diff --git a/src/const.h b/src/const.h
index d164f71b3e0e044276bb6bf253eedc8d435e736e..c290a3e73a524e9003cadb63f8bd45e8b3c51dac 100644
--- a/src/const.h
+++ b/src/const.h
@@ -59,6 +59,4 @@
 #define SOURCETERMS_NONE
 //#define SOURCETERMS_SN_FEEDBACK
 
-#define ICHECK 0
-
 #endif /* SWIFT_CONST_H */
diff --git a/src/drift.h b/src/drift.h
index 9eb86b86973719eb78baf8209bbeed658ae72e7d..7e6efceecdbe468d362aad20ebecd2289be35703 100644
--- a/src/drift.h
+++ b/src/drift.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
  * @param ti_current Integer end of time-step
  */
 __attribute__((always_inline)) INLINE static void drift_gpart(
-    struct gpart *restrict gp, double dt, double timeBase, integertime_t ti_old,
+    struct gpart *restrict gp, float dt, double timeBase, integertime_t ti_old,
     integertime_t ti_current) {
 
 #ifdef SWIFT_DEBUG_CHECKS
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ __attribute__((always_inline)) INLINE static void drift_gpart(
   gp->ti_drift = ti_current;
 #endif
 
-  // message("dt= %e", dt);
-  // fprintf(files_timestep[gp->id_or_neg_offset], "drift: dt=%e\n", dt);
-
   /* Drift... */
   gp->x[0] += gp->v_full[0] * dt;
   gp->x[1] += gp->v_full[1] * dt;
@@ -78,7 +75,7 @@ __attribute__((always_inline)) INLINE static void drift_gpart(
  * @param ti_current Integer end of time-step
  */
 __attribute__((always_inline)) INLINE static void drift_part(
-    struct part *restrict p, struct xpart *restrict xp, double dt,
+    struct part *restrict p, struct xpart *restrict xp, float dt,
     double timeBase, integertime_t ti_old, integertime_t ti_current) {
 
 #ifdef SWIFT_DEBUG_CHECKS
diff --git a/src/kick.h b/src/kick.h
index 61bdd194a2fbee47c959626abc97362fe5972250..a3759b024c1305a38b8814ccec54c44e99a52e2d 100644
--- a/src/kick.h
+++ b/src/kick.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ __attribute__((always_inline)) INLINE static void kick_gpart(
     double timeBase) {
 
   /* Time interval for this half-kick */
-  const double dt = (ti_end - ti_start) * timeBase;
+  const float dt = (ti_end - ti_start) * timeBase;
 
 #ifdef SWIFT_DEBUG_CHECKS
   if (gp->ti_kick != ti_start)
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ __attribute__((always_inline)) INLINE static void kick_part(
     integertime_t ti_end, double timeBase) {
 
   /* Time interval for this half-kick */
-  const double dt = (ti_end - ti_start) * timeBase;
+  const float dt = (ti_end - ti_start) * timeBase;
 
 #ifdef SWIFT_DEBUG_CHECKS
   if (p->ti_kick != ti_start)
diff --git a/src/potential/point_mass/potential.h b/src/potential/point_mass/potential.h
index 6ccee4d8a7bfcd3212144a4a659e1dccc3e26ab3..81b51ab2009ad599d0201708d78c8c64cac991dc 100644
--- a/src/potential/point_mass/potential.h
+++ b/src/potential/point_mass/potential.h
@@ -64,33 +64,27 @@ __attribute__((always_inline)) INLINE static float external_gravity_timestep(
     const struct phys_const* restrict phys_const,
     const struct gpart* restrict g) {
 
