diff --git a/openmc/deplete/openmc_wrapper.py b/openmc/deplete/openmc_wrapper.py
index 5955a5defd..66de945cda 100644
--- a/openmc/deplete/openmc_wrapper.py
+++ b/openmc/deplete/openmc_wrapper.py
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ class OpenMCSettings(Settings):
     chain_file : str
         Path to the depletion chain xml file.  Defaults to the environment
         variable "OPENDEPLETE_CHAIN" if it exists.
-    openmc_call : str
-        OpenMC executable path.  Defaults to "openmc".
     particles : int
         Number of particles to simulate per batch.
     batches : int
@@ -94,7 +92,6 @@ class OpenMCSettings(Settings):
             self.chain_file = os.environ["OPENDEPLETE_CHAIN"]
         except KeyError:
             self.chain_file = None
-        self.openmc_call = "openmc"
         self.particles = None
         self.batches = None
         self.inactive = None
diff --git a/scripts/example_run.py b/scripts/example_run.py
index 82d0883c3a..78d7dceddc 100644
--- a/scripts/example_run.py
+++ b/scripts/example_run.py
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ dt = np.repeat([dt1], N)
 # Create settings variable
 settings = openmc.deplete.OpenMCSettings()
 
-settings.openmc_call = "openmc"
-# An example for mpiexec:
-# settings.openmc_call = ["mpiexec", "openmc"]
 settings.particles = 1000
 settings.batches = 100
 settings.inactive = 40
diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/test_deplete_full.py b/tests/regression_tests/test_deplete_full.py
index 78039abc7e..dda1501fbc 100644
--- a/tests/regression_tests/test_deplete_full.py
+++ b/tests/regression_tests/test_deplete_full.py
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ def test_full(run_in_tmpdir):
 
     chain_file = str(Path(__file__).parents[2] / 'chains' / 'chain_simple.xml')
     settings.chain_file = chain_file
-    settings.openmc_call = "openmc"
-    settings.openmc_npernode = 2
     settings.particles = 100
     settings.batches = 100
     settings.inactive = 40