diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 592a3bcc53c4c703b3869840298c546f780cf6d6..051df05cbd15578440c857dddd276427c9b92fd4 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -33,15 +33,11 @@ then
   make $3
  fi
 
- echo "MPI in use: "
- which mpirun
-
  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    curl -X POST --data "payload={\"icon_emoji\": \":jenkins:\", \"username\": \"jenkins\"  , \"attachments\":[{ \"title\":\"Error:\", \"color\": \"#FF0000\", \"text\":\"$2 failed to complete the openfpm_pdata test \" }] }" https://hooks.slack.com/services/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
    exit 1 ;
  fi
 
- source $HOME/openfpm_vars
 
  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    curl -X POST --data "payload={\"icon_emoji\": \":jenkins:\", \"username\": \"jenkins\"  , \"attachments\":[{ \"title\":\"Error:\", \"color\": \"#FF0000\", \"text\":\"$2 failed to complete the openfpm_pdata test \" }] }" https://hooks.slack.com/services/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
@@ -69,9 +65,6 @@ then
  source $HOME/openfpm_vars_$5
  make $3
 
- echo "MPI in use: "
- which mpirun
-
 
  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    curl -X POST --data "payload={\"icon_emoji\": \":jenkins:\", \"username\": \"jenkins\"  , \"attachments\":[{ \"title\":\"Error:\", \"color\": \"#FF0000\", \"text\":\"$2 failed to complete the openfpm_pdata test \" }] }" https://hooks.slack.com/services/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
@@ -98,9 +91,6 @@ else
   make $3
  fi
 
- echo "MPI in use: "
- which mpirun
-
  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    curl -X POST --data "payload={\"icon_emoji\": \":jenkins:\", \"username\": \"jenkins\"  , \"attachments\":[{ \"title\":\"Error:\", \"color\": \"#FF0000\", \"text\":\"$2 failed to complete the openfpm_pdata test \" }] }" https://hooks.slack.com/services/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
    exit 1 ;