diff --git a/src/damage_local.f90 b/src/damage_local.f90
index aa9292f49..fdb6c2206 100644
--- a/src/damage_local.f90
+++ b/src/damage_local.f90
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ subroutine damage_local_results(homog,group)
 
   integer,          intent(in) :: homog
   character(len=*), intent(in) :: group
-#if defined(PETSc) || defined(DAMASK_HDF5)  
   integer :: o, instance
   
   instance  = damage_typeInstance(homog)
@@ -228,7 +227,6 @@ subroutine damage_local_results(homog,group)
     end select
   enddo outputsLoop
   end associate
-#endif
 
 end subroutine damage_local_results
 
diff --git a/src/damage_nonlocal.f90 b/src/damage_nonlocal.f90
index 855fa0ea5..bd5a0b2e6 100644
--- a/src/damage_nonlocal.f90
+++ b/src/damage_nonlocal.f90
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ subroutine damage_nonlocal_results(homog,group)
 
   integer,          intent(in) :: homog
   character(len=*), intent(in) :: group
-#if defined(PETSc) || defined(DAMASK_HDF5)  
   integer :: o, instance
   
   instance  = damage_typeInstance(homog)
@@ -264,7 +263,6 @@ subroutine damage_nonlocal_results(homog,group)
     end select
   enddo outputsLoop
   end associate
-#endif
 
 end subroutine damage_nonlocal_results
 
diff --git a/src/geometry_plastic_nonlocal.f90 b/src/geometry_plastic_nonlocal.f90
index 408306b2b..b69ab2eff 100644
--- a/src/geometry_plastic_nonlocal.f90
+++ b/src/geometry_plastic_nonlocal.f90
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ subroutine geometry_plastic_nonlocal_results
   
   integer,     dimension(:),   allocatable :: shp
 
-#if defined(PETSc) || defined(DAMASK_HDF5)
   call results_openJobFile
 
   writeVolume: block
@@ -151,7 +150,6 @@ subroutine geometry_plastic_nonlocal_results
 
 
   call results_closeJobFile
-#endif
   
 end subroutine geometry_plastic_nonlocal_results
 
diff --git a/src/plastic_disloUCLA.f90 b/src/plastic_disloUCLA.f90
index 29ef0fcc9..e64c7ae58 100644
--- a/src/plastic_disloUCLA.f90
+++ b/src/plastic_disloUCLA.f90
@@ -463,7 +463,6 @@ end subroutine plastic_disloUCLA_dependentState
 !> @brief writes results to HDF5 output file
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 subroutine plastic_disloUCLA_results(instance,group)
-#if defined(PETSc) || defined(DAMASK_HDF5)
 
   integer,          intent(in) :: instance
   character(len=*), intent(in) :: group
@@ -491,11 +490,6 @@ subroutine plastic_disloUCLA_results(instance,group)
     end select
   enddo outputsLoop
   end associate
-  
-#else
-  integer,          intent(in) :: instance
-  character(len=*), intent(in) :: group
-#endif
 
 end subroutine plastic_disloUCLA_results
 
diff --git a/src/plastic_dislotwin.f90 b/src/plastic_dislotwin.f90
index 1f731a891..454ed42b1 100644
--- a/src/plastic_dislotwin.f90
+++ b/src/plastic_dislotwin.f90
@@ -926,7 +926,6 @@ end subroutine plastic_dislotwin_dependentState
 !> @brief writes results to HDF5 output file
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 subroutine plastic_dislotwin_results(instance,group)
-#if defined(PETSc) || defined(DAMASK_HDF5)
 
   integer, intent(in) :: instance
   character(len=*) :: group
@@ -969,11 +968,6 @@ subroutine plastic_dislotwin_results(instance,group)
     end select
   enddo outputsLoop
   end associate
-  
-#else
-  integer, intent(in) :: instance
-  character(len=*) :: group
-#endif
 
 end subroutine plastic_dislotwin_results
 
diff --git a/src/plastic_isotropic.f90 b/src/plastic_isotropic.f90
index 9beb2262b..b86fff04a 100644
--- a/src/plastic_isotropic.f90
+++ b/src/plastic_isotropic.f90
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@ end subroutine plastic_isotropic_dotState
 !> @brief writes results to HDF5 output file
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 subroutine plastic_isotropic_results(instance,group)
-#if defined(PETSc) || defined(DAMASK_HDF5)
 
   integer, intent(in) :: instance
   character(len=*), intent(in) :: group
@@ -388,10 +387,6 @@ subroutine plastic_isotropic_results(instance,group)
     end select
   enddo outputsLoop
   end associate
-#else
-  integer, intent(in) :: instance
-  character(len=*) :: group
-#endif
 
