diff --git a/src/core/cells.cpp b/src/core/cells.cpp
index cb4fdc5d327..8b9bda6dd22 100644
--- a/src/core/cells.cpp
+++ b/src/core/cells.cpp
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ void topology_init(int cs, double range, CellPList *local) {
 bool topology_check_resort(int cs, bool local_resort) {
   switch (cs) {
   case CELL_STRUCTURE_DOMDEC:
-    return boost::mpi::all_reduce(comm_cart, local_resort, std::logical_or<>());
   case CELL_STRUCTURE_NSQUARE:
   case CELL_STRUCTURE_LAYERED:
     return boost::mpi::all_reduce(comm_cart, local_resort, std::logical_or<>());