diff --git a/lva.mod b/lva.mod
index d5e8b27..109c94c 100644
--- a/lva.mod
+++ b/lva.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ NEURON {
 	: NONSPECIFIC_CURRENT i
 	USEION ca WRITE  ica
 	RANGE Erev,g, gbar, i
-	RANGE k, alpha_1, alpha_2, beta_1, beta_2, V_s, taum, minf
+	RANGE k, alpha_1, alpha_2, beta_1, beta_2, V_s
 	GLOBAL mytaum, myminf
 }
 
diff --git a/mhh_Gfluct.mod b/mhh_Gfluct.mod
index e4ad0aa..93954d6 100644
--- a/mhh_Gfluct.mod
+++ b/mhh_Gfluct.mod
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ NEURON {
 	POINT_PROCESS mhh_Gfluct
 	RANGE g_e, E_e, g_e0, g_e1
 	RANGE std_e, tau_e, D_e
-	RANGE new_seed
 	NONSPECIFIC_CURRENT i
 }
 
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b7573f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Changelog
+=========
+
+* 20220924: Update MOD files to avoid declaring variables and functions with the same name.
+  See https://github.com/neuronsimulator/nrn/pull/1992