diff --git a/sstmac/hardware/topology/fat_tree.cc b/sstmac/hardware/topology/fat_tree.cc
index ff3a60662..01594913e 100644
--- a/sstmac/hardware/topology/fat_tree.cc
+++ b/sstmac/hardware/topology/fat_tree.cc
@@ -340,28 +340,6 @@ FatTree::connectedOutports(SwitchId src, std::vector<Connection>& conns) const
   }
 }
 
-double
-FatTree::portScaleFactor(uint32_t addr, int  /*port*/) const
-{
-  int my_level = level(addr);
-
-  int n_leaf_port = up_ports_per_leaf_switch_ + concentration();
-  int n_agg_port = up_ports_per_agg_switch_ + down_ports_per_agg_switch_;
-  int n_core_port = down_ports_per_core_switch_;
-  int min_port = std::min(n_leaf_port,n_agg_port);
-  min_port = std::min(min_port,n_core_port);
-
-  double multiplier = 1.0;
-  if (my_level == 0 && n_leaf_port > min_port)
-    multiplier *= double(n_leaf_port) / double(min_port);
-  else if (my_level == 1 && n_agg_port > min_port)
-    multiplier *= double(n_agg_port) / double(min_port);
-  else if (my_level == 2 && n_core_port > min_port)
-    multiplier *= double(n_core_port) / double(min_port);
-
-  return multiplier;
-}
-
 void
 FatTree::checkInput() const
 {
@@ -430,6 +408,16 @@ FatTree::checkInput() const
           "agg_switches_per_subtree * down_ports_per_agg_switch must equal leaf_switches_per_subtree * up_ports_per_leaf_switch (%d != %d)",
           ndown,nup);
   }
+
+#if !SSTMAC_INTEGRATED_SST_CORE
+  int agg_ports = down_ports_per_agg_switch_ + up_ports_per_agg_switch_;
+  int core_ports = down_ports_per_core_switch_;
+  int leaf_ports = concentration() + up_ports_per_leaf_switch_;
+
+  if (agg_ports != core_ports || leaf_ports != agg_ports || leaf_ports != core_ports){
+    std::cerr << "WARNING: Fat tree configured with non-uniform switches (different no. ports per switch). SST/macro may not accurately model nonuniform switch crossbars without sst-core support" << std::endl;
+  }
+#endif
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/sstmac/hardware/topology/fat_tree.h b/sstmac/hardware/topology/fat_tree.h
index 50bceef3c..cd700c5c9 100644
--- a/sstmac/hardware/topology/fat_tree.h
+++ b/sstmac/hardware/topology/fat_tree.h
@@ -198,8 +198,6 @@ class FatTree :
 
   void connectedOutports(SwitchId src, std::vector<Connection>& conns) const override;
 
