diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/FemInputWriterCcx.py b/src/Mod/Fem/FemInputWriterCcx.py
index df1628e68..c046a0c12 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/FemInputWriterCcx.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/FemInputWriterCcx.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class FemInputWriterCcx(FemInputWriter.FemInputWriter):
         print('FemInputWriterCcx --> self.file_name  -->  ' + self.file_name)
 
     def write_calculix_input_file(self):
-        if self.solver_obj.SplitInputWriter == True:
+        if self.solver_obj.SplitInputWriter is True:
             self.write_calculix_splitted_input_file()
         else:
             self.write_calculix_one_input_file()
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/_FemSolverCalculix.py b/src/Mod/Fem/_FemSolverCalculix.py
index 3a7c89db7..0f54e5feb 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/_FemSolverCalculix.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/_FemSolverCalculix.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class _FemSolverCalculix():
         obj.addProperty("App::PropertyString", "SolverType", "Base", "Type of the solver", 1)  # the 1 set the property to ReadOnly
         obj.SolverType = str(self.Type)
 
-        fem_prefs = FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Fem/General")
+        # fem_prefs = FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Fem/General")  # not needed ATM
         ccx_prefs = FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Fem/Ccx")
 
         obj.addProperty("App::PropertyPath", "WorkingDir", "Fem", "Working directory for calculations, will only be used it is left blank in preferences")