diff --git a/software/ADPL_electron/PublishDataCell.cpp b/software/ADPL_electron/PublishDataCell.cpp
index 5cd20f9..11b8a49 100644
--- a/software/ADPL_electron/PublishDataCell.cpp
+++ b/software/ADPL_electron/PublishDataCell.cpp
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ bool PublishDataCell::publish(double HXCI, double HXCO, double HTR,
                               int gasOn, int bucket_tip_count){
     char data_str [69];
 
-    // bucket.tip_count will be ignored if not needed by sprintf
     fmt_string = "HXCI:%.1f,HXCO:%.1f,HTR:%.1f,HXHI:%.1f,HXHO:%.1f,E:%.1f,V:%d,B:%d";
-    fmt_string_no_bucket = "HXCI:%.1f,HXCO:%.1f,HTR:%.1f,HXHI:%.1f,HXHO:%.1f,E:%.1f,V:%d";
 
-    sprintf(data_str, (bucket_tip_count > 0) ? fmt_string : fmt_string_no_bucket,
-            HXCI, HXCO, HTR, HXHI, HXHO, Exhaust, gasOn, bucket_tip_count);
+    sprintf(data_str, fmt_string, HXCI, HXCO, HTR, HXHI, HXHO, Exhaust,
+            gasOn, bucket_tip_count);
 
     return Particle.publish("DATA", data_str);
 }
diff --git a/software/ADPL_electron/PublishDataSD.cpp b/software/ADPL_electron/PublishDataSD.cpp
index f281966..68e8153 100644
--- a/software/ADPL_electron/PublishDataSD.cpp
+++ b/software/ADPL_electron/PublishDataSD.cpp
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@ bool PublishDataSD::publish(double HXCI, double HXCO, double HTR, double HXHI, d
                             double Exhaust, int gasOn, int bucket_tip_count, File sdFile){
     char data_str [79];
     int bitsWritten = -1;
-    // bucket.tip_count will be ignored if not needed by sprintf
+
     fmt_string_SD = "[%d]HXCI:%.1f,HXCO:%.1f,HTR:%.1f,HXHI:%.1f,HXHO:%.1f,E:%.1f,V:%d,B:%d";
-    fmt_string_no_bucket_SD = "[%d]HXCI:%.1f,HXCO:%.1f,HTR:%.1f,HXHI:%.1f,HXHO:%.1f,E:%.1f,V:%d";
 
-    sprintf(data_str, (bucket_tip_count > 0) ? fmt_string_SD : fmt_string_no_bucket_SD,
-            Time.now(), HXCI, HXCO, HTR, HXHI, HXHO, Exhaust, gasOn, bucket_tip_count);
+    sprintf(data_str, fmt_string_SD, Time.now(), HXCI, HXCO, HTR, HXHI, HXHO,
+            Exhaust, gasOn, bucket_tip_count);
 
     // open the file for write at end like the "Native SD library"
     sdFile.open("adpl_data.txt", O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_AT_END);