diff --git a/pdbfixer/pdbfixer.py b/pdbfixer/pdbfixer.py
index 4231a5b..4bcf34c 100644
--- a/pdbfixer/pdbfixer.py
+++ b/pdbfixer/pdbfixer.py
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ class CCDResidueDefinition:
     Description of a residue from the Chemical Component Dictionary (CCD).
     """
     residueName: str
-    smiles: Optional[str]
     atoms: list[CCDAtomDefinition]
     bonds: list[CCDBondDefinition]
 
@@ -155,12 +154,6 @@ def fromReader(cls, reader: PdbxReader) -> 'CCDResidueDefinition':
 
         descriptorsData = block.getObj("pdbx_chem_comp_descriptor")
         typeCol = descriptorsData.getAttributeIndex("type")
-        smilesCol = descriptorsData.getAttributeIndex("descriptor")
-        smiles = None
-        for row in descriptorsData.getRowList():
-            if row[typeCol] in ["SMILES", "SMILES_CANONICAL"]:
-                smiles = row[smilesCol]
-                break
 
         atomData = block.getObj('chem_comp_atom')
         atomNameCol = atomData.getAttributeIndex('atom_id')
@@ -200,7 +193,7 @@ def fromReader(cls, reader: PdbxReader) -> 'CCDResidueDefinition':
         else:
             bonds = []
 
-        return cls(residueName=residueName, smiles=smiles, atoms=atoms, bonds=bonds)
+        return cls(residueName=residueName, atoms=atoms, bonds=bonds)
 
 def _guessFileFormat(file, filename):
     """Guess whether a file is PDB or PDBx/mmCIF based on its filename and contents."""
@@ -452,7 +445,7 @@ def _initializeFromPDBx(self, file):
                     self.modifiedResidues.append(ModifiedResidue(row[asymIdCol], int(row[resNumCol]), row[resNameCol], row[standardResCol]))
 
 
-    def _downloadCCDDefinition(self, residueName: str, checkCache: bool = True) -> Optional[CCDResidueDefinition]:
+    def _downloadCCDDefinition(self, residueName: str) -> Optional[CCDResidueDefinition]:
         """
         Download a residue definition from the Chemical Component Dictionary.
 
@@ -463,9 +456,6 @@ def _downloadCCDDefinition(self, residueName: str, checkCache: bool = True) -> O
         residueName : str
             The name of the residue, as specified in the PDB Chemical Component
             Dictionary.
-        checkCache : bool
-            If ``False``, attempt to re-download the CCD entry regardless of
-            what is in the cache. Defaults to ``True``.
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -1572,7 +1562,7 @@ def _createForceField(self, newTopology, water):
             forcefield._templates[resName] = template
             indexInResidue = {}
             # If we can't find formal charges in the CCD, make everything uncharged
-            formalCharges = defaultdict(lambda: 0)
+            formalCharges = defaultdict(int)
             # See if we can get formal charges from the CCD
             if water:
                 # The formal charges in the CCD can only be relied on if the
diff --git a/pdbfixer/tests/test_charge_and_solvate.py b/pdbfixer/tests/test_charge_and_solvate.py
index d3fa953..56b698c 100644
--- a/pdbfixer/tests/test_charge_and_solvate.py
+++ b/pdbfixer/tests/test_charge_and_solvate.py
@@ -29,16 +29,12 @@ def test_charge_and_solvate(pdbCode, soluteCharge):
     fixer = PDBFixer(pdbid=pdbCode)
     fixer.findMissingResidues()
 
-    chains_to_cap = {chain for chain, resi in fixer.missingResidues}
-    for chainidx in chains_to_cap:
-        chain = [*fixer.topology.chains()][chainidx]
-        last_resi = len([*chain.residues()])
-        # Capping with GLY because ACE/NME currently breaks addMissingHydrogens
-        # Adding a cap keeps the protein compact and the addSolvent call quick
-        fixer.missingResidues[chainidx, 0] = ["GLY"]
-        fixer.missingResidues[chainidx, last_resi] = ["GLY"]
-        # fixer.missingResidues[chainidx, 0] = ['ACE']
-        # fixer.missingResidues[chainidx, last_resi] = ['NME']
+    chainLengths = [len([*chain.residues()]) for chain in fixer.topology.chains()]
+    for chainidx, residx in list(fixer.missingResidues):
+        if residx == 0:
+            fixer.missingResidues[chainidx, residx] = ["ACE"]
+        elif residx == chainLengths[chainidx]:
+            fixer.missingResidues[chainidx, residx] = ["NME"]
 
     fixer.findNonstandardResidues()
     fixer.replaceNonstandardResidues()