-  double portScaleFactor(uint32_t addr, int port) const override;
-
   int minimalDistance(SwitchId src, SwitchId dst) const {
     if (src == dst){
       return 0;
diff --git a/tests/reference/test_core_apps_ping_all_fattree_tapered.ref-out b/tests/reference/test_core_apps_ping_all_fattree_tapered.ref-out
index 89596a1d2..fcd679178 100644
--- a/tests/reference/test_core_apps_ping_all_fattree_tapered.ref-out
+++ b/tests/reference/test_core_apps_ping_all_fattree_tapered.ref-out
@@ -4,45 +4,45 @@ Rank 25 = 5000.0888ms
 Rank 20 = 5000.0943ms
 Rank 18 = 5000.0952ms
 Rank 21 = 5000.0962ms
-Rank 1 = 5000.0977ms
+Rank 1 = 5000.0976ms
 Rank 19 = 5000.0982ms
 Rank 4 = 5000.0997ms
-Rank 0 = 5000.1016ms
-Rank 5 = 5000.1023ms
-Rank 3 = 5000.1077ms
+Rank 0 = 5000.1006ms
+Rank 5 = 5000.1033ms
+Rank 3 = 5000.1078ms
 Rank 12 = 5000.1111ms
 Rank 15 = 5000.1121ms
-Rank 7 = 5000.1122ms
-Rank 8 = 5000.1162ms
+Rank 7 = 5000.1125ms
+Rank 8 = 5000.1152ms
 Rank 24 = 5000.1162ms
 Rank 9 = 5000.1187ms
 Rank 41 = 5000.1218ms
 Rank 10 = 5000.1231ms
-Rank 6 = 5000.1231ms
+Rank 6 = 5000.1234ms
 Rank 29 = 5000.1254ms
 Rank 22 = 5000.1253ms
 Rank 11 = 5000.1268ms
-Rank 27 = 5000.1286ms
+Rank 27 = 5000.1288ms
 Rank 23 = 5000.1304ms
 Rank 40 = 5000.1317ms
-Rank 28 = 5000.1326ms
-Rank 31 = 5000.1334ms
+Rank 28 = 5000.1321ms
+Rank 31 = 5000.1337ms
 Rank 46 = 5000.1357ms
 Rank 45 = 5000.1365ms
-Rank 26 = 5000.1381ms
+Rank 26 = 5000.1384ms
 Rank 14 = 5000.1406ms
 Rank 30 = 5000.1412ms
 Rank 43 = 5000.1430ms
 Rank 44 = 5000.1469ms
 Rank 42 = 5000.1483ms
-Rank 32 = 5000.1525ms
-Rank 17 = 5000.1549ms
+Rank 32 = 5000.1526ms
+Rank 17 = 5000.1550ms
 Rank 47 = 5000.1584ms
-Rank 2 = 5000.1624ms
-Rank 33 = 5000.1639ms
-Rank 34 = 5000.1683ms
+Rank 2 = 5000.1627ms
+Rank 33 = 5000.1640ms
+Rank 34 = 5000.1679ms
 Rank 48 = 5000.1699ms
-Rank 35 = 5000.1786ms
+Rank 35 = 5000.1781ms
 Rank 68 = 5000.1817ms
 Rank 66 = 5000.1867ms
 Rank 72 = 5000.1869ms
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Rank 73 = 5000.2064ms
 Rank 37 = 5000.2126ms
 Rank 64 = 5000.2137ms
 Rank 76 = 5000.2156ms
-Rank 74 = 5000.2159ms
+Rank 74 = 5000.2160ms
 Rank 65 = 5000.2164ms
 Rank 69 = 5000.2166ms
 Rank 53 = 5000.2166ms
@@ -78,4 +78,4 @@ Rank 62 = 5000.2932ms
 Rank 58 = 5000.3006ms
 Rank 63 = 5000.3168ms
 Rank 59 = 5000.3236ms
-Estimated total runtime of           5.00033221 seconds
+Estimated total runtime of           5.00033155 seconds
diff --git a/tests/reference/test_core_apps_ping_all_tree_table.ref-out b/tests/reference/test_core_apps_ping_all_tree_table.ref-out
index ca4fa8e64..aa95364ef 100644
--- a/tests/reference/test_core_apps_ping_all_tree_table.ref-out
+++ b/tests/reference/test_core_apps_ping_all_tree_table.ref-out
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-Rank 1 = 5000.0073ms
-Rank 2 = 5000.0087ms
-Rank 0 = 5000.0094ms
-Rank 3 = 5000.0099ms
-Rank 4 = 5000.0138ms
-Rank 8 = 5000.0220ms
-Rank 6 = 5000.0227ms
-Rank 7 = 5000.0281ms
-Rank 10 = 5000.0282ms
-Rank 5 = 5000.0319ms
-Rank 11 = 5000.0347ms
-Rank 9 = 5000.0456ms
-Rank 12 = 5000.0468ms
-Rank 13 = 5000.0544ms
-Rank 14 = 5000.0609ms
-Rank 15 = 5000.0689ms
-Estimated total runtime of           5.00007431 seconds
+Rank 1 = 5000.0069ms
+Rank 2 = 5000.0078ms
+Rank 0 = 5000.0090ms
+Rank 3 = 5000.0090ms
+Rank 4 = 5000.0161ms
+Rank 8 = 5000.0228ms
+Rank 10 = 5000.0321ms
+Rank 6 = 5000.0324ms
+Rank 7 = 5000.0368ms
+Rank 11 = 5000.0385ms
+Rank 5 = 5000.0436ms
+Rank 9 = 5000.0477ms
+Rank 12 = 5000.0516ms
+Rank 13 = 5000.0582ms
+Rank 14 = 5000.0628ms
+Rank 15 = 5000.0708ms
+Estimated total runtime of           5.00007615 seconds