diff --git a/src/volume_calc.cpp b/src/volume_calc.cpp
index 0c91c463e9..419bf0ea59 100644
--- a/src/volume_calc.cpp
+++ b/src/volume_calc.cpp
@@ -325,11 +325,7 @@ std::vector<VolumeCalculation::Result> VolumeCalculation::execute() const
 
 #ifdef OPENMC_MPI
     // update maximum error value on all processes
-    if (mpi::master) {
-      MPI_Bcast(&trigger_val, 1, MPI_DOUBLE, 0, mpi::intracomm);
-    } else {
-      MPI_Recv(&trigger_val, 1, MPI_DOUBLE, 0, 0, mpi::intracomm, MPI_STATUS_IGNORE);
-    }
+    MPI_Bcast(&trigger_val, 1, MPI_DOUBLE, 0, mpi::intracomm);
 #endif
 
     // return results of the calculation