diff --git a/projects/PP2A-B55-design/translate2modelcif.py b/projects/PP2A-B55-design/translate2modelcif.py
index 045c8dfb561ae234d4493dc12657b125b1cd5e1e..725d7976725b1804c136490daaef5ce1ca5d1cc0 100644
--- a/projects/PP2A-B55-design/translate2modelcif.py
+++ b/projects/PP2A-B55-design/translate2modelcif.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /usr/local/bin/ost
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-"""Translate PRC models for Juntao from PDB + extra data into ModelCIF."""
+"""Translate PP2A-B55 models for Julia from PDB + extra data into ModelCIF."""
 
 # EXAMPLES for running:
 # ost translate2modelcif.py ./modelarchive_submission ./modelcif
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ import pandas as pd
 from ost import io, seq
 
 
-# In[2]:
-
-
 ################################################################################
 # GENERAL HELPER FUNCTIONS
 ################################################################################
@@ -104,9 +101,6 @@ def _get_sequence(chn, use_auth=False):
 ################################################################################
 
 
-# In[3]:
-
-
 ################################################################################
 # DATA HANDLING
 ################################################################################
@@ -310,8 +304,6 @@ def _get_n_parse_up_entry(up_ac, up_txt_path):
             + f"UniProtKB entry '{up_ac}': {data['up_seqlen']} != "
             + f"{len(data['up_sequence'])}"
         )
-    data["up_ns_aa"] = _check_sequence(data["up_ac"], data["up_sequence"])
-
     if "up_id" not in data:
         raise RuntimeError(f"No ID found for UniProtKB entry '{up_ac}'.")
     if "up_ncbi_taxid" not in data:
@@ -340,26 +332,6 @@ def _fetch_unisave_entry(up_ac, version):
     )
 
 
-def _check_sequence(up_ac, sequence):
-    """Verify sequence to only contain standard olc."""
-    ns_aa_pos = []  # positions of non-standard amino acids
-    for i, res in enumerate(sequence):
-        if res not in "ACDEFGHIKLMNPQRSTVWY":
-            if res == "U":
-                _warn_msg(
-                    f"Selenocysteine found at position {i+1} of entry "
-                    + f"'{up_ac}', this residue may be missing in the "
-                    + "model."
-                )
-                ns_aa_pos.append(i)
-                continue
-            raise RuntimeError(
-                "Non-standard aa found in UniProtKB sequence "
-                + f"for entry '{up_ac}': {res}, position {i+1}"
-            )
-    return ns_aa_pos
-
-
 # for cache below
 upkb_entry_cache = {} # key = (up_ac, up_version, mdl_sequence)
 def _fetch_upkb_cached(sqe, up_ac, up_version=None):
@@ -1045,9 +1017,6 @@ def _get_model_details(metadata):
 ################################################################################
 
 
-# In[4]:
-
-
 ################################################################################
 # ModelCIF HANDLING
 ################################################################################
@@ -1325,31 +1294,6 @@ def _get_assoc_png_file(fle_path, png_type):
     return afile
 
 
-def _get_assoc_mdl_file(fle_path, data_json):
-    """Generate a modelcif.associated.File object that looks like a CIF file.
-    The dedicated CIFFile functionality in modelcif would also try to write it.
-    """
-    cfile = modelcif.associated.File(
-        fle_path,
-        details=f"models-details",
-    )
-    cfile.file_format = "cif"
-    return cfile
-
-
-def _get_assoc_zip_file(fle_path, data_json):
-    """Create a modelcif.associated.File object that looks like a ZIP file.
-    This is NOT the archive ZIP file for the PAEs but to store that in the
-    ZIP archive of the selected model."""
-    zfile = modelcif.associated.File(
-        fle_path,
-        details="archive with multiple files for "
-        + f"#{data_json['mdl_name']}",
-    )
-    zfile.file_format = "other"
-    return zfile
-
-
 def _get_associated_files(mdl_name, arc_files):
     """Create entry for associated files."""
     # package all into zip file
@@ -1597,9 +1541,6 @@ def _store_as_modelcif(data_json, ost_ent, out_dir, mdl_name, compress, add_pae,
 ################################################################################
 
 
-# In[5]:
-
-
 ################################################################################
 # HANDLE FULL DATA SET
 ################################################################################
@@ -1769,9 +1710,6 @@ def _translate2modelcif(metadata, opts, add_files=[]):
     return issues
 
 
-# In[6]:
-
-
 def _get_metadata(input_data_path, single_model=None):
 
     metadata_csv = pd.read_csv(os.path.join(
@@ -1803,8 +1741,8 @@ def _get_metadata(input_data_path, single_model=None):
                     chain = {
                         "chain": chain_id,
                         "up_ac": None,
-                                            "up_range": None,
-                                            "is_synthetic_construct": True
+                        "up_range": None,
+                        "is_synthetic_construct": True
                     }
                 else:
                     if ':' in chain_data:
@@ -1854,9 +1792,6 @@ def _get_metadata(input_data_path, single_model=None):
     return metadata_full
 
 
-# In[7]:
-
-
 ################################################################################
 # HANDLE ONE MODEL IN A NOTEBOOK
 ################################################################################