diff --git a/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/DataStructureInitializer/GridReaderGenerator/IndexRearrangementForStreamsTest.cpp b/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/DataStructureInitializer/GridReaderGenerator/IndexRearrangementForStreamsTest.cpp
index 265fdd43f4d84ecaa54401dd0570f6cea653a03c..4e238b624b057a0650116a940132115a67d9aab2 100644
--- a/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/DataStructureInitializer/GridReaderGenerator/IndexRearrangementForStreamsTest.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/DataStructureInitializer/GridReaderGenerator/IndexRearrangementForStreamsTest.cpp
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ private:
     std::unique_ptr<IndexRearrangementForStreams> createTestSubjectReorderSendIndices()
     {
         logging::Logger::addStream(&std::cout);
-        MPI_Init(NULL, NULL);
 
         SPtr<GridImpDouble> grid =
             GridImpDouble::makeShared(nullptr, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, Distribution(), 1);