diff --git a/Source/SourceTerms/ERF_buoyancy_utils.H b/Source/SourceTerms/ERF_buoyancy_utils.H
index 7e372672c..661f290ec 100644
--- a/Source/SourceTerms/ERF_buoyancy_utils.H
+++ b/Source/SourceTerms/ERF_buoyancy_utils.H
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
 AMREX_GPU_HOST
 AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
 amrex::Real
-buoyancy_dry_default (int& i,
-                      int& j,
-                      int& k,
-                      amrex::Real const& grav_gpu,
-                      amrex::Real const& rd_over_cp,
-                      const amrex::Array4<const amrex::Real>& p0_arr,
-                      const amrex::Array4<const amrex::Real>& r0_arr,
-                      const amrex::Array4<const amrex::Real>& cell_data)
+buoyancy_dry_anelastic (int& i,
+                        int& j,
+                        int& k,
+                        amrex::Real const& grav_gpu,
+                        amrex::Real const& rd_over_cp,
+                        const amrex::Array4<const amrex::Real>& p0_arr,
+                        const amrex::Array4<const amrex::Real>& r0_arr,
+                        const amrex::Array4<const amrex::Real>& cell_data)
 {
     amrex::Real rt0_hi = getRhoThetagivenP(p0_arr(i,j,k));
     amrex::Real  t0_hi = getTgivenPandTh(p0_arr(i,j,k), rt0_hi/r0_arr(i,j,k), rd_over_cp);
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ amrex::Real
 buoyancy_moist_anelastic (int& i,
                           int& j,
                           int& k,
-                          const int& klo,
                           amrex::Real const& grav_gpu,
                           amrex::Real const& rv_over_rd,
                           const amrex::Array4<const amrex::Real>& p0_arr,
diff --git a/Source/SourceTerms/ERF_make_buoyancy.cpp b/Source/SourceTerms/ERF_make_buoyancy.cpp
index f2ff8e5d5..274e0e787 100644
--- a/Source/SourceTerms/ERF_make_buoyancy.cpp
+++ b/Source/SourceTerms/ERF_make_buoyancy.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ void make_buoyancy (Vector<MultiFab>& S_data,
 
     Real rd_over_cp = solverChoice.rdOcp;
     Real rv_over_rd = R_v/R_d;
-    Real c_p        = solverChoice.c_p;
 
     if (anelastic == 1) {
 #ifdef _OPENMP
@@ -73,9 +72,9 @@ void make_buoyancy (Vector<MultiFab>& S_data,
             if (solverChoice.moisture_type == MoistureType::None) {
                 ParallelFor(tbz, [=] AMREX_GPU_DEVICE (int i, int j, int k)
                 {
-                    buoyancy_fab(i, j, k) = buoyancy_dry_default(i,j,k,
-                                                                 grav_gpu[2],rd_over_cp,
-                                                                 p0_arr,r0_arr,cell_data);
+                    buoyancy_fab(i, j, k) = buoyancy_dry_anelastic(i,j,k,
+                                                                   grav_gpu[2],rd_over_cp,
+                                                                   p0_arr,r0_arr,cell_data);
                 });
             } else {
                 // NOTE: For decomposition in the vertical direction, klo may not
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ void make_buoyancy (Vector<MultiFab>& S_data,
                 //       of bounds error since it depends upon the surface theta_l
                 ParallelFor(tbz, [=] AMREX_GPU_DEVICE (int i, int j, int k)
                 {
-                    buoyancy_fab(i, j, k) = buoyancy_moist_anelastic(i,j,k,klo,
+                    buoyancy_fab(i, j, k) = buoyancy_moist_anelastic(i,j,k,
                                                                      grav_gpu[2],rv_over_rd,
                                                                      p0_arr,r0_arr,cell_data);
                 });
@@ -97,11 +96,11 @@ void make_buoyancy (Vector<MultiFab>& S_data,
         // ******************************************************************************************
         if (solverChoice.moisture_type == MoistureType::None)
         {
+            int n_q_dry = 0;
             if (solverChoice.buoyancy_type == 1) {
 #ifdef _OPENMP
 #pragma omp parallel if (amrex::Gpu::notInLaunchRegion())
 #endif
-                int n_q_dry = 0;
                 for ( MFIter mfi(buoyancy,TilingIfNotGPU()); mfi.isValid(); ++mfi)
                 {
                     Box tbz = mfi.tilebox();
@@ -151,9 +150,9 @@ void make_buoyancy (Vector<MultiFab>& S_data,
 
                     ParallelFor(tbz, [=] AMREX_GPU_DEVICE (int i, int j, int k)
                     {
-                        buoyancy_fab(i, j, k) = buoyancy_dry_default(i,j,k,
-                                                                     grav_gpu[2],rd_over_cp,
-                                                                     p0_arr,r0_arr,cell_data);
+                        buoyancy_fab(i, j, k) = buoyancy_dry_anelastic(i,j,k,
+                                                                       grav_gpu[2],rd_over_cp,
+                                                                       p0_arr,r0_arr,cell_data);
                     });
                 } // mfi
             } // buoyancy_type