41_r8  * log(soot_num+dst_num) - 67.69_r8
+            regm = A * log(wbar1) + B
 
             ! heterogeneous nucleation only
             if (tc .gt. regm .or. so4_num < 1.0e-10_r8) then
@@ -262,11 +260,8 @@ subroutine nucleati(  &
                   nihf = 0._r8
                   n1   = niimm + nidep
 
-                  if ( (soot_num+dst_num) > 0._r8)   then
-                     osoot_num = soot_num * (niimm + nidep) / (soot_num + dst_num)
-                     odst_num  = dst_num  * (niimm + nidep) / (soot_num + dst_num)
-                  end if
-
+                  osoot_num = soot_num * (niimm + nidep) / (soot_num + dst_num)
+                  odst_num  = dst_num  * (niimm + nidep) / (soot_num + dst_num)
                endif
 
             ! homogeneous nucleation only
@@ -327,10 +322,8 @@ subroutine nucleati(  &
                      oso4_num  = nihf
                   endif
 
-                  if ( (soot_num+dst_num) > 0._r8)   then
-                     osoot_num = soot_num * (niimm + nidep) / (soot_num + dst_num)
-                     odst_num  = dst_num  * (niimm + nidep) / (soot_num + dst_num)
-                  end if
+                  osoot_num = soot_num * (niimm + nidep) / (soot_num + dst_num)
+                  odst_num  = dst_num  * (niimm + nidep) / (soot_num + dst_num)
 
                   nihf      = nihf      * fhom * ((regm - tc) / 5._r8)**2
                   oso4_num  = oso4_num  * fhom * ((regm - tc) / 5._r8)**2
@@ -589,3 +582,4 @@ subroutine frachom(Tmean,RHimean,detaT,fhom)
 end subroutine frachom
 
 end module nucleate_ice
+
diff --git a/src/physics/cam/physics_types.F90 b/src/physics/cam/physics_types.F90
index 534f87c95f..3228c27105 100644
--- a/src/physics/cam/physics_types.F90
+++ b/src/physics/cam/physics_types.F90
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ subroutine physics_update(state, ptend, dt, tend)
     real(r8), intent(in) :: dt                     ! time step
 
     type(physics_tend ), intent(inout), optional  :: tend  ! Physics tendencies over timestep
-                                                           ! tend is usually only needed by calls from physpkg.
+    ! tend is usually only needed by calls from physpkg.
 !
 !---------------------------Local storage-------------------------------
     integer :: k,m                                 ! column,level,constituent indices
@@ -1267,10 +1267,10 @@ subroutine physics_dme_adjust(state, tend, qini, liqini, iceini, dt)
     !
     if (.not.(dycore_is('MPAS') .or. dycore_is('SE'))) then
       do k = 1, pver
-
+        
         ! adjusment factor is just change in water vapor
         fdq(:ncol) = 1._r8 + state%q(:ncol,k,1) - qini(:ncol,k)
-
+        
         ! adjust constituents to conserve mass in each layer
         do m = 1, pcnst
           state%q(:ncol,k,m) = state%q(:ncol,k,m) / fdq(:ncol)