 end subroutine plastic_isotropic_results
 
diff --git a/src/plastic_kinematichardening.f90 b/src/plastic_kinematichardening.f90
index 2a3dc4640..569051602 100644
--- a/src/plastic_kinematichardening.f90
+++ b/src/plastic_kinematichardening.f90
@@ -437,7 +437,6 @@ end subroutine plastic_kinehardening_deltaState
 !> @brief writes results to HDF5 output file
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 subroutine plastic_kinehardening_results(instance,group)
-#if defined(PETSc) || defined(DAMASK_HDF5)
 
   integer, intent(in) :: instance
   character(len=*) :: group
@@ -470,10 +469,6 @@ subroutine plastic_kinehardening_results(instance,group)
     end select
   enddo outputsLoop
   end associate
-#else
-  integer, intent(in) :: instance
-  character(len=*) :: group
-#endif
 
 end subroutine plastic_kinehardening_results
 
diff --git a/src/plastic_nonlocal.f90 b/src/plastic_nonlocal.f90
index 5375aba49..f65fb2193 100644
--- a/src/plastic_nonlocal.f90
+++ b/src/plastic_nonlocal.f90
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ module plastic_nonlocal
   use material
   use lattice
   use rotations
+  use results
   use config
   use lattice
   use discretization
@@ -1974,9 +1975,6 @@ end function getRho
 !> @brief writes results to HDF5 output file
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 subroutine plastic_nonlocal_results(instance,group)
-#if defined(PETSc) || defined(DAMASK_HDF5)
-  use results, only: &
-    results_writeDataset
 
   integer, intent(in) :: instance
   character(len=*) :: group
@@ -2039,10 +2037,6 @@ subroutine plastic_nonlocal_results(instance,group)
     end select
   enddo outputsLoop
   end associate
-#else
-  integer, intent(in) :: instance
-  character(len=*) :: group
-#endif
 
 end subroutine plastic_nonlocal_results
 
diff --git a/src/plastic_phenopowerlaw.f90 b/src/plastic_phenopowerlaw.f90
index b8f5c8306..ef5bd36ef 100644
--- a/src/plastic_phenopowerlaw.f90
+++ b/src/plastic_phenopowerlaw.f90
@@ -464,7 +464,6 @@ end subroutine plastic_phenopowerlaw_dotState
 !> @brief writes results to HDF5 output file
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 subroutine plastic_phenopowerlaw_results(instance,group)
-#if defined(PETSc) || defined(DAMASK_HDF5)
 
   integer,          intent(in) :: instance
   character(len=*), intent(in) :: group
@@ -492,11 +491,6 @@ subroutine plastic_phenopowerlaw_results(instance,group)
     end select
   enddo outputsLoop
   end associate
-  
-#else
-  integer,          intent(in) :: instance
-  character(len=*), intent(in) :: group
-#endif
 
 end subroutine plastic_phenopowerlaw_results
 
diff --git a/src/thermal_adiabatic.f90 b/src/thermal_adiabatic.f90
index 36dd2316b..7f2007195 100644
--- a/src/thermal_adiabatic.f90
+++ b/src/thermal_adiabatic.f90
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ subroutine thermal_adiabatic_results(homog,group)
 
   integer,          intent(in) :: homog
   character(len=*), intent(in) :: group
-#if defined(PETSc) || defined(DAMASK_HDF5)  
   integer :: o, instance
   
   instance  = thermal_typeInstance(homog)
@@ -267,7 +266,6 @@ subroutine thermal_adiabatic_results(homog,group)
                                   'temperature','K')
     end select
   enddo outputsLoop
-#endif
 
 end subroutine thermal_adiabatic_results
 
diff --git a/src/thermal_conduction.f90 b/src/thermal_conduction.f90
index ed25fccde..153ca12eb 100644
--- a/src/thermal_conduction.f90
+++ b/src/thermal_conduction.f90
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ function thermal_conduction_getSpecificHeat(ip,el)
     thermal_conduction_getSpecificHeat/real(homogenization_Ngrains(material_homogenizationAt(el)),pReal)
  
 end function thermal_conduction_getSpecificHeat
- 
+
+
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 !> @brief returns homogenized mass density
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -267,7 +268,6 @@ subroutine thermal_conduction_results(homog,group)
 
   integer,          intent(in) :: homog
   character(len=*), intent(in) :: group
-#if defined(PETSc) || defined(DAMASK_HDF5)  
   integer :: o, instance
   
   instance  = thermal_typeInstance(homog)
@@ -280,7 +280,6 @@ subroutine thermal_conduction_results(homog,group)
                                   'temperature','K')
     end select
   enddo outputsLoop
-#endif
 
 end subroutine thermal_conduction_results