diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/mmq.cuh b/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/mmq.cuh
index 0cd671bc9..91c6d68ac 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/mmq.cuh
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/mmq.cuh
@@ -140,9 +140,6 @@ static constexpr __device__ int get_mmq_y_device() {
 #endif // defined(GGML_USE_HIP) && defined(__HIP_PLATFORM_AMD__)
 }
 
-// tile_x_sizes{qs, dm, sc}
-
-// TODO: TQ2_0 to minimize shared mem
 #define MMQ_DP4A_TXS_Q4_0    tile_x_sizes{mmq_y*WARP_SIZE   + mmq_y, mmq_y*WARP_SIZE/QI4_0   + mmq_y/QI4_0,     0}
 #define MMQ_DP4A_TXS_Q4_1    tile_x_sizes{mmq_y*WARP_SIZE   + mmq_y, mmq_y*WARP_SIZE/QI4_1   + mmq_y/QI4_1,     0}
 #define MMQ_DP4A_TXS_Q8_0    tile_x_sizes{mmq_y*WARP_SIZE*2 + mmq_y, mmq_y*WARP_SIZE*2/QI8_0 + mmq_y/(QI8_0/2), 0}
@@ -1814,7 +1811,6 @@ static __device__ __forceinline__ void vec_dot_q6_K_q8_1_mma(
 #endif // INT8_MMA_AVAILABLE
 }
 
-// This is the first "simple" type with a block size of 256
 template <int mmq_y, int nwarps, bool need_check> static __device__ __forceinline__ void load_tiles_tq2_0(
     const char * __restrict__ x, int * __restrict__ x_tile, const int & kbx0, const int & i_max, const int & stride) {
 
@@ -1840,22 +1836,22 @@ template <int mmq_y, int nwarps, bool need_check> static __device__ __forceinlin
         const block_tq2_0 * bxi = (const block_tq2_0 *) x + kbx0 + i*stride;
         const int qs0 = get_int_b2(bxi->qs, kqsx);
 
-#ifdef INT8_MMA_AVAILABLE
-
 #pragma unroll
         for (int l = 0; l < QR2_0; ++l) {
             //  0..7,  32..39
             //  8..15, 40..47
             // 16..23, 48..55
             // 24..31, 56..63
-            // FIXME: this might assume WARP_SIZE is >= 32
             const int k = (kqsx/8)*32 + l*8 + kqsx % 8;
+            const int q = __vsub4((qs0 >> (2*l)) & 0x03030303, 0x01010101);
 
-            x_qs[i*MMQ_MMA_TILE_X_K_Q8_0 + k] = __vsub4((qs0 >> (2*l)) & 0x03030303, 0x01010101);
-        }
+#ifdef INT8_MMA_AVAILABLE
+            x_qs[i*MMQ_MMA_TILE_X_K_Q8_0 + k] = q;
 #else
-        x_qs[i*(2*WARP_SIZE + 1) + kqsx] = qs0;
+            // NOTE: this might assume WARP_SIZE is >= 32
+            x_qs[i*(2*WARP_SIZE + 1) + k] = q;
 #endif // INT8_MMA_AVAILABLE
+        }
     }
 
     // TODO: does this work with WARP_SIZE != 32?
@@ -1872,7 +1868,6 @@ template <int mmq_y, int nwarps, bool need_check> static __device__ __forceinlin
         const int k = threadIdx.x % (QI2_0/2);
 
 #ifdef INT8_MMA_AVAILABLE
-
         x_df[i*MMQ_MMA_TILE_X_K_Q8_0 + k] = bxi->d;
 #else
         x_df[i*(WARP_SIZE/4) + i/4   + k] = bxi->d;
@@ -1880,37 +1875,6 @@ template <int mmq_y, int nwarps, bool need_check> static __device__ __forceinlin
     }
 }
 
