diff --git a/src/amr/messengers/communicator.hpp b/src/amr/messengers/communicator.hpp
index a0e6c81c2..821e8a54d 100644
--- a/src/amr/messengers/communicator.hpp
+++ b/src/amr/messengers/communicator.hpp
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ namespace amr
         void add(std::unique_ptr<Algorithm> const& algo, std::shared_ptr<Schedule>& schedule,
                  int levelNumber)
         {
-            // for shared border node value exchange in parallel
-            schedule->setDeterministicUnpackOrderingFlag(true);
             schedules_[levelNumber][algo.get()] = schedule;
         }