diff --git a/ompi/mca/coll/hcoll/coll_hcoll.h b/ompi/mca/coll/hcoll/coll_hcoll.h
index 1ad34be11c..aaecbc11fe 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/coll/hcoll/coll_hcoll.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/coll/hcoll/coll_hcoll.h
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@ int mca_coll_hcoll_igatherv(const void* sbuf, int scount,
                             ompi_request_t ** request,
                             mca_coll_base_module_t *module);
 
-int mca_coll_hcoll_progress(void);
 void mca_coll_hcoll_mem_release_cb(void *buf, size_t length, void *cbdata, bool from_alloc);
 END_C_DECLS
 
diff --git a/ompi/mca/coll/hcoll/coll_hcoll_component.c b/ompi/mca/coll/hcoll/coll_hcoll_component.c
index ce1aeee866..29ea5689c7 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/coll/hcoll/coll_hcoll_component.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/coll/hcoll/coll_hcoll_component.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static int hcoll_close(void)
     HCOL_VERBOSE(5,"HCOLL FINALIZE");
     rc = hcoll_finalize();
     OBJ_DESTRUCT(&cm->dtypes);
-    opal_progress_unregister(mca_coll_hcoll_progress);
+    opal_progress_unregister(hcoll_progress_fn);
     if (HCOLL_SUCCESS != rc){
         HCOL_VERBOSE(1,"Hcol library finalize failed");
         return OMPI_ERROR;
diff --git a/ompi/mca/coll/hcoll/coll_hcoll_module.c b/ompi/mca/coll/hcoll/coll_hcoