diff --git a/src/Rules.LXgfortran.mk b/src/Rules.LXgfortran.mk
index 3f10c0ae0350de0915b3a9b1a391b6c8a77eab99..50c6bea1b10c8ac9a90872f0e69223253777dcd2 100644
--- a/src/Rules.LXgfortran.mk
+++ b/src/Rules.LXgfortran.mk
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ endif
 FC = gfortran 
 ifeq "$(VER_MPI)" "MPIAUTO"
 F90 = mpif90
-CPPFLAGS_SURCOUCHE += -DMNH_USE_MPI_STATUSES_IGNORE -DUSE_MPI
+CPPFLAGS_SURCOUCHE += -DMNH_USE_MPI_STATUSES_IGNORE
 else         
 F90 = gfortran
 endif
diff --git a/src/Rules.LXifort.mk b/src/Rules.LXifort.mk
index 3bb26ea7a3cf09b5d7349dcc11e7347a00916e69..1af124134afab29ba642e6418d5f4fe9744f19e7 100644
--- a/src/Rules.LXifort.mk
+++ b/src/Rules.LXifort.mk
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export TAU_MAKEFILE?=/home/escj/PATCH/TAU/TAU-2.21.1-IFORT10-OMPI152-THREAD/x86_
 LIBS += -lz 
 else
 F90 = mpiifort
-CPPFLAGS_SURCOUCHE += -DMNH_USE_MPI_STATUSES_IGNORE -DUSE_MPI
+CPPFLAGS_SURCOUCHE += -DMNH_USE_MPI_STATUSES_IGNORE
 endif
 ifeq "$(MNH_INT)" "8"
 OPT_BASE         += -ilp64