diff --git a/src/runner.c b/src/runner.c
index fd054184ac885f4db41d2a6deaf8b4033e962633..cfe3398684bef7b5a04cbfcefce1ebfe7729e24b 100644
--- a/src/runner.c
+++ b/src/runner.c
@@ -3321,8 +3321,6 @@ void *runner_main(void *data) {
             runner_do_recv_part(r, ci, 0, 1);
           } else if (t->subtype == task_subtype_gradient) {
             runner_do_recv_part(r, ci, 0, 1);
-          } else if (t->subtype == task_subtype_force) {
-            runner_do_recv_part(r, ci, 0, 1);
           } else if (t->subtype == task_subtype_limiter) {
             runner_do_recv_part(r, ci, 0, 1);
           } else if (t->subtype == task_subtype_gpart) {
diff --git a/src/scheduler.c b/src/scheduler.c
index 6a746cf8faca4600aa56bdd653d11958ad4df000..229c94b2088814352487032816f610a1bdf74724 100644
--- a/src/scheduler.c
+++ b/src/scheduler.c
@@ -1849,8 +1849,7 @@ void scheduler_enqueue(struct scheduler *s, struct task *t) {
                           subtaskMPI_comms[t->subtype], &t->req);
         } else if (t->subtype == task_subtype_xv ||
                    t->subtype == task_subtype_rho ||
-                   t->subtype == task_subtype_gradient ||
-                   t->subtype == task_subtype_force) {
+                   t->subtype == task_subtype_gradient) {
           err = MPI_Irecv(t->ci->hydro.parts, t->ci->hydro.count, part_mpi_type,
                           t->ci->nodeID, t->flags, subtaskMPI_comms[t->subtype],
                           &t->req);
@@ -1898,8 +1897,7 @@ void scheduler_enqueue(struct scheduler *s, struct task *t) {
                              subtaskMPI_comms[t->subtype], &t->req);
         } else if (t->subtype == task_subtype_xv ||
                    t->subtype == task_subtype_rho ||
-                   t->subtype == task_subtype_gradient ||
-                   t->subtype == task_subtype_force) {
+                   t->subtype == task_subtype_gradient) {
           if ((t->ci->hydro.count * sizeof(struct part)) > s->mpi_message_limit)
             err = MPI_Isend(t->ci->hydro.parts, t->ci->hydro.count,
                             part_mpi_type, t->cj->nodeID, t->flags,