diff --git a/sample_inputs/param.nml b/sample_inputs/param.nml
index 92e001aa..a32b891d 100644
--- a/sample_inputs/param.nml
+++ b/sample_inputs/param.nml
@@ -123,10 +123,8 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! Main ramp option
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-!  nramp = 1 !ramp-up option (1: on; 0: off)
   dramp = 1. !ramp-up period in days for b.c. etc (no ramp-up if <=0)
 
-!  nrampbc = 0 !ramp-up flag for baroclinic force
   drampbc = 0. !ramp-up period in days for baroclinic force
 
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -209,7 +207,6 @@
            !icou_elfe_wwm/=0 and nchi=1. If icou_elfe_wwm=0, set iwbl=0): 
            !1-modified Grant-Madsen formulation; 2-Soulsby (1997)
   hmin_radstress = 1. !min. total water depth used only in radiation stress calculation [m]
-!  nrampwafo = 0       !ramp-up option for the wave forces (1: on; 0: off)
   drampwafo = 0.      !ramp-up period in days for the wave forces (no ramp-up if <=0)
   turbinj = 0.15      !% of depth-induced wave breaking energy injected in turbulence 
                       !(default: 0.15 (15%), as proposed by Feddersen, 2012)
@@ -298,7 +295,6 @@
 ! will still be needed).
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   if_source = 0
-!  nramp_ss = 1 !needed if if_source=1; ramp-up flag for source/sinks
   dramp_ss = 2 !needed if if_source/=0; ramp-up period in days for source/sinks (no ramp-up if <=0)
 
 !----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -567,7 +563,6 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   nws = 0 
   wtiminc = 150. !time step for atmos. forcing. Default: same as dt
-!  nrampwind = 1 !ramp-up option for atmos. forcing
   drampwind = 1. !ramp-up period in days for wind (no ramp-up if <=0)
   iwindoff = 0 !needed only if nws/=0; '1': needs windfactor.gr3
   iwind_form = 1 !needed if nws/=0
diff --git a/src/Hydro/schism_init.F90 b/src/Hydro/schism_init.F90
index 4a79198f..14bc0a73 100644
--- a/src/Hydro/schism_init.F90
+++ b/src/Hydro/schism_init.F90
@@ -545,9 +545,6 @@ subroutine schism_init(iorder,indir,iths,ntime)
         call parallel_abort(errmsg)
       endif
 
-!      if(itransport_only/=0.and.ielm_transport/=0) &
-!     &call parallel_abort('INIT: ielm_transport not available for itransport_only')
-
 !     Mass consv adjustment not working for SED
       if(iadjust_mass_consv0(5)>0) call parallel_abort('INIT: SED cannot use mass adjustment')
 
diff --git a/src/Readme.beta_notes b/src/Readme.beta_notes
index 86e57a3e..7b5b77e2 100644
--- a/src/Readme.beta_notes
+++ b/src/Readme.beta_notes
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ d07d75d (April 21, 2021): added T,S in required inputs for offline transport (to
 b66e554 (April 14, 2021): added ishapiro=2 - Smagorinsky like filter option. In this option, shapiro0 is the coefficient;
 b43afea (April 2, 2021): changed x,y to double in nc outputs (for newer visIT);
 9150d86 (Mar 31, 2021): added a new SAL option (iloadtide=2) using scaling;
-084e149 (Feb 25, 2021): Removed parameters: ibtrack_openbnd, iwindoff, dzb_decay (with hardwire); also
+084e149 (Feb 25, 2021): removed parameters: ibtrack_openbnd, iwindoff, dzb_decay (with hardwire); also
                         removed option for negative roughness. Fixed race condition for marsh module.
 3576c9c (Jan 24, 2021): added new option for source/sink input: if_source=-1 requires source.nc (which
                         includes elem list inside; allows different time steps and # of records for