diff --git a/Common/read_field_indices.F90 b/Common/read_field_indices.F90
index eb2873c459dece6d733b71deea1a0a6023725679..421b5571bde4606561cc47f8fcabf23e41a92fb3 100644
--- a/Common/read_field_indices.F90
+++ b/Common/read_field_indices.F90
@@ -4,61 +4,38 @@ module read_field_indices_m
 
 contains
 
-  subroutine read_field_indices(hshp, rank)
+  subroutine read_field_indices(hshp)
 
     ! Libraries:
-#ifdef HAVE_MPI
-    use ezmpi, only: ezmpi_bcast
-#endif
     use shapelib_03, only: dbf_get_field_index_03
 
     use derived_types, only: shpc
 
     TYPE(shpc), intent(inout):: hshp
-    integer, intent(in):: rank ! should be 0 if not in MPI program
 
     !---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    if (rank == 0) then
-       call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%extremum, "ssh", hshp%extr_ssh)
-       call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%extremum, "date", hshp%extr_date)
-       call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%extremum, "eddy_index", &
-            hshp%extr_eddy_index)
-       call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%extremum, "valid", hshp%extr_valid)
-       call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%extremum, "speed", hshp%extr_speed)
-
-       call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%outermost, "r_eq_area", &
-            hshp%out_r_eq_area)
-       call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%outermost, "ssh", hshp%out_ssh)
-       call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%outermost, "date", hshp%out_date)
-       call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%outermost, "eddy_index", &
-            hshp%out_eddy_index)
-       call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%outermost, "radius4", hshp%out_radius4)
-
-       call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%max_speed, "r_eq_area", &
-            hshp%max_speed_r_eq_area)
-       call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%max_speed, "ssh", hshp%max_speed_ssh)
-       call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%max_speed, "date", hshp%max_speed_date)
-       call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%max_speed, "eddy_index", &
-            hshp%max_speed_eddy_index)
-    end if
-
-#ifdef HAVE_MPI
-    call ezmpi_bcast(hshp%extr_ssh, root = 0)
-    call ezmpi_bcast(hshp%extr_date, root = 0)
-    call ezmpi_bcast(hshp%extr_eddy_index, root = 0)
-    call ezmpi_bcast(hshp%extr_valid, root = 0)
-    call ezmpi_bcast(hshp%extr_speed, root = 0)
-    call ezmpi_bcast(hshp%out_r_eq_area, root = 0)
-    call ezmpi_bcast(hshp%out_ssh, root = 0)
-    call ezmpi_bcast(hshp%out_date, root = 0)
-    call ezmpi_bcast(hshp%out_eddy_index, root = 0)
-    call ezmpi_bcast(hshp%out_radius4, root = 0)
-    call ezmpi_bcast(hshp%max_speed_r_eq_area, root = 0)
-    call ezmpi_bcast(hshp%max_speed_ssh, root = 0)
-    call ezmpi_bcast(hshp%max_speed_date, root = 0)
-    call ezmpi_bcast(hshp%max_speed_eddy_index, root = 0)
-#endif
+    call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%extremum, "ssh", hshp%extr_ssh)
+    call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%extremum, "date", hshp%extr_date)
+    call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%extremum, "eddy_index", &
+         hshp%extr_eddy_index)
+    call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%extremum, "valid", hshp%extr_valid)
+    call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%extremum, "speed", hshp%extr_speed)
+
+    call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%outermost, "r_eq_area", &
+         hshp%out_r_eq_area)
+    call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%outermost, "ssh", hshp%out_ssh)
+    call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%outermost, "date", hshp%out_date)
+    call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%outermost, "eddy_index", &
+         hshp%out_eddy_index)
+    call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%outermost, "radius4", hshp%out_radius4)
+
+    call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%max_speed, "r_eq_area", &
+         hshp%max_speed_r_eq_area)
+    call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%max_speed, "ssh", hshp%max_speed_ssh)
+    call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%max_speed, "date", hshp%max_speed_date)
+    call dbf_get_field_index_03(hshp%max_speed, "eddy_index", &
+         hshp%max_speed_eddy_index)
 
   end subroutine read_field_indices
 
diff --git a/Common/shpc_open.F90 b/Common/shpc_open.F90
index acfe048112372ef157205a4298611f4b3e65aa69..631bfc749167181168260b138cdb544a343db97e 100644
--- a/Common/shpc_open.F90
+++ b/Common/shpc_open.F90
@@ -4,12 +4,9 @@ module shpc_open_m
 
 contains
 
-  subroutine shpc_open(hshp, shpc_dir, rank, pszaccess)
+  subroutine shpc_open(hshp, shpc_dir, pszaccess)
 
     ! Libraries:
-#ifdef HAVE_MPI
-    use ezmpi, only: ezmpi_bcast
-#endif
     USE jumble, only: new_unit
     use shapelib_03, only: shp_open_03
 
@@ -18,7 +15,6 @@ contains
 
     TYPE(shpc), intent(out):: hshp
     character(len = *), intent(in):: shpc_dir
-    integer, intent(in):: rank ! should be 0 if not in MPI program
     character(len = *), intent(in):: pszaccess ! should be "rb" or "rb+"
 
     ! Local:
@@ -32,20 +28,13 @@ contains
          pszaccess)
     call shp_open_03(hshp%max_speed, shpc_dir // "/max_speed_contour", &
          pszaccess)
-    call read_field_indices(hshp, rank)
-
-    if (rank == 0) then
-       call new_unit(unit)
-       open(unit, file = shpc_dir // "/orientation.txt", status = "old", &
-            action = "read", position = "rewind")
-       read(unit, fmt = *) orientation
-       close(unit)
-       hshp%cyclone = trim(adjustl(orientation)) == "cyclones"
-    end if
-
-#ifdef HAVE_MPI
-    call ezmpi_bcast(hshp%cyclone, root = 0)
-#endif
+    call read_field_indices(hshp)
+    call new_unit(unit)
+    open(unit, file = shpc_dir // "/orientation.txt", status = "old", &
+         action = "read", position = "rewind")
+    read(unit, fmt = *) orientation
+    close(unit)
+    hshp%cyclone = trim(adjustl(orientation)) == "cyclones"
 
   end subroutine shpc_open
 
diff --git a/Inst_eddies/Tests/test_nearby_extr.f90 b/Inst_eddies/Tests/test_nearby_extr.f90
index 280415c32364ab5f81f699645fc0a81d8cd130fc..46019b8a61bc565a1f122c5910cdf0301129ab39 100644
--- a/Inst_eddies/Tests/test_nearby_extr.f90
+++ b/Inst_eddies/Tests/test_nearby_extr.f90
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ program test_nearby_extr
   read(unit, fmt = *) ishape_last ! first date
   close(unit)
 
-  call shpc_open(hshp, trim(shpc_dir), rank = 0, pszaccess = "rb")
+  call shpc_open(hshp, trim(shpc_dir), pszaccess = "rb")
   call dbf_read_attribute_03(d_init, hshp%extremum, hshp%extr_date, ishape = 0)
   call read_snapshot(s, hshp, nlon, nlat, d_init, k = d_init, &
        corner = corner_deg * deg_to_rad, step = step_deg * deg_to_rad, &
diff --git a/Inst_eddies/Tests/test_set_max_speed.f90 b/Inst_eddies/Tests/test_set_max_speed.f90
index 0df3250d40f4007f6cd03f1e8bb1ad54594f06af..462c2abab6030e2bd763457f3c28b497487866c0 100644
--- a/Inst_eddies/Tests/test_set_max_speed.f90
+++ b/Inst_eddies/Tests/test_set_max_speed.f90
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ program test_set_max_speed
   call nf95_close(ncid)
 
   print *, "Reading from shapefiles..."
-  call shpc_open(hshp, shpc_dir, rank = 0, pszaccess = "rb")
+  call shpc_open(hshp, shpc_dir, pszaccess = "rb")
   call read_eddy(e, d, i, hshp, ishape = 0)
   CALL shpc_close(hshp)
 
diff --git a/Inst_eddies/inst_eddies.f90 b/Inst_eddies/inst_eddies.f90
index 735d1d927b465bb46cb3060a7dee020e8e8d7f68..61c15d0f32569a7c0efb4300cf3ffefdaf39f209 100644
--- a/Inst_eddies/inst_eddies.f90
+++ b/Inst_eddies/inst_eddies.f90
@@ -172,10 +172,8 @@ program inst_eddies
   ! Write snapshot:
 
   if (exist) then
-     call shpc_open(hshpc_cyclo, shpc_dir = "SHPC_cyclo", rank = 0, &
-          pszaccess = "rb+")
-     call shpc_open(hshpc_anti, shpc_dir = "SHPC_anti", rank = 0, &
-          pszaccess = "rb+")
+     call shpc_open(hshpc_cyclo, shpc_dir = "SHPC_cyclo", pszaccess = "rb+")
+     call shpc_open(hshpc_anti, shpc_dir = "SHPC_anti", pszaccess = "rb+")
   else
      call shpc_create(hshpc_cyclo, shpc_dir = "SHPC_cyclo", cyclone = .true.)
      call shpc_create(hshpc_anti, shpc_dir = "SHPC_anti", cyclone = .false.)
diff --git a/Overlap/Tests/test_get_dispatch_snap.f90 b/Overlap/Tests/test_get_dispatch_snap.f90
index cd9fed958206e009a4bfdef9f22e68afcb56e7da..3e4d98182c76069f7dbc0d871f24c5581e554383 100644
--- a/Overlap/Tests/test_get_dispatch_snap.f90
+++ b/Overlap/Tests/test_get_dispatch_snap.f90
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ program test_get_dispatch_snap
      copy = merge(dist_lim, 0, periodic)
   end if
 
-  call shpc_open(hshp, trim(shpc_dir), rank, pszaccess = "rb")
+  call shpc_open(hshp, trim(shpc_dir), pszaccess = "rb")
 
   if (rank == 0) then
      call dbf_read_attribute_03(d_init, hshp%extremum, hshp%extr_date, &
diff --git a/Overlap/Tests/test_overlap.f90 b/Overlap/Tests/test_overlap.f90
index 71998889adcbb98ac0f5d49cd14538308e6a3cfd..f6f073f0ce0d9316de3ec93efdb6d76a198f6ba7 100644
--- a/Overlap/Tests/test_overlap.f90
+++ b/Overlap/Tests/test_overlap.f90
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ program test_overlap
   corner = corner_deg * deg_to_rad
   step = step_deg * deg_to_rad
   allocate(flow(max_delta + 1))
-  call shpc_open(hshp, trim(shpc_dir), rank = 0, pszaccess = "rb")
+  call shpc_open(hshp, trim(shpc_dir), pszaccess = "rb")
   call dbf_read_attribute_03(d_init, hshp%extremum, hshp%extr_date, ishape = 0)
   call read_column(ishape_last, file = trim(shpc_dir) // "/ishape_last.txt", &
        my_lbound = d_init)
diff --git a/Overlap/Tests/test_read_eddy.f90 b/Overlap/Tests/test_read_eddy.f90
index 526faff8e66d81dc11a737a4b710e5445800d061..5422a429c1f2900714f40d7a9375fcae85f5eab1 100644
--- a/Overlap/Tests/test_read_eddy.f90
+++ b/Overlap/Tests/test_read_eddy.f90
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ program test_read_eddy
 
   !-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  call shpc_open(hshp, "SHPC_old", rank = 0, pszaccess = "rb")
+  call shpc_open(hshp, "SHPC_old", pszaccess = "rb")
   call read_eddy(e, k, i, hshp, ishape = 0)
   CALL shpc_close(hshp)
 
diff --git a/Overlap/Tests/test_read_snapshot.f90 b/Overlap/Tests/test_read_snapshot.f90
index 0dc040a24d90555cd6be1080d38a8aa07a589504..edb1be690d396e5d040bce0dd48368af78b25e63 100644
--- a/Overlap/Tests/test_read_snapshot.f90
+++ b/Overlap/Tests/test_read_snapshot.f90
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ program test_read_snapshot
   read(unit, fmt = *) ishape_last ! first date
   close(unit)
 
-  call shpc_open(hshp, trim(shpc_dir), rank = 0, pszaccess = "rb")
+  call shpc_open(hshp, trim(shpc_dir), pszaccess = "rb")
   call dbf_read_attribute_03(d_init, hshp%extremum, hshp%extr_date, ishape = 0)
   call read_snapshot(s, hshp, nlon, nlat, d_init, k = d_init, &
        corner = corner_deg * deg_to_rad, step = step_deg * deg_to_rad, &
diff --git a/Overlap/Tests/test_send_recv.f90 b/Overlap/Tests/test_send_recv.f90
index d644bbab9bf875787b74c409784c8c0fd548bd2f..99a270a9d3f8299caf5f0bb7ee4099ae9bf701f0 100644
--- a/Overlap/Tests/test_send_recv.f90
+++ b/Overlap/Tests/test_send_recv.f90
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ program test_send_recv
      copy = merge(dist_lim, 0, periodic)
   end if
 
-  call shpc_open(hshp, trim(shpc_dir), rank, pszaccess = "rb")
+  call shpc_open(hshp, trim(shpc_dir), pszaccess = "rb")
 
   if (rank == 0) then
      call dbf_read_attribute_03(d_init, hshp%extremum, hshp%extr_date, &
diff --git a/Overlap/eddy_graph.f90 b/Overlap/eddy_graph.f90
index 74705068cd2efc7472f85176617ed2ea66b07777..482f96bb71641af0338b7d908a0dc40c75e63a15 100644
--- a/Overlap/eddy_graph.f90
+++ b/Overlap/eddy_graph.f90
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ program eddy_graph
      copy = merge(dist_lim, 0, periodic)
   end if
 
-  call shpc_open(hshp, trim(shpc_dir), rank, pszaccess = "rb")
+  call shpc_open(hshp, trim(shpc_dir), pszaccess = "rb")
 
   if (rank == 0) then
      call dbf_read_attribute_03(d_init, hshp%extremum, hshp%extr_date, &