diff --git a/ompi/mca/bml/bml.h b/ompi/mca/bml/bml.h
index 475952c837..7ccbc9920f 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/bml/bml.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/bml/bml.h
@@ -356,19 +356,19 @@ static inline void mca_bml_base_prepare_dst(mca_bml_base_btl_t* bml_btl,
 }
 
 #if OMPI_HAVE_THREAD_SUPPORT
-#define MCA_BML_BASE_BTL_DES_ALLOC(bml_btl, des, order,                 \
+#define MCA_BML_BASE_BTL_DES_ALLOC(bml_btl, des, arg_order,             \
                                    alloc_size, seg_size)                \
     do {                                                                \
-        if( MCA_BTL_NO_ORDER == order &&                                \
+        if( MCA_BTL_NO_ORDER == arg_order &&                            \
             NULL != (des = bml_btl->btl_cache) ) {                      \
             /* atomically acquire the cached descriptor */              \
             if(opal_atomic_cmpset_ptr(&bml_btl->btl_cache,              \
                                       des, NULL) == 0) {                \
-                des = bml_btl->btl_alloc(bml_btl->btl, order,           \
+                des = bml_btl->btl_alloc(bml_btl->btl, arg_order,       \
                                          alloc_size);                   \
             }                                                           \
         } else {                                                        \
-            des = bml_btl->btl_alloc(bml_btl->btl, order, alloc_size);  \
+            des = bml_btl->btl_alloc(bml_btl->btl, arg_order, alloc_size); \
         }                                                               \
         if( OPAL_LIKELY(des != NULL) ) {                                \
             des->des_src->seg_len = seg_size;                           \
@@ -376,15 +376,15 @@ static inline void mca_bml_base_prepare_dst(mca_bml_base_btl_t* bml_btl,
         }                                                               \
     } while(0)
 #else
-#define MCA_BML_BASE_BTL_DES_ALLOC(bml_btl, des, _order,                \
+#define MCA_BML_BASE_BTL_DES_ALLOC(bml_btl, des, arg_order,             \
                                    alloc_size, seg_size)                \
     do {                                                                \
-        if( MCA_BTL_NO_ORDER == _order &&                               \
+        if( MCA_BTL_NO_ORDER == arg_order &&                            \
             NULL != (des = bml_btl->btl_cache) ) {                      \
             bml_btl->btl_cache = NULL;                                  \
             des->order = MCA_BTL_NO_ORDER;                              \
         } else {                                                        \
-            des = bml_btl->btl_alloc(bml_btl->btl, _order, alloc_size); \
+            des = bml_btl->btl_alloc(bml_btl->btl, arg_order, alloc_size); \
         }                                                               \
         if( OPAL_LIKELY(des != NULL) ) {                                \
             des->des_src->seg_len = seg_size;                           \
diff --git a/ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_proc.c b/ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_proc.c
index 6c8c2abae7..1beb83e6dc 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_proc.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_proc.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ mca_btl_openib_proc_t* mca_btl_openib_proc_create(ompi_proc_t* ompi_proc)
     
 
     if(OMPI_SUCCESS != rc) {
-        opal_output(mca_btl_base_output, "[%s:%d] mca_pml_base_modex_recv failed for peer [%ld,%ld,%ld]",
+        opal_output(mca_btl_base_output, "[%s:%d] ompi_modex_recv failed for peer [%ld,%ld,%ld]",
             __FILE__,__LINE__,ORTE_NAME_ARGS(&ompi_proc->proc_name));
         OBJ_RELEASE(module_proc);
         return NULL;
diff --git a/ompi/runtime/ompi_mpi_preconnect.c b/ompi/runtime/ompi_mpi_preconnect.c
index 818ed3c80e..9651e096cb 100644
--- a/ompi/runtime/ompi_mpi_preconnect.c
+++ b/ompi/runtime/ompi_mpi_preconnect.c
@@ -78,22 +78,6 @@ ompi_init_preconnect_mpi(void)
 
         ret = ompi_request_wait_all(2, requests, MPI_STATUSES_IGNORE);
         if (OMPI_SUCCESS != ret) return ret;
-
-        ret = MCA_PML_CALL(isend(outbuf, 1, MPI_CHAR,
-                                 next, 1,
-                                 MCA_PML_BASE_SEND_COMPLETE,
-                                 MPI_COMM_WORLD, 
-                                 &requests[1]));
-        if (OMPI_SUCCESS != ret) return ret;
-
-        ret = MCA_PML_CALL(irecv(inbuf, 1, MPI_CHAR,
-                                 prev, 1,
-                                 MPI_COMM_WORLD, 
-                                 &requests[0]));
-        if(OMPI_SUCCESS != ret) return ret;
-
-        ret = ompi_request_wait_all(2, requests, MPI_STATUSES_IGNORE);
-        if (OMPI_SUCCESS != ret) return ret;
     }
 
     return ret;