-  const double G_newton = phys_const->const_newton_G;
-  const double dx = g->x[0] - potential->x;
-  const double dy = g->x[1] - potential->y;
-  const double dz = g->x[2] - potential->z;
-  /* const float rinv = 1.f / sqrtf(dx * dx + dy * dy + dz * dz); */
-  /* const float rinv2 = rinv * rinv; */
-  /* const float rinv3 = rinv2 * rinv; */
-  /* const float drdv = (g->x[0] - potential->x) * (g->v_full[0]) + */
-  /*                    (g->x[1] - potential->y) * (g->v_full[1]) + */
-  /*                    (g->x[2] - potential->z) * (g->v_full[2]); */
-  /* const float dota_x = G_newton * potential->mass * rinv3 * */
-  /*                      (-g->v_full[0] + 3.f * rinv2 * drdv * dx); */
-  /* const float dota_y = G_newton * potential->mass * rinv3 * */
-  /*                      (-g->v_full[1] + 3.f * rinv2 * drdv * dy); */
-  /* const float dota_z = G_newton * potential->mass * rinv3 * */
-  /*                      (-g->v_full[2] + 3.f * rinv2 * drdv * dz); */
-  /* const float dota_2 = dota_x * dota_x + dota_y * dota_y + dota_z * dota_z;
-   */
-  /* const float a_2 = g->a_grav[0] * g->a_grav[0] + g->a_grav[1] * g->a_grav[1]
-   */
-  /*   + g->a_grav[2] * g->a_grav[2]; */
-
-  /* return potential->timestep_mult * sqrtf(a_2 / dota_2); */
-
-  const double r = sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy + dz * dz);
-  return potential->timestep_mult *
-         sqrt(r * r * r / (G_newton * potential->mass));
+  const float G_newton = phys_const->const_newton_G;
+  const float dx = g->x[0] - potential->x;
+  const float dy = g->x[1] - potential->y;
+  const float dz = g->x[2] - potential->z;
+  const float rinv = 1.f / sqrtf(dx * dx + dy * dy + dz * dz);
+  const float rinv2 = rinv * rinv;
+  const float rinv3 = rinv2 * rinv;
+  const float drdv = (g->x[0] - potential->x) * (g->v_full[0]) +
+                     (g->x[1] - potential->y) * (g->v_full[1]) +
+                     (g->x[2] - potential->z) * (g->v_full[2]);
+  const float dota_x = G_newton * potential->mass * rinv3 *
+                       (-g->v_full[0] + 3.f * rinv2 * drdv * dx);
+  const float dota_y = G_newton * potential->mass * rinv3 *
+                       (-g->v_full[1] + 3.f * rinv2 * drdv * dy);
+  const float dota_z = G_newton * potential->mass * rinv3 *
+                       (-g->v_full[2] + 3.f * rinv2 * drdv * dz);
+  const float dota_2 = dota_x * dota_x + dota_y * dota_y + dota_z * dota_z;
+  const float a_2 = g->a_grav[0] * g->a_grav[0] + g->a_grav[1] * g->a_grav[1] +
+                    g->a_grav[2] * g->a_grav[2];
+
+  return potential->timestep_mult * sqrtf(a_2 / dota_2);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -111,11 +105,11 @@ __attribute__((always_inline)) INLINE static void external_gravity_acceleration(
     double time, const struct external_potential* restrict potential,
     const struct phys_const* restrict phys_const, struct gpart* restrict g) {
 
-  const double dx = g->x[0] - potential->x;
-  const double dy = g->x[1] - potential->y;
-  const double dz = g->x[2] - potential->z;
-  const double rinv = 1. / sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy + dz * dz);
-  const double rinv3 = rinv * rinv * rinv;
+  const float dx = g->x[0] - potential->x;
+  const float dy = g->x[1] - potential->y;
+  const float dz = g->x[2] - potential->z;
+  const float rinv = 1.f / sqrtf(dx * dx + dy * dy + dz * dz);
+  const float rinv3 = rinv * rinv * rinv;
 
   g->a_grav[0] += -potential->mass * dx * rinv3;
   g->a_grav[1] += -potential->mass * dy * rinv3;