diff --git a/STATUS.md b/STATUS.md
index 2183672c..e8871678 100644
--- a/STATUS.md
+++ b/STATUS.md
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ Floating point mathematical routines - not official, but well known and broadly
 | `$B947`   | `inv_FAC1_mantissa`    | NOT DONE |                                                    |
 | `$B9EA`   | `log_FAC1`             | NOT DONE |                                                    |
 | `$BA28`   | `mul_MEM_FAC1`         | DONE     |                                                    |
-| `$BA2B`   | `mul_FAC2_FAC1`        | PARTIAL  | needs retest after rework                          |
+| `$BA2B`   | `mul_FAC2_FAC1`        | DONE     |                                                    |
 | `$BA8C`   | `mov_MEM_FAC2`         | DONE     |                                                    |
 | `$BA90`   | `get_FAC2_via_INDEX`   | NOT DONE |                                                    |
 | `$BAE2`   | `mul10_FAC1`           | DONE     |                                                    |
diff --git a/c64/basic/math/mul_FAC2_FAC1.s b/c64/basic/math/mul_FAC2_FAC1.s
index 7f4c1ae0..20cafdd0 100644
--- a/c64/basic/math/mul_FAC2_FAC1.s
+++ b/c64/basic/math/mul_FAC2_FAC1.s
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ mul_FAC2_FAC1:
 	eor FAC2_sign
 	sta FAC1_sign
 	
-	// Add the exponents (subtract the bias)  XXX subroutines should be common with DIV
+	// Add the exponents (subtract the bias) - XXX can this be optimized somehow?
 
 	jsr muldiv_RESHO_set_0
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ mul_FAC2_FAC1:
 	jsr muldiv_RESHO_01_add_A
 
 	lda RESHO+0
-	sbc #($80 - $08)                   // we need to correct double BIAS and shifted mantissa
+	sbc #$80                           // we need to correct double BIAS
 	sta RESHO+0
 	bcs !+
 	lda RESHO+1
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ mul_FAC2_FAC1:
 	adc #$08
 	bcs_16 set_FAC1_max                // branch if overflow
 	sta FAC1_exponent
-
 	jmp normal_FAC1
 
 mul_FAC2_FAC1_by_A: