diff --git a/src/mca/pml/base/pml_base_bsend.c b/src/mca/pml/base/pml_base_bsend.c
index 1cc31eb4af..6052dd6050 100644
--- a/src/mca/pml/base/pml_base_bsend.c
+++ b/src/mca/pml/base/pml_base_bsend.c
@@ -174,16 +174,20 @@ int mca_pml_base_bsend_detach(void* addr, int* size)
 } 
 
      
-/*
- *  Initialize a request for use w/ buffered send 
+/* 
+ * pack send buffer into buffer
  */
 
-int mca_pml_base_bsend_request_init(ompi_request_t* request, bool persistent)
+int mca_pml_base_bsend_request_start(ompi_request_t* request)
 {
     mca_pml_base_send_request_t* sendreq = (mca_pml_base_send_request_t*)request;
- 
-    /* alloc buffer and pack user data */
+    struct iovec iov;
+    unsigned int max_data, iov_count;
+    int rc, freeAfter;
+
     if(sendreq->req_count > 0) {
+
+        /* has a buffer been provided */
         OMPI_THREAD_LOCK(&mca_pml_bsend_mutex);
         if(NULL == mca_pml_bsend_addr) {
             sendreq->req_addr = NULL;
@@ -208,25 +212,7 @@ int mca_pml_base_bsend_request_init(ompi_request_t* request, bool persistent)
         /* increment count of pending requests */
         mca_pml_bsend_count++;
         OMPI_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mca_pml_bsend_mutex);
-    }
 
-    /* set flag indicating mpi layer is done */
-    sendreq->req_base.req_persistent = persistent;
-    return OMPI_SUCCESS;
-}
-                                                                                                             
-/* 
- * pack send buffer into buffer
- */
-
-int mca_pml_base_bsend_request_start(ompi_request_t* request)
-{
-    mca_pml_base_send_request_t* sendreq = (mca_pml_base_send_request_t*)request;
-    struct iovec iov;
-    unsigned int max_data, iov_count;
-    int rc, freeAfter;
-
-    if(sendreq->req_count > 0) {
         /* setup convertor to point to app buffer */
         ompi_convertor_init_for_send( &sendreq->req_convertor,
            0,
diff --git a/src/mca/pml/base/pml_base_bsend.h b/src/mca/pml/base/pml_base_bsend.h
index 80c0f51dc3..13bd918595 100644
--- a/src/mca/pml/base/pml_base_bsend.h
+++ b/src/mca/pml/base/pml_base_bsend.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ OMPI_DECLSPEC int mca_pml_base_bsend_fini(void);
 OMPI_DECLSPEC int mca_pml_base_bsend_attach(void* addr, int size);
 OMPI_DECLSPEC int mca_pml_base_bsend_detach(void* addr, int* size);
 
-OMPI_DECLSPEC int mca_pml_base_bsend_request_init(ompi_request_t*, bool persistent);
 OMPI_DECLSPEC int mca_pml_base_bsend_request_start(ompi_request_t*);
 OMPI_DECLSPEC int mca_pml_base_bsend_request_fini(ompi_request_t*);
 #if defined(c_plusplus) || defined(__cplusplus)
diff --git a/src/mca/pml/teg/src/pml_teg_sendreq.c b/src/mca/pml/teg/src/pml_teg_sendreq.c
index 4fe31377db..5a02885775 100644
--- a/src/mca/pml/teg/src/pml_teg_sendreq.c
+++ b/src/mca/pml/teg/src/pml_teg_sendreq.c
@@ -180,7 +180,11 @@ void mca_pml_teg_send_request_progress(
             }
         } else if (req->req_base.req_free_called) {
             MCA_PML_TEG_FREE((ompi_request_t**)&req);
-        } 
+        } else if (req->req_base.req_persistent) {
+            if(req->req_base.req_type == MCA_PML_BASE_SEND_BUFFERED) {
+                mca_pml_base_bsend_request_fini((ompi_request_t*)req);
+            }
+        }
     /* test to see if we have scheduled the entire request */
     } else if (req->req_offset < req->req_bytes_packed)
         schedule = true;
diff --git a/src/mca/pml/teg/src/pml_teg_start.c b/src/mca/pml/teg/src/pml_teg_start.c
index 7d9e8041c9..f2230c268f 100644
--- a/src/mca/pml/teg/src/pml_teg_start.c
+++ b/src/mca/pml/teg/src/pml_teg_start.c
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ int mca_pml_teg_start(size_t count, ompi_request_t** requests)
                               sendmode,
                               pml_request->req_comm,
                               &request);
-                         if (sendmode == MCA_PML_BASE_SEND_BUFFERED) {
-                             mca_pml_base_bsend_request_init(request, true);
-                         }
                          break;
                     }
                     case MCA_PML_REQUEST_RECV:
diff --git a/src/mpi/c/bsend.c b/src/mpi/c/bsend.c
index 02407f848d..4f7eac41df 100644
--- a/src/mpi/c/bsend.c
+++ b/src/mpi/c/bsend.c
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ static const char FUNC_NAME[] = "MPI_Bsend";
 int MPI_Bsend(void *buf, int count, MPI_Datatype type, int dest, int tag, MPI_Comm comm) 
 {
     int rc;
-    ompi_request_t* request;
-
     if (dest == MPI_PROC_NULL) {
         return MPI_SUCCESS;
     }
@@ -59,29 +57,7 @@ int MPI_Bsend(void *buf, int count, MPI_Datatype type, int dest, int tag, MPI_Co
         OMPI_ERRHANDLER_CHECK(rc, comm, rc, FUNC_NAME);
     }
 
