diff --git a/examples/hello/adios1Writer/helloADIOS1Writer_nompi.cpp b/examples/hello/adios1Writer/helloADIOS1Writer_nompi.cpp
index acdedfe82b9a4766a06ff9f8cac32792a73881c9..46c03b898025cf7677c4fa7f4d1dcfe156a917d9 100644
--- a/examples/hello/adios1Writer/helloADIOS1Writer_nompi.cpp
+++ b/examples/hello/adios1Writer/helloADIOS1Writer_nompi.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     try
     {
         /** ADIOS class factory of IO class objects, DebugON is recommended */
-        adios::ADIOS adios(MPI_COMM_WORLD, adios::DebugON);
+        adios::ADIOS adios(adios::DebugON);
 
         /*** IO class object: settings and factory of Settings: Variables,
          * Parameters, Transports, and Execution: Engines */