diff --git a/src/bvals/comms/bnd_info.cpp b/src/bvals/comms/bnd_info.cpp
index 4dd5629c8cd4..1bb42607dfdd 100644
--- a/src/bvals/comms/bnd_info.cpp
+++ b/src/bvals/comms/bnd_info.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ int GetBufferSize(std::shared_ptr<MeshBlock> pmb, const NeighborBlock &nb,
   const int isize = cb.ie(in) - cb.is(in) + 2;
   const int jsize = cb.je(in) - cb.js(in) + 2;
   const int ksize = cb.ke(in) - cb.ks(in) + 2;
-  return 8 * 8 * 16;
   return (nb.ni.ox1 == 0 ? isize : Globals::nghost + 1) *
          (nb.ni.ox2 == 0 ? jsize : Globals::nghost + 1) *
          (nb.ni.ox3 == 0 ? ksize : Globals::nghost + 1) * v->GetDim(6) * v->GetDim(5) *
diff --git a/src/mesh/mesh-gmg.cpp b/src/mesh/mesh-gmg.cpp
index 8083d8c328d9..5ad72e61dca5 100644
--- a/src/mesh/mesh-gmg.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/mesh-gmg.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ void Mesh::BuildGMGHierarchy(int nbs, ParameterInput *pin, ApplicationInput *app
       gmg_level_offset = std::min(dir_allowed_levels, gmg_level_offset);
     }
   }
-  gmg_level_offset = 0;
 
   printf("Root grid nrb=(%i, %i) block_size=(%i, %i) level=%i\n", nrbx[0], nrbx[0],
          block_size_default.nx(X1DIR), block_size_default.nx(X2DIR), root_level);