diff --git a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/derived/cfdemCloudIB/cfdemCloudIB.C b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/derived/cfdemCloudIB/cfdemCloudIB.C
index 49db5196..c5634530 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/derived/cfdemCloudIB/cfdemCloudIB.C
+++ b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/derived/cfdemCloudIB/cfdemCloudIB.C
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ Description
 #include "locateModel.H"
 #include "dataExchangeModel.H"
 #include "IOModel.H"
-#include <mpi.h>
 #include "IOmanip.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
diff --git a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/derived/cfdemCloudIBmodified/cfdemCloudIBmodified.C b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/derived/cfdemCloudIBmodified/cfdemCloudIBmodified.C
index cadf330d..8e1cc07c 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/derived/cfdemCloudIBmodified/cfdemCloudIBmodified.C
+++ b/src/lagrangian/cfdemParticle/derived/cfdemCloudIBmodified/cfdemCloudIBmodified.C
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ Description
 #include "locateModel.H"
 #include "dataExchangeModel.H"
 #include "IOModel.H"
-#include <mpi.h>
 #include "IOmanip.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //