diff --git a/code/DAMASK_spectral_utilities.f90 b/code/DAMASK_spectral_utilities.f90
index 941ff7057..5035e87c5 100644
--- a/code/DAMASK_spectral_utilities.f90
+++ b/code/DAMASK_spectral_utilities.f90
@@ -793,8 +793,6 @@ subroutine utilities_constitutiveResponse(F_lastInc,F,temperature,timeinc,&
  use debug, only: &
    debug_reset, &
    debug_info
- use numerics, only: &
-   usePingPong
  use math, only: &
    math_transpose33, &
    math_rotate_forward33, &
@@ -805,9 +803,7 @@ subroutine utilities_constitutiveResponse(F_lastInc,F,temperature,timeinc,&
    CPFEM_general, &
    CPFEM_COLLECT, &
    CPFEM_CALCRESULTS, &
-   CPFEM_AGERESULTS, &
-   CPFEM_BACKUPJACOBIAN, &
-   CPFEM_RESTOREJACOBIAN
+   CPFEM_AGERESULTS
  use crystallite, only: &
    crystallite_temperature
  use homogenization, only: &
@@ -841,16 +837,13 @@ subroutine utilities_constitutiveResponse(F_lastInc,F,temperature,timeinc,&
  collectMode = CPFEM_COLLECT
  if (forwardData) then                                                                              ! aging results
    calcMode    = ior(calcMode,    CPFEM_AGERESULTS)             
-   collectMode = ior(collectMode, CPFEM_BACKUPJACOBIAN)
    materialpoint_F0 = reshape(F_lastInc, [3,3,1,product(grid)])
  endif
  if (cutBack) then                                                                                  ! restore saved variables
-  collectMode = ior(collectMode , CPFEM_RESTOREJACOBIAN)
-  collectMode = iand(collectMode, not(CPFEM_BACKUPJACOBIAN))
   calcMode    = iand(calcMode,    not(CPFEM_AGERESULTS)) 
  endif
 
- call CPFEM_general(collectMode,usePingPong,F_lastInc(1:3,1:3,1,1,1),F(1:3,1:3,1,1,1), &            ! collect mode handles Jacobian backup / restoration
+ call CPFEM_general(collectMode,F_lastInc(1:3,1:3,1,1,1),F(1:3,1:3,1,1,1), &            ! collect mode handles Jacobian backup / restoration
                    temperature,timeinc,1_pInt,1_pInt)
  
  crystallite_temperature = temperature
@@ -873,7 +866,7 @@ subroutine utilities_constitutiveResponse(F_lastInc,F,temperature,timeinc,&
    flush(6)
  endif
   
- call CPFEM_general(calcMode,usePingPong,F_lastInc(1:3,1:3,1,1,1), F(1:3,1:3,1,1,1), &              ! first call calculates everything
+ call CPFEM_general(calcMode,F_lastInc(1:3,1:3,1,1,1), F(1:3,1:3,1,1,1), &              ! first call calculates everything
                     temperature,timeinc,1_pInt,1_pInt)
 
  max_dPdF = 0.0_pReal