diff --git a/src/include/gridfire/engine/engine_graph.h b/src/include/gridfire/engine/engine_graph.h
index 8f77bb6a..c2eec01f 100644
--- a/src/include/gridfire/engine/engine_graph.h
+++ b/src/include/gridfire/engine/engine_graph.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 //       REACLIBReactions are quite large data structures, so this could be a performance bottleneck.
 // static bool isF17 = false;
 namespace gridfire {
-    static bool s_debug = false; // Global debug flag for the GraphEngine
     /**
      * @brief Alias for CppAD AD type for double precision.
      *
@@ -548,24 +547,6 @@ namespace gridfire {
          */
         [[nodiscard]] bool validateConservation() const;
 
-        /**
-         * @brief Validates the composition against the current reaction set.
-         *
-         * @param composition The composition to validate.
-         * @param culling The culling threshold to use.
-         * @param T9 The temperature to use.
-         *
-         * This method validates the composition against the current reaction set.
-         * If the composition is not compatible with the reaction set, the
-         * reaction set is rebuilt from the composition.
-         */
-        void validateComposition(
-            const fourdst::composition::Composition &composition,
-            double culling,
-            double T9
-        );
-
-
 
         [[nodiscard]] StepDerivatives<double> calculateAllDerivativesUsingPrecomputation(
             const std::vector<double> &Y_in,
@@ -675,14 +656,6 @@ namespace gridfire {
         if (!m_useReverseReactions) {
             return static_cast<T>(0.0); // If reverse reactions are not used, return zero
         }
-        s_debug = false;
-        if (reaction.peName() == "p(p,e+)d" || reaction.peName() =="d(d,n)he3" || reaction.peName() == "c12(p,g)n13") {
-            if constexpr (!std::is_same_v<T, ADDouble>) {
-                s_debug = true;
-                std::cout << "Calculating reverse molar flow for reaction: " << reaction.peName() << std::endl;
-                std::cout << "\tT9: " << T9 << ", rho: " << rho << std::endl;
-            }
-        }
         T reverseMolarFlow = static_cast<T>(0.0);
 
         if (reaction.qValue() != 0.0) {
@@ -702,9 +675,6 @@ namespace gridfire {
                 }
             } else {
                 // A,B If not calling with an AD type, calculate the reverse rate directly
-                if (s_debug) {
-                    std::cout << "\tUsing double overload\n";
-                }
                 reverseRateConstant = calculateReverseRate(reaction, T9);
             }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/engine/engine_graph.cpp b/src/lib/engine/engine_graph.cpp
index 53e64630..499d60aa 100644
--- a/src/lib/engine/engine_graph.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/engine/engine_graph.cpp
@@ -239,26 +239,6 @@ namespace gridfire {
         return true; // All reactions passed the conservation check
     }
 
-    void GraphEngine::validateComposition(const fourdst::composition::Composition &composition, double culling, double T9) {
-        // Check if the requested network has already been cached.
-        // PERF: Rebuilding this should be pretty fast but it may be a good point of optimization in the future.
-        const reaction::LogicalReactionSet validationReactionSet = build_reaclib_nuclear_network(composition, false);
-        // TODO: need some more robust method here to
-        //       A. Build the basic network from the composition's species with non zero mass fractions.
-        //       B. rebuild a new composition from the reaction set's reactants + products (with the mass fractions from the things that are only products set to 0)
-        //       C. Rebuild the reaction set from the new composition
-        //       D. Cull reactions where all reactants have mass fractions below the culling threshold.
-        //       E. Be careful about maintaining caching through all of this
-
-
-        // This allows for dynamic network modification while retaining caching for networks which are very similar.
-        if (validationReactionSet != m_reactions) {
-            LOG_DEBUG(m_logger, "Reaction set not cached. Rebuilding the reaction set for T9={} and culling={}.", T9, culling);
-            m_reactions = validationReactionSet;
-            syncInternalMaps(); // Re-sync internal maps after updating reactions. Note this will also retrace the AD tape.
-        }
-    }
-
     double GraphEngine::calculateReverseRate(
         const reaction::Reaction &reaction,
         const double T9
@@ -267,15 +247,13 @@ namespace gridfire {
             LOG_TRACE_L3_LIMIT_EVERY_N(std::numeric_limits<int>::max(), m_logger, "Reverse reactions are disabled. Returning 0.0 for reverse rate of reaction '{}'.", reaction.id());
             return 0.0; // If reverse reactions are not used, return 0.0
         }
-        const double expFactor = std::exp(-reaction.qValue() / (m_constants.kB * T9));
-        if (s_debug) {
-            std::cout << "\texpFactor = exp(-qValue/(kB * T9))\n";
-            std::cout << "\texpFactor: " << expFactor << " for reaction: " << reaction.peName() << std::endl;
-            std::cout << "\tQ-value: " << reaction.qValue() << " at T9: " << T9 << std::endl;
-            std::cout << "\tT9: " << T9 << std::endl;
-            std::cout << "\tkB * T9: " << m_constants.kB * T9 << std::endl;
-            std::cout << "\tqValue/(kB * T9): " << reaction.qValue() / (m_constants.kB * T9) << std::endl;
-        }
+        const double temp = T9 * 1e9; // Convert T9 to Kelvin
+
+        // In debug builds we check the units on kB to ensure it is in erg/K. This is removed in release builds to avoid overhead. (Note assert is a no-op in release builds)
+        assert(Constants::getInstance().get("kB").unit == "erg / K");
+
+        const double kBMeV = m_constants.kB * 624151; // Convert kB to MeV/K NOTE: This relies on the fact that m_constants.kB is in erg/K!
+        const double expFactor = std::exp(-reaction.qValue() / (kBMeV * temp));
         double reverseRate = 0.0;
         const double forwardRate = reaction.calculate_rate(T9);