1 files changed, 3 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/testpar/t_mdset.c b/testpar/t_mdset.c
index 8fc739e..516cc2f 100644
--- a/testpar/t_mdset.c
+++ b/testpar/t_mdset.c
@@ -1779,12 +1779,9 @@ void rr_obj_hdr_flush_confusion(void)
      */
     MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &mpi_rank);
     MPI_Comm_size(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &mpi_size);
-    if (mpi_size < 3){
-	HDfprintf(stdout, "%s needs at least 3 processes to run. Terminated.\n",
-	    fcn_name);
-	nerrors++;
-	return;
-    }
+
+    HDassert(mpi_size > 2);
+
     is_reader = mpi_rank % 2;
     mrc = MPI_Comm_split(MPI_COMM_WORLD, is_reader, mpi_rank, &comm);
     VRFY((mrc==MPI_SUCCESS), "MPI_Comm_split");