diff --git a/src/RIGID/fix_rigid_small.cpp b/src/RIGID/fix_rigid_small.cpp
index 8697f66056..d74dd0fc3b 100644
--- a/src/RIGID/fix_rigid_small.cpp
+++ b/src/RIGID/fix_rigid_small.cpp
@@ -1592,7 +1592,7 @@ void FixRigidSmall::create_bodies(tagint *bodyID)
   int nreturn = comm->rendezvous(RVOUS,ncount,(char *) inbuf,sizeof(InRvous),
                                  0,proclist,
                                  rendezvous_body,0,buf,sizeof(OutRvous),
-                                 (void *) this,1);
+                                 (void *) this);
   OutRvous *outbuf = (OutRvous *) buf;
   
   memory->destroy(proclist);
diff --git a/src/RIGID/fix_shake.cpp b/src/RIGID/fix_shake.cpp
index 2d3244885d..dcdb190d45 100644
--- a/src/RIGID/fix_shake.cpp
+++ b/src/RIGID/fix_shake.cpp
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ void FixShake::atom_owners()
   char *buf;
   comm->rendezvous(RVOUS,nlocal,(char *) idbuf,sizeof(IDRvous),
                    0,proclist,
-                   rendezvous_ids,0,buf,0,(void *) this,1);
+                   rendezvous_ids,0,buf,0,(void *) this);
 
   memory->destroy(proclist);
   memory->sfree(idbuf);
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ void FixShake::partner_info(int *npartner, tagint **partner_tag,
                                  0,proclist,
                                  rendezvous_partners_info,
                                  0,buf,sizeof(PartnerInfo),
-                                 (void *) this,1);
+                                 (void *) this);
   PartnerInfo *outbuf = (PartnerInfo *) buf;
     
   memory->destroy(proclist);
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ void FixShake::nshake_info(int *npartner, tagint **partner_tag,
   int nreturn = comm->rendezvous(RVOUS,nsend,(char *) inbuf,sizeof(NShakeInfo),
                                  0,proclist,
                                  rendezvous_nshake,0,buf,sizeof(NShakeInfo),
-                                 (void *) this,1);
+                                 (void *) this);
   NShakeInfo *outbuf = (NShakeInfo *) buf;
     
   memory->destroy(proclist);
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@ void FixShake::shake_info(int *npartner, tagint **partner_tag,
   int nreturn = comm->rendezvous(RVOUS,nsend,(char *) inbuf,sizeof(ShakeInfo),
                                  0,proclist,
                                  rendezvous_shake,0,buf,sizeof(ShakeInfo),
-                                 (void *) this,1);
+                                 (void *) this);
   ShakeInfo *outbuf = (ShakeInfo *) buf;
     
   memory->destroy(proclist);
diff --git a/src/special.cpp b/src/special.cpp
index a0739d6ccc..b9287df472 100644
--- a/src/special.cpp
+++ b/src/special.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void Special::atom_owners()
   
   char *buf;
   comm->rendezvous(RVOUS,nlocal,(char *) idbuf,sizeof(IDRvous),0,proclist,
-                   rendezvous_ids,0,buf,0,(void *) this,1);
+                   rendezvous_ids,0,buf,0,(void *) this);
 
   memory->destroy(proclist);
   memory->sfree(idbuf);
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void Special::onetwo_build_newton()
   int nreturn = comm->rendezvous(RVOUS,nsend,(char *) inbuf,sizeof(PairRvous),
                                  0,proclist,
                                  rendezvous_pairs,0,buf,sizeof(PairRvous),
-                                 (void *) this,1);
+                                 (void *) this);
   PairRvous *outbuf = (PairRvous *) buf;
     
   memory->destroy(proclist);
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ void Special::onethree_build()
   int nreturn = comm->rendezvous(RVOUS,nsend,(char *) inbuf,sizeof(PairRvous),
                                  0,proclist,
                                  rendezvous_pairs,0,buf,sizeof(PairRvous),
-                                 (void *) this,1);
+                                 (void *) this);
   PairRvous *outbuf = (PairRvous *) buf;
 
   memory->destroy(proclist);
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ void Special::onefour_build()
   int nreturn = comm->rendezvous(RVOUS,nsend,(char *) inbuf,sizeof(PairRvous),
                                  0,proclist,
                                  rendezvous_pairs,0,buf,sizeof(PairRvous),
-                                 (void *) this,1);
+                                 (void *) this);
   PairRvous *outbuf = (PairRvous *) buf;
 
   memory->destroy(proclist);
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ void Special::angle_trim()
     int nreturn = comm->rendezvous(RVOUS,nsend,(char *) inbuf,sizeof(PairRvous),
                                    0,proclist,
                                    rendezvous_pairs,0,buf,sizeof(PairRvous),
-                                   (void *) this,1);
+                                   (void *) this);
     PairRvous *outbuf = (PairRvous *) buf;
 
     memory->destroy(proclist);
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ void Special::dihedral_trim()
     int nreturn = comm->rendezvous(RVOUS,nsend,(char *) inbuf,sizeof(PairRvous),
                                    0,proclist,
                                    rendezvous_pairs,0,buf,sizeof(PairRvous),
-                                   (void *) this,1);
+                                   (void *) this);
     PairRvous *outbuf = (PairRvous *) buf;
 
     memory->destroy(proclist);