diff --git a/src/material.f90 b/src/material.f90
index 2f70fe97b..8aeab5dec 100644
--- a/src/material.f90
+++ b/src/material.f90
@@ -749,9 +749,6 @@ subroutine material_allocatePlasticState(phase,NofMyPhase,&
   plasticState(phase)%sizeDotState     = sizeDotState
   plasticState(phase)%sizeDeltaState   = sizeDeltaState
   plasticState(phase)%offsetDeltaState = sizeState-sizeDeltaState                                   ! deltaState occupies latter part of state by definition
-  plasticState(phase)%Nslip = Nslip
-  plasticState(phase)%Ntwin = Ntwin
-  plasticState(phase)%Ntrans= Ntrans
 
   allocate(plasticState(phase)%aTolState           (sizeState),               source=0.0_pReal)
   allocate(plasticState(phase)%state0              (sizeState,NofMyPhase),    source=0.0_pReal)
diff --git a/src/prec.f90 b/src/prec.f90
index f0475e9b6..b6d5d4fdf 100644
--- a/src/prec.f90
+++ b/src/prec.f90
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ module prec
   end type
 
   type, extends(tState), public :: tPlasticState
-    integer :: &
-      nSlip  = 0, &
-      nTwin  = 0, &
-      nTrans = 0
     logical :: &
       nonlocal = .false.
     real(pReal), pointer,     dimension(:,:) :: &