diff --git a/src/summary.cpp b/src/summary.cpp
index cb7527208..1f5f7a097 100644
--- a/src/summary.cpp
+++ b/src/summary.cpp
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ namespace openmc {
 
 void write_summary()
 {
-
-#ifdef MPI
-  if (!mpi::master) return;
-#endif
-
   // Display output message
   write_message("Writing summary.h5 file...", 5);