diff --git a/pipelined/src/cache/cache.sv b/pipelined/src/cache/cache.sv
index 02f2c0407..067bfb740 100644
--- a/pipelined/src/cache/cache.sv
+++ b/pipelined/src/cache/cache.sv
@@ -144,12 +144,11 @@ module cache #(parameter LINELEN,  NUMLINES,  NUMWAYS, LOGWPL, WORDLEN, MUXINTER
     mux2 #(NUMWAYS) saverestoremux(HitWay, HitWaySaved, restore, HitWayFinal);
   end else assign HitWayFinal = HitWay;
 
-
   // like to fix this.
   if(DCACHE) 
     mux2 #(LOGWPL) WordAdrrMux(.d0(PAdr[$clog2(LINELEN/8) - 1 : $clog2(MUXINTERVAL/8)]), 
       .d1(WordCount), .s(LSUBusWriteCrit),
-      .y(WordOffsetAddr)); // *** can reduce width of mux. only need the offset.
+      .y(WordOffsetAddr)); 
   else assign WordOffsetAddr = PAdr[$clog2(LINELEN/8) - 1 : $clog2(MUXINTERVAL/8)];
   
   subcachelineread #(LINELEN, WORDLEN, MUXINTERVAL, LOGWPL) subcachelineread(
diff --git a/pipelined/src/cache/subcachelineread.sv b/pipelined/src/cache/subcachelineread.sv
index 47fc993a3..2a3395ea5 100644
--- a/pipelined/src/cache/subcachelineread.sv
+++ b/pipelined/src/cache/subcachelineread.sv
@@ -39,11 +39,8 @@ module subcachelineread #(parameter LINELEN, WORDLEN, MUXINTERVAL, LOGWPL)(
   output logic [WORDLEN-1:0] ReadDataWord);
 
   localparam WORDSPERLINE = LINELEN/MUXINTERVAL;
+  // pad is for icache. Muxing extends over the cacheline boundary.
   localparam PADLEN = WORDLEN-MUXINTERVAL;
-  // Convert the Read data bus ReadDataSelectWay into sets of XLEN so we can
-  // easily build a variable input mux.
-  // *** move this to LSU and IFU, also remove mux from busdp into LSU. 
-  // *** give this a module name to match block diagram
   logic [LINELEN+(WORDLEN-MUXINTERVAL)-1:0] ReadDataLinePad;
   logic [WORDLEN-1:0]          ReadDataLineSets [(LINELEN/MUXINTERVAL)-1:0];
   logic [WORDLEN-1:0] ReadDataWordRaw, ReadDataWordSaved;
diff --git a/pipelined/src/ifu/ifu.sv b/pipelined/src/ifu/ifu.sv
index f59af0abe..87015f395 100644
--- a/pipelined/src/ifu/ifu.sv
+++ b/pipelined/src/ifu/ifu.sv
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ module ifu (
     dtim irom(.clk, .reset, .CPUBusy, .LSURWM(2'b10), .IEUAdrM(PCPF[31:0]), .IEUAdrE(PCNextFSpill),
               .TrapM(1'b0), .FinalWriteDataM(), .ByteMaskM('0),
               .ReadDataWordM(AllInstrRawF), .BusStall, .LSUBusWrite(), .LSUBusRead(IFUBusRead),
-              .BusCommittedM(), .ReadDataWordMuxM(), .DCacheStallM(ICacheStallF), 
+              .BusCommittedM(), .DCacheStallM(ICacheStallF), 
               .DCacheCommittedM(), .DCacheMiss(ICacheMiss), .DCacheAccess(ICacheAccess));
     
   end else begin : bus
diff --git a/pipelined/src/lsu/dtim.sv b/pipelined/src/lsu/dtim.sv
index bbbe664df..38a12c752 100644
--- a/pipelined/src/lsu/dtim.sv
+++ b/pipelined/src/lsu/dtim.sv
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ module dtim(
   output logic                LSUBusWrite,
   output logic                LSUBusRead,
   output logic                BusCommittedM,
-  output logic [`XLEN-1:0]    ReadDataWordMuxM,
   output logic                DCacheStallM,
   output logic                DCacheCommittedM,
   output logic                DCacheMiss,
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ module dtim(
   // since we have a local memory the bus connections are all disabled.
   // There are no peripherals supported.
   assign {BusStall, LSUBusWrite, LSUBusRead, BusCommittedM} = '0;   
-  assign ReadDataWordMuxM = ReadDataWordM;
   assign {DCacheStallM, DCacheCommittedM} = '0;
   assign {DCacheMiss, DCacheAccess} = '0;
 
diff --git a/pipelined/src/lsu/lsu.sv b/pipelined/src/lsu/lsu.sv
index 702913813..9fa50115e 100644
--- a/pipelined/src/lsu/lsu.sv
+++ b/pipelined/src/lsu/lsu.sv
@@ -194,9 +194,10 @@ module lsu (
     // Merge SimpleRAM and SRAM1p1rw into one that is good for synthesis and RAM libraries and flops
     dtim dtim(.clk, .reset, .CPUBusy, .LSURWM, .IEUAdrM, .IEUAdrE, .TrapM, .FinalWriteDataM, 
               .ReadDataWordM, .BusStall, .LSUBusWrite,.LSUBusRead, .BusCommittedM,
-              .ReadDataWordMuxM, .DCacheStallM, .DCacheCommittedM, .ByteMaskM,
+              .DCacheStallM, .DCacheCommittedM, .ByteMaskM,
               .DCacheMiss, .DCacheAccess);
     assign SelUncachedAdr = '0; // value does not matter.
+    assign ReadDataWordMuxM = ReadDataWordM;
   end else begin : bus  
     localparam integer   WORDSPERLINE = (CACHE_ENABLED) ? `DCACHE_LINELENINBITS/`XLEN : 1;
     localparam integer   LINELEN = (CACHE_ENABLED) ? `DCACHE_LINELENINBITS : `XLEN;