diff --git a/grudge/op.py b/grudge/op.py
index 8272459b301311b088f71b6e9ecb3e05cd0dc6bc..b3c402ca9c3f3c739f4e80378d5a284ad769f0d9 100644
--- a/grudge/op.py
+++ b/grudge/op.py
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ def project(dcoll, src, tgt, vec):
     """
     src = dof_desc.as_dofdesc(src)
     tgt = dof_desc.as_dofdesc(tgt)
-
     if src == tgt:
         return vec
 
diff --git a/grudge/symbolic/operators.py b/grudge/symbolic/operators.py
index 1ca25c8bce7049fcc77088c05f2daf98ec35ed6b..031ec60e0fab4ea8847ea4a4c6929269d98658d5 100644
--- a/grudge/symbolic/operators.py
+++ b/grudge/symbolic/operators.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import pymbolic.primitives
 
 from typing import Tuple
 
-
 __doc__ = """
 
 Building blocks and mappers for operator expression trees.
@@ -104,11 +103,8 @@ class Operator(pymbolic.primitives.Expression):
 
     def __init__(self, dd_in, dd_out):
         import grudge.dof_desc as dof_desc
-        dd_in = dof_desc.as_dofdesc(dd_in)
-        dd_out = dof_desc.as_dofdesc(dd_out)
-
-        self.dd_in = dd_in
-        self.dd_out = dd_out
+        self.dd_in = dof_desc.as_dofdesc(dd_in)
+        self.dd_out = dof_desc.as_dofdesc(dd_out)
 
     def stringifier(self):
         from grudge.symbolic.mappers import StringifyMapper
diff --git a/test/test_grudge.py b/test/test_grudge.py
index 04c2528e9c02d1cf921ec8a39bc4d5068d774fd9..1b375bdfe7241422142b4d8511235738b214253c 100644
--- a/test/test_grudge.py
+++ b/test/test_grudge.py
@@ -936,8 +936,8 @@ def test_improvement_quadrature(actx_factory, order):
     eoc, errs = conv_test("no quadrature", False)
     q_eoc, q_errs = conv_test("with quadrature", True)
 
-    assert q_eoc >= eoc
-    assert (q_errs <= errs).all()
+    assert q_eoc > eoc
+    assert (q_errs < errs).all()
     assert q_eoc > order - 0.1
 
 # }}}