diff --git a/examples/solidfluid/solidfluid.xml b/examples/solidfluid/solidfluid.xml
index 177a0a2239c2c8112260abc576e195ee15e55a0f..84cb101326dffce082b2a2870e23e48a9657d7ad 100644
--- a/examples/solidfluid/solidfluid.xml
+++ b/examples/solidfluid/solidfluid.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
-<adios-config>
+<adios-config host-language="C">
 
   <!--  Changes to ADIOS-1 XML
         Accommodate for the following extensions and flexiblity:
diff --git a/examples/solidfluid/solidfluid_write.cpp b/examples/solidfluid/solidfluid_write.cpp
index 933a1c3fdc2bfaf61dbff696716c5f61a1e41531..bb2f34f81a74da24088029d83daf1ed3a9835019 100644
--- a/examples/solidfluid/solidfluid_write.cpp
+++ b/examples/solidfluid/solidfluid_write.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdexcept>
-#include <mpi.h>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <string>