diff --git a/src/homogenization.f90 b/src/homogenization.f90
index 75330e86c..3565999a8 100644
--- a/src/homogenization.f90
+++ b/src/homogenization.f90
@@ -494,7 +494,6 @@ subroutine materialpoint_stressAndItsTangent(updateJaco,dt)
    subStepMinHomog, &
    subStepSizeHomog, &
    stepIncreaseHomog, &
-   nHomog, &
    nMPstate
  use math, only: &
    math_transpose33
diff --git a/src/lattice.f90 b/src/lattice.f90
index 07f230358..a0717659e 100644
--- a/src/lattice.f90
+++ b/src/lattice.f90
@@ -1379,13 +1379,14 @@ subroutine lattice_init
        lattice_structure(p) = LATTICE_ort_ID
    end select
 
-!     case('trans_lattice_structure')
-!       select case(trim(IO_lc(IO_stringValue(line,chunkPos,2_pInt))))
-!         case('bcc')
-!           trans_lattice_structure(section) = LATTICE_bcc_ID
-!         case('hex','hexagonal')
-!           trans_lattice_structure(section) = LATTICE_hex_ID
-!       end select
+   tag = 'undefined'
+   tag = config_phase(p)%getString('trans_lattice_structure',defaultVal=tag)
+   select case(trim(tag))
+     case('bcc')
+        trans_lattice_structure(section) = LATTICE_bcc_ID
+     case('hex','hexagonal')
+        trans_lattice_structure(section) = LATTICE_hex_ID
+   end select
 
    lattice_C66(1,1,p) = config_phase(p)%getFloat('c11',defaultVal=0.0_pReal)
    lattice_C66(1,2,p) = config_phase(p)%getFloat('c12',defaultVal=0.0_pReal)
@@ -1411,12 +1412,10 @@ subroutine lattice_init
    a_fcc(p)        = config_phase(p)%getFloat('a_fcc',defaultVal=0.0_pReal)
    a_bcc(p)        = config_phase(p)%getFloat('a_bcc',defaultVal=0.0_pReal)
 
-!     case ('thermal_conductivity11')
-!       lattice_thermalConductivity33(1,1,section) = IO_floatValue(line,chunkPos,2_pInt)
-!     case ('thermal_conductivity22')
-!       lattice_thermalConductivity33(2,2,section) = IO_floatValue(line,chunkPos,2_pInt)
-!     case ('thermal_conductivity33')
-!       lattice_thermalConductivity33(3,3,section) = IO_floatValue(line,chunkPos,2_pInt)
+   lattice_thermalConductivity33(1,1,p) = config_phase(p)%getFloat('thermal_conductivity11')
+   lattice_thermalConductivity33(2,2,p) = config_phase(p)%getFloat('thermal_conductivity22')
+   lattice_thermalConductivity33(3,3,p) = config_phase(p)%getFloat('thermal_conductivity33')
+
 !     case ('thermal_expansion11')
 !         do i = 2_pInt, min(4,chunkPos(1))                                                        ! read up to three parameters (constant, linear, quadratic with T)
 !           lattice_thermalExpansion33(1,1,i-1_pInt,section) = IO_floatValue(line,chunkPos,i)
diff --git a/src/numerics.f90 b/src/numerics.f90
index 8de664248..56da2041e 100644
--- a/src/numerics.f90
+++ b/src/numerics.f90
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module numerics
  integer(pInt), protected, public :: &
    iJacoStiffness             =  1_pInt, &                                                          !< frequency of stiffness update
    iJacoLpresiduum            =  1_pInt, &                                                          !< frequency of Jacobian update of residuum in Lp
-   nHomog                     = 20_pInt, &                                                          !< homogenization loop limit (only for debugging info, loop limit is determined by "subStepMinHomog")
    nMPstate                   = 10_pInt, &                                                          !< materialpoint state loop limit
    nCryst                     = 20_pInt, &                                                          !< crystallite loop limit (only for debugging info, loop limit is determined by "subStepMinCryst")
    nState                     = 10_pInt, &                                                          !< state loop limit
@@ -284,8 +283,6 @@ subroutine numerics_init
          pert_Fg = IO_floatValue(line,chunkPos,2_pInt)
        case ('pert_method')
          pert_method = IO_intValue(line,chunkPos,2_pInt)
-       case ('nhomog')
-         nHomog = IO_intValue(line,chunkPos,2_pInt)
        case ('nmpstate')
          nMPstate = IO_intValue(line,chunkPos,2_pInt)
        case ('ncryst')
@@ -536,7 +533,6 @@ subroutine numerics_init
  write(6,'(a24,1x,L8)')     ' use ping pong scheme:   ',usepingpong
  write(6,'(a24,1x,es8.1,/)')' unitlength:             ',numerics_unitlength
 
- write(6,'(a24,1x,i8)')     ' nHomog:                 ',nHomog
  write(6,'(a24,1x,es8.1)')  ' subStepMinHomog:        ',subStepMinHomog
  write(6,'(a24,1x,es8.1)')  ' subStepSizeHomog:       ',subStepSizeHomog
  write(6,'(a24,1x,es8.1)')  ' stepIncreaseHomog:      ',stepIncreaseHomog
@@ -646,7 +642,6 @@ subroutine numerics_init
  if (pert_Fg <= 0.0_pReal)                 call IO_error(301_pInt,ext_msg='pert_Fg')
  if (pert_method <= 0_pInt .or. pert_method >= 4_pInt) &
                                            call IO_error(301_pInt,ext_msg='pert_method')
- if (nHomog < 1_pInt)                      call IO_error(301_pInt,ext_msg='nHomog')
  if (nMPstate < 1_pInt)                    call IO_error(301_pInt,ext_msg='nMPstate')
  if (nCryst < 1_pInt)                      call IO_error(301_pInt,ext_msg='nCryst')
  if (nState < 1_pInt)                      call IO_error(301_pInt,ext_msg='nState')