diff --git a/raft/raft_fowt.py b/raft/raft_fowt.py
index 9192814..69ee9db 100644
--- a/raft/raft_fowt.py
+++ b/raft/raft_fowt.py
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ def calcStatics(self):
         self.mballast = np.zeros(len(self.pb))                      # make an empty mballast list with len=len(pb)
         for i in range(len(self.pb)):                               # for each ballast density
             for j in range(len(mballast)):                          # loop through each ballast mass
-                if np.float(pballast[j]) == np.float(self.pb[i]):   # but only if the index of the ballast mass (density) matches the value of pb
+                if float(pballast[j]) == float(self.pb[i]):   # but only if the index of the ballast mass (density) matches the value of pb
                     self.mballast[i] += mballast[j]                 # add that ballast mass to the correct index of mballast
 
 
diff --git a/raft/raft_rotor.py b/raft/raft_rotor.py
index bfe7c82..7305613 100644
--- a/raft/raft_rotor.py
+++ b/raft/raft_rotor.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 import numpy as np
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
-import pandas as pd
-
 
 from raft.pyIECWind         import pyIECWind_extreme
 
@@ -16,19 +14,17 @@
 
 from raft.helpers                import rotationMatrix, getFromDict
 
-from wisdem.ccblade.ccblade import CCBlade, CCAirfoil
+try:
+    from ccblade.ccblade import CCBlade, CCAirfoil
+except:
+    from wisdem.ccblade.ccblade import CCBlade, CCAirfoil
+
 
 import pickle
 
 if False:
     thrust_psd = pickle.load( open( "/Users/dzalkind/Tools/RAFT/designs/rotors/thrust_psd.p", "rb" ) )
 
-'''
-try:
-    import ccblade        as CCBlade, CCAirfoil  # for cloned ccblade
-except:
-    import wisdem.ccblade as CCblade, CCAirfoil  # for conda install wisdem
-'''
 
 # global constants
 raft_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))