diff --git a/pystencils/backends/cbackend.py b/pystencils/backends/cbackend.py
index c15431d70ee25c1bff88aaa51fa96c746e236182..7665f9dfc3ad32ac8ea9ead994af46e48b6610fa 100644
--- a/pystencils/backends/cbackend.py
+++ b/pystencils/backends/cbackend.py
@@ -787,18 +787,14 @@ class VectorizedCustomSympyPrinter(CustomSympyPrinter):
         else:
             exp = expr.exp
 
+        # TODO the printer should not have any intelligence like this.
+        # TODO To remove all of these cases the vectoriser needs to be reworked. See loop cutting
         if exp.is_integer and exp.is_number and 0 < exp < 8:
             return self._print(sp.Mul(*[expr.base] * exp, evaluate=False))
-        elif exp == -1:
-            return self.instruction_set['/'].format(one, self._print(expr.base), **self._kwargs)
         elif exp == 0.5:
             return root
         elif exp == -0.5:
             return self.instruction_set['/'].format(one, root, **self._kwargs)
-        elif exp.is_integer and exp.is_number and - 8 < exp < 0:
-            return self.instruction_set['/'].format(one,
-                                                    self._print(sp.Mul(*[expr.base] * (-exp), evaluate=False)),
-                                                    **self._kwargs)
         else:
             raise ValueError("Generic exponential not supported: " + str(expr))
 
diff --git a/pystencils_tests/test_conditional_vec.py b/pystencils_tests/test_conditional_vec.py
index 644985b4871b1dccf50a6c50d783b771acf6864a..ebb25d50d58b2a1ba0c8a5b7a5e089f1e6a7ea5d 100644
--- a/pystencils_tests/test_conditional_vec.py
+++ b/pystencils_tests/test_conditional_vec.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def test_vec_any(instruction_set, dtype):
         width = 4  # we don't know the actual value
     else:
         width = get_vector_instruction_set(dtype, instruction_set)['width']
-    data_arr = np.zeros((4 * width, 4 * width), dtype=np.float64 if dtype == 'double' else np.float32)
+    data_arr = np.zeros((4 * width, 4 * width), dtype=dtype)
 
     data_arr[3:9, 1:3 * width - 1] = 1.0
     data = ps.fields(f"data: {dtype}[2D]", data=data_arr)
diff --git a/pystencils_tests/test_vectorization.py b/pystencils_tests/test_vectorization.py
index fcb46952fbac918dd21b1601641851bec8a5d9aa..3718770b9384e0f01dd899c3afed298208fc95a9 100644
--- a/pystencils_tests/test_vectorization.py
+++ b/pystencils_tests/test_vectorization.py
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ def test_vectorised_pow(instruction_set=instruction_set):
 
     ast = ps.create_kernel(as1)
     vectorize(ast, instruction_set=instruction_set)
-    print(ast)
     ast.compile()
 
     ast = ps.create_kernel(as2)
@@ -282,7 +281,6 @@ def test_vectorised_pow(instruction_set=instruction_set):
 
     ast = ps.create_kernel(as6)
     vectorize(ast, instruction_set=instruction_set)
-    ps.show_code(ast)
     ast.compile()