diff --git a/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/coll_libnbc.h b/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/coll_libnbc.h
index 88f59d424d..dba87225bb 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/coll_libnbc.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/coll_libnbc.h
@@ -410,8 +410,6 @@ int ompi_coll_libnbc_neighbor_alltoallw_init(const void *sbuf, const int *scount
                                              struct ompi_communicator_t *comm, MPI_Info info, ompi_request_t ** request,
                                              struct mca_coll_base_module_2_2_0_t *module);
 
-int ompi_coll_libnbc_start(size_t count, ompi_request_t ** request);
-
 
 END_C_DECLS
 
diff --git a/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/coll_libnbc_component.c b/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/coll_libnbc_component.c
index 7782e5cfdc..226507c564 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/coll_libnbc_component.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/coll_libnbc_component.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "ompi_config.h"
 
 #include "coll_libnbc.h"
+#include "nbc_internal.h"
 
 #include "mpi.h"
 #include "ompi/mca/coll/coll.h"
@@ -384,6 +385,44 @@ OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(ompi_coll_libnbc_module_t,
                    libnbc_module_destruct);
 
 
+static int
+request_start(size_t count, ompi_request_t ** requests)
+{
+    int i, res;
+
+    NBC_DEBUG(5, " ** request_start **\n");
+
+    for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        NBC_Handle *handle = (NBC_Handle *) requests[i];
+        NBC_Schedule *schedule = handle->schedule;
+
+        NBC_DEBUG(5, "--------------------------------\n");
+        NBC_DEBUG(5, "schedule %p size %u\n", &schedule, sizeof(schedule));
+        NBC_DEBUG(5, "handle %p size %u\n", &handle, sizeof(handle));
+        NBC_DEBUG(5, "data %p size %u\n", &schedule->data, sizeof(schedule->data));
+        NBC_DEBUG(5, "req_array %p size %u\n", &handle->req_array, sizeof(handle->req_array));
+        NBC_DEBUG(5, "row_offset=%u address=%p size=%u\n", handle->row_offset, &handle->row_offset, sizeof(handle->row_offset));
+        NBC_DEBUG(5, "req_count=%u address=%p size=%u\n", handle->req_count, &handle->req_count, sizeof(handle->req_count));
+        NBC_DEBUG(5, "tmpbuf address=%p size=%u\n", handle->tmpbuf, sizeof(handle->tmpbuf));
+        NBC_DEBUG(5, "--------------------------------\n");
+
+        handle->super.req_complete = REQUEST_PENDING;
+        handle->nbc_complete = false;
+
+        res = NBC_Start(handle);
+        if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(OMPI_SUCCESS != res)) {
+            NBC_DEBUG(5, " ** bad result from NBC_Start **\n");
+            return res;
+        }
+    }
+
+    NBC_DEBUG(5, " ** LEAVING request_start **\n");
+
+    return OMPI_SUCCESS;
+
+}
+
+
 static int
 request_cancel(struct ompi_request_t *request, int complete)
 {
@@ -413,7 +452,7 @@ request_construct(ompi_coll_libnbc_request_t *request)
 {
     request->super.req_type = OMPI_REQUEST_COLL;
     request->super.req_status._cancelled = 0;
-    request->super.req_start = ompi_coll_libnbc_start;
+    request->super.req_start = request_start;
     request->super.req_free = request_free;
     request->super.req_cancel = request_cancel;
 }
diff --git a/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/nbc.c b/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/nbc.c
index 1d5f90ce77..e183c6bdf9 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/nbc.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/coll/libnbc/nbc.c
@@ -761,67 +761,3 @@ void NBC_SchedCache_args_delete(void *entry) {
   free(entry);
 }
 #endif
-
-static int NBC_Start_internal(NBC_Handle *handle) {
-
-  /* kick off first round */
-  int res = NBC_Start_round(handle);
-  if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(OMPI_SUCCESS != res)) {
-    return res;
-  }
-
-  /*
-   * FIXME - The request may already be complete/inactive now
-   *         if so, it should not be added to the active list
-   *         Must add param to provide the status of request,
-   *         because the user could have already freed it and
-   *         it could already be in use by another operation!
-   */
-
-  OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&mca_coll_libnbc_component.lock);
-  opal_list_append(&mca_coll_libnbc_component.active_requests, &(handle->super.super.super));
-  OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mca_coll_libnbc_component.lock);
-
-  return OMPI_SUCCESS;
-
-}
-
-int ompi_coll_libnbc_start(size_t count, ompi_request_t ** request) {
-
-    NBC_DEBUG(5, " ** ompi_coll_libnbc_start **\n");
-
-    /* FIXME */
-    assert (1 == count);
-
-    NBC_Handle *handle;
-    NBC_Schedule *schedule;
-
-    int res;
-
-    handle = (NBC_Handle *) *request;
-
-    NBC_DEBUG(5, "--------------------------------\n");
-    NBC_DEBUG(5, "schedule %p size %u\n", &schedule, sizeof(schedule));
-    NBC_DEBUG(5, "handle %p size %u\n", &handle, sizeof(handle));
-    NBC_DEBUG(5, "data %p size %u\n", &schedule->data, sizeof(schedule->data));
-    NBC_DEBUG(5, "req_array %p size %u\n", &handle->req_array, sizeof(handle->req_array));
-    NBC_DEBUG(5, "row_offset=%u address=%p size=%u\n", handle->row_offset, &handle->row_offset, sizeof(handle->row_offset));
-    NBC_DEBUG(5, "req_count=%u address=%p size=%u\n", handle->req_count, &handle->req_count, sizeof(handle->req_count));
-    NBC_DEBUG(5, "tmpbuf address=%p size=%u\n", handle->tmpbuf, sizeof(handle->tmpbuf));
-    NBC_DEBUG(5, "--------------------------------\n");
-
-    handle->super.req_complete = REQUEST_PENDING;
-    handle->super.req_state = OMPI_REQUEST_ACTIVE;
-    handle->nbc_complete = false;
-    res = NBC_Start_internal(handle);
-    if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(OMPI_SUCCESS != res)) {
-        NBC_DEBUG(5, " ** bad result from NBC_Start_internal **\n");
-        NBC_Return_handle (handle);
-        return res;
-    }
-
-    NBC_DEBUG(5, " ** LEAVING ompi_coll_libnbc_start **\n");
-
-    return OMPI_SUCCESS;
-
-}