diff --git a/matlab/reports/@section/section.m b/matlab/reports/@section/section.m
index 2e3f0972b..19f9aefd5 100644
--- a/matlab/reports/@section/section.m
+++ b/matlab/reports/@section/section.m
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ function o = section(varargin)
 % along with Dynare.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 o = struct;
-o.align = 't';
 o.elements = elements();
 o.cols = 1;
 
@@ -50,6 +49,9 @@ elseif nargin > 1
     end
 end
 
+% Check options provided by user
+assert(isint(o.cols), '@graph.graph: cols must be an integer');
+
 % Create section object
 o = class(o, 'section');
 end
diff --git a/matlab/reports/@section/write.m b/matlab/reports/@section/write.m
index 4848ad830..be439c43e 100644
--- a/matlab/reports/@section/write.m
+++ b/matlab/reports/@section/write.m
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ function o = write(o, fid)
 assert(fid ~= -1);
 
 fprintf(fid, '%% Section Object\n');
-%fprintf(fid, '\\begin{table}[%shtpb]%%\n', o.align);
 fprintf(fid, ' \\vspace{15px}\n');
 fprintf(fid, '\\centering\n');
 fprintf(fid, '\\noindent\\maxsizebox{\\textwidth}{!}{%%\n');
@@ -52,6 +51,5 @@ end
 
 fprintf(fid, '\\end{tabular}%%\n');
 fprintf(fid, '}%%\n');
-%fprintf(fid, '\\end{table}%%\n');
 fprintf(fid, '%% End Section Object\n\n');
 end
\ No newline at end of file