diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 71f1d6652..a33a5a078 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -187,8 +187,6 @@ grid_mech_compile_Intel:
   stage: compilePETSc
   script:
     - module load $IntelCompiler $MPICH_Intel $PETSc_MPICH_Intel
-    - cp -r grid_mech_compile grid_mech_compile_Intel
-    - grid_mech_compile_Intel/test.py
     - cd pytest
     - pytest -k 'compile and grid' --basetemp=${TESTROOT}/compile_grid_Intel
   except:
@@ -199,8 +197,6 @@ Compile_FEM_Intel:
   stage: compilePETSc
   script:
     - module load $IntelCompiler $MPICH_Intel $PETSc_MPICH_Intel
-    - cp -r FEM_compile FEM_compile_Intel
-    - FEM_compile_Intel/test.py
     - cd pytest
     - pytest -k 'compile and mesh' --basetemp=${TESTROOT}/compile_mesh_Intel
   except:
@@ -211,8 +207,6 @@ grid_mech_compile_GNU:
   stage: compilePETSc
   script:
     - module load $GNUCompiler $MPICH_GNU $PETSc_MPICH_GNU
-    - cp -r grid_mech_compile grid_mech_compile_GNU
-    - grid_mech_compile_GNU/test.py
     - cd pytest
     - pytest -k 'compile and grid' --basetemp=${TESTROOT}/compile_grid_GNU
   except:
@@ -223,8 +217,6 @@ Compile_FEM_GNU:
   stage: compilePETSc
   script:
     - module load $GNUCompiler $MPICH_GNU $PETSc_MPICH_GNU
-    - cp -r FEM_compile FEM_compile_GNU
-    - FEM_compile_GNU/test.py
     - cd pytest
     - pytest -k 'compile and mesh' --basetemp=${TESTROOT}/compile_mesh_GNU
   except:
diff --git a/PRIVATE b/PRIVATE
index 9f453aa6d..34c896194 160000
--- a/PRIVATE
+++ b/PRIVATE
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 9f453aa6d2ec2fe1ff192e422a7f596fc46cc778
+Subproject commit 34c89619411e2a0e84f3efc122589d41e270b640
diff --git a/python/damask/_environment.py b/python/damask/_environment.py
index 9983a91aa..1aa5e8384 100644
--- a/python/damask/_environment.py
+++ b/python/damask/_environment.py
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 class Environment:
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        """Do Nothing."""
-        pass
-
     @property
     def screen_size(self):
         width  = 1024
@@ -43,8 +39,3 @@ class Environment:
     def root_dir(self):
         """Return DAMASK root path."""
         return Path(__file__).parents[2]
-
-
-    # for compatibility
-    def rootDir(self):
-        return str(self.root_dir)
diff --git a/src/DAMASK_interface.f90 b/src/DAMASK_interface.f90
index 52971ae06..70f343a15 100644
--- a/src/DAMASK_interface.f90
+++ b/src/DAMASK_interface.f90
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ subroutine DAMASK_interface_init
     if (err /= 0) call quit(1)
     select case(trim(arg))                                                                          ! extract key
       case ('-h','--help')
-        print'(a)',  ' #######################################################################'
+        print'(/,a)',' #######################################################################'
         print'(a)',  ' DAMASK Command Line Interface:'
-        print'(a)',  ' For PETSc-based solvers for the Düsseldorf Advanced Material Simulation Kit'
+        print'(a)',  ' Düsseldorf Advanced Material Simulation Kit with PETSc-based solvers'
         print'(a,/)',' #######################################################################'
         print'(a,/)',' Valid command line switches:'
         print'(a)',  '    --geom         (-g, --geometry)'