diff --git a/external/RSL_LITE/module_dm.F b/external/RSL_LITE/module_dm.F
index 948afeffad..6ec8ef4bbf 100644
--- a/external/RSL_LITE/module_dm.F
+++ b/external/RSL_LITE/module_dm.F
@@ -4257,7 +4257,7 @@ SUBROUTINE force_domain_em_part2 ( grid, ngrid, pgrid, config_flags    &
             DO i = MAX(ids,ips),MIN(ide-1,ipe)
 
                DO k = 1, kpe-1
-                  grid%pb(i,k,j) = ngrid%c3h(k)*(ngrid%c1h(k)*grid%mub(i,j)+ngrid%c2h(k)) + ngrid%c4h(k) + ngrid%p_top
+                  grid%pb(i,k,j) = ngrid%c3h(k) * grid%mub(i,j) + ngrid%c4h(k) + ngrid%p_top
              
                   !  If this is a real run, recalc t_init.
    
diff --git a/share/module_check_a_mundo.F b/share/module_check_a_mundo.F
index 50d99344cc..00b3bf66ae 100644
--- a/share/module_check_a_mundo.F
+++ b/share/module_check_a_mundo.F
@@ -2416,26 +2416,6 @@ END FUNCTION bep_bem_ngr_u
         END IF
       END DO
 
-!-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-!  Consistency checks for vertical refinement:
-!  must use the terrain following vertical coordinate
-!-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-      oops = 0 
-      DO i = 2, model_config_rec % max_dom
-        IF ( .NOT. model_config_rec % grid_allowed(i) ) CYCLE
-        IF (model_config_rec%vert_refine_method(i) .NE. 0) THEN
-          IF ( model_config_rec%hybrid_opt .NE. 0 ) THEN
-            oops = oops + 1
-          END IF
-        END IF
-      END DO
-
-      IF ( oops .GT. 0 ) THEN
-        wrf_err_message = '--- ERROR: vert_refine_method=2 only works with hybrid_opt = 0 '
-        CALL wrf_debug ( 0, TRIM( wrf_err_message ) )
-        count_fatal_error = count_fatal_error + 1
-      END IF
-
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 !  Consistency checks for vertical refinement:
 !  feedback has to be turned off