diff --git a/src/rec/aaiRecord.c b/src/rec/aaiRecord.c
index 35ad9d867..373467386 100644
--- a/src/rec/aaiRecord.c
+++ b/src/rec/aaiRecord.c
@@ -126,30 +126,8 @@ static long init_record(paai,pass)
     }
 
     /* aai.siml must be a CONSTANT or a PV_LINK or a DB_LINK */
-    switch (paai->siml.type) {
-    case (CONSTANT) :
+    if (paai->siml.type == CONSTANT) {
 	recGblInitConstantLink(&paai->siml,DBF_USHORT,&paai->simm);
-        break;
-    case (PV_LINK) :
-    case (DB_LINK) :
-        break;
-    default :
-        recGblRecordError(S_db_badField,(void *)paai,
-                "aai: init_record Illegal SIML field");
-        return(S_db_badField);
-    }
-
-    /* aai.siol must be a CONSTANT or a PV_LINK or a DB_LINK */
-    switch (paai->siol.type) {
-    case (CONSTANT) :
-        break;
-    case (PV_LINK) :
-    case (DB_LINK) :
-        break;
-    default :
-        recGblRecordError(S_db_badField,(void *)paai,
-                "aai: init_record Illegal SIOL field");
-        return(S_db_badField);
     }
 
     /* must have dset defined */
diff --git a/src/rec/aaiRecord.dbd b/src/rec/aaiRecord.dbd
index b35c4e6ba..89f0d253b 100644
--- a/src/rec/aaiRecord.dbd
+++ b/src/rec/aaiRecord.dbd
@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@ recordtype(aai) {
 		size(4)
 		extra("void *		bptr")
 	}
-	field(SIOL,DBF_INLINK) {
-		prompt("Sim Input Specifctn")
-		promptgroup(GUI_DISPLAY)
-		interest(1)
-	}
 	field(SIML,DBF_INLINK) {
 		prompt("Sim Mode Location")
 		promptgroup(GUI_HIST)
diff --git a/src/rec/aaoRecord.c b/src/rec/aaoRecord.c
index 51e7b6bd7..d28fa38d5 100644
--- a/src/rec/aaoRecord.c
+++ b/src/rec/aaoRecord.c
@@ -126,30 +126,8 @@ static long init_record(paao,pass)
     }
 
     /* aao.siml must be a CONSTANT or a PV_LINK or a DB_LINK */
-    switch (paao->siml.type) {
-    case (CONSTANT) :
+    if (paao->siml.type == CONSTANT) {
 	recGblInitConstantLink(&paao->siml,DBF_USHORT,&paao->simm);
-        break;
-    case (PV_LINK) :
-    case (DB_LINK) :
-        break;
-    default :
-        recGblRecordError(S_db_badField,(void *)paao,
-                "aao: init_record Illegal SIML field");
-        return(S_db_badField);
-    }
-
-    /* aao.siol must be a CONSTANT or a PV_LINK or a DB_LINK */
-    switch (paao->siol.type) {
-    case (CONSTANT) :
-        break;
-    case (PV_LINK) :
-    case (DB_LINK) :
-        break;
-    default :
-        recGblRecordError(S_db_badField,(void *)paao,
-                "aao: init_record Illegal SIOL field");
-        return(S_db_badField);
     }
 
     /* must have dset defined */
diff --git a/src/rec/aaoRecord.dbd b/src/rec/aaoRecord.dbd
index a25326ccc..0f7b2b45e 100644
--- a/src/rec/aaoRecord.dbd
+++ b/src/rec/aaoRecord.dbd
@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@ recordtype(aao) {
 		size(4)
 		extra("void *		bptr")
 	}
-	field(SIOL,DBF_INLINK) {
-		prompt("Sim Input Specifctn")
-		promptgroup(GUI_DISPLAY)
-		interest(1)
-	}
 	field(SIML,DBF_INLINK) {
 		prompt("Sim Mode Location")
 		promptgroup(GUI_HIST)