-    rc = MCA_PML_CALL(isend_init(buf, count, type, dest, tag, MCA_PML_BASE_SEND_BUFFERED, comm, &request));
-    if(OMPI_SUCCESS != rc)
-        goto error_return;
-
-    rc = mca_pml_base_bsend_request_init(request, false);
-    if(OMPI_SUCCESS != rc) {
-        ompi_request_free(&request);
-        goto error_return;
-    }
-
-    rc = MCA_PML_CALL(start(1, &request));
-    if(OMPI_SUCCESS != rc) {
-        ompi_request_free(&request);
-        goto error_return;
-    }
-
-    rc = ompi_request_wait(&request, MPI_STATUS_IGNORE);
-    if(OMPI_SUCCESS != rc) {
-        ompi_request_free(&request);
-        return rc;
-    }
-
-error_return:
+    rc = MCA_PML_CALL(send(buf, count, type, dest, tag, MCA_PML_BASE_SEND_BUFFERED, comm));
     OMPI_ERRHANDLER_RETURN(rc, comm, rc, FUNC_NAME);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mpi/c/bsend_init.c b/src/mpi/c/bsend_init.c
index 7eb9faaaf6..b89eef20f6 100644
--- a/src/mpi/c/bsend_init.c
+++ b/src/mpi/c/bsend_init.c
@@ -61,16 +61,6 @@ int MPI_Bsend_init(void *buf, int count, MPI_Datatype type,
     }
 
     rc = MCA_PML_CALL(isend_init(buf,count,type,dest,tag,MCA_PML_BASE_SEND_BUFFERED,comm,request));
-    if(OMPI_SUCCESS != rc)
-        goto error_return;
-
-    rc = mca_pml_base_bsend_request_init(*request, true);
-    if(OMPI_SUCCESS != rc) {
-        ompi_request_free(request);
-        goto error_return;
-    }
-
-error_return:
     OMPI_ERRHANDLER_RETURN(rc, comm, rc, FUNC_NAME);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mpi/c/ibsend.c b/src/mpi/c/ibsend.c
index 5327cf406a..e3bc89bb18 100644
--- a/src/mpi/c/ibsend.c
+++ b/src/mpi/c/ibsend.c
@@ -61,19 +61,7 @@ int MPI_Ibsend(void *buf, int count, MPI_Datatype type, int dest,
         OMPI_ERRHANDLER_CHECK(rc, comm, rc, FUNC_NAME);
     }
 
-    rc = MCA_PML_CALL(isend_init(buf, count, type, dest, tag, MCA_PML_BASE_SEND_BUFFERED, comm, request));
-    if(OMPI_SUCCESS != rc)
-        goto error_return;
-
-    rc = mca_pml_base_bsend_request_init(*request, false);
-    if(OMPI_SUCCESS != rc)
-        goto error_return;
-
-    rc = MCA_PML_CALL(start(1, request));
-    if(OMPI_SUCCESS != rc)
-        goto error_return;
-
-error_return:
+    rc = MCA_PML_CALL(isend(buf, count, type, dest, tag, MCA_PML_BASE_SEND_BUFFERED, comm, request));
     OMPI_ERRHANDLER_RETURN(rc, comm, rc, FUNC_NAME);
 }