-template <int mmq_x, int mmq_y, int nwarps>
-static __device__ __forceinline__ void vec_dot_tq2_0_q8_1_dp4a(
-    const int * __restrict__ x, const int * __restrict__ y, float * __restrict__ sum, const int & k00) {
-
-    constexpr tile_x_sizes txs = mmq_get_dp4a_tile_x_sizes(GGML_TYPE_TQ2_0, mmq_y);
-    const int   * x_qs = (const int   *) x;
-    const float * x_df = (const float *) x_qs + txs.qs;
-    const int   * y_qs = (const int   *) y + 4;
-    const float * y_df = (const float *) y;
-
-#pragma unroll
-    for (int k01 = 0; k01 < WARP_SIZE; k01 += QR2_0*VDR_TQ2_0_Q8_1_MMQ) {
-        const int k0 = k00 + k01;
-
-#pragma unroll
-        for (int j0 = 0; j0 < mmq_x; j0 += nwarps) {
-            const int j = j0 + threadIdx.y;
-
-#pragma unroll
-            for (int i0 = 0; i0 < mmq_y; i0 += WARP_SIZE) {
-                const int i = i0 + threadIdx.x;
-
-                sum[j0/nwarps*mmq_y/WARP_SIZE + i0/WARP_SIZE] += vec_dot_tq2_0_q8_1_impl<VDR_TQ2_0_Q8_1_MMQ>(
-                    &x_qs[i*(2*WARP_SIZE + 1) + k0/QR2_0], &y_qs[j*MMQ_TILE_Y_K + k01],
-                    x_df[i*(2*WARP_SIZE/QI8_0) + i/(QI8_0/2)], &y_df[j*MMQ_TILE_Y_K + k01/QI8_1]);
-                    // x_df[i*(WARP_SIZE/QI2_0) + i/QI2_0], &y_df[j*MMQ_TILE_Y_K + k01/QI8_1]);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 template <int mmq_y, int nwarps, bool need_check> static __device__ __forceinline__ void load_tiles_iq4_nl(
     const char * __restrict__ x, int * __restrict__ x_tile, const int & kbx0, const int & i_max, const int & stride) {
 
@@ -2535,7 +2499,7 @@ struct mmq_type_traits<mmq_x, mmq_y, nwarps, need_check, GGML_TYPE_TQ2_0> {
     static constexpr int              vdr          = VDR_TQ2_0_Q8_1_MMQ;
     static constexpr load_tiles_mmq_t load_tiles   = load_tiles_tq2_0<mmq_y, nwarps, need_check>;
     static constexpr vec_dot_mmq_t    vec_dot_mma  = vec_dot_q8_0_q8_1_mma<mmq_x, mmq_y, nwarps, MMQ_Q8_1_DS_LAYOUT_D4>;
-    static constexpr vec_dot_mmq_t    vec_dot_dp4a = vec_dot_tq2_0_q8_1_dp4a<mmq_x, mmq_y, nwarps>;
+    static constexpr vec_dot_mmq_t    vec_dot_dp4a = vec_dot_q8_0_q8_1_dp4a<mmq_x, mmq_y, nwarps>;
 };
 
 template <int mmq_x, int mmq_y, int nwarps, bool need_check>
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/vecdotq.cuh b/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/vecdotq.cuh
index 80019ab24..4105211f6 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/vecdotq.cuh
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/vecdotq.cuh
@@ -524,9 +524,6 @@ static __device__ __forceinline__ float vec_dot_q6_K_q8_1_impl_mmq(
     return d6 * sumf_d;
 }
 
-// VDR = vec dot ratio, how many contiguous integers each thread processes when the vec dot kernel is called
-// MMVQ = mul_mat_vec_q, MMQ = mul_mat_q
-
 #define VDR_TQ2_0_Q8_1_MMVQ 2
 #define VDR_TQ2_0_Q8_1_MMQ  8
 
@@ -547,7 +544,6 @@ template <int vdr> static __device__ __forceinline__ float vec_dot_tq2_0_q8_1_im
             sumi = ggml_cuda_dp4a(__vsub4(vi, 0x01010101), u[vdr*i0 + i], sumi); // SIMD dot product
         }
 
-        // TODO: batch subtract by using d8 sum
         sumf += d8[i0] * sumi;
     }