diff --git a/Exec/science/xrb_mixed/Prob_nd.F90 b/Exec/science/xrb_mixed/Prob_nd.F90
index 53bfe3bb90..595dfed437 100644
--- a/Exec/science/xrb_mixed/Prob_nd.F90
+++ b/Exec/science/xrb_mixed/Prob_nd.F90
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ subroutine amrex_probinit(init, name, namlen, problo, probhi) bind(c)
   ! velocity perturbation stuff
   offset = (probhi(1) - problo(1)) / (num_vortices + 1)
 
-  allocate(xloc_vortices(num_vortices))
-
   do i = 1, num_vortices
      xloc_vortices(i) = dble(i) * offset
   enddo
diff --git a/Exec/science/xrb_mixed/_prob_params b/Exec/science/xrb_mixed/_prob_params
index ce2b46cd32..ba8b349b1d 100644
--- a/Exec/science/xrb_mixed/_prob_params
+++ b/Exec/science/xrb_mixed/_prob_params
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ velpert_amplitude     real           1.0e2_rt      y
 
 velpert_height_loc    real           6.5e3_rt      y
 
-num_vortices          integer        1             y
+num_vortices          integer        16            y
 
-max_num_vortices      integer        10            n
+max_num_vortices      integer        16            n
 
-xloc_vortices         real           0.0_rt        n        10
+xloc_vortices         real           0.0_rt        n        16
diff --git a/Exec/science/xrb_mixed/probin b/Exec/science/xrb_mixed/probin
index 00b73af186..09a6864ebb 100644
--- a/Exec/science/xrb_mixed/probin
+++ b/Exec/science/xrb_mixed/probin
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
  velpert_amplitude = 1.d5
  num_vortices = 16
 
- interp_BC = F
-
 /
 
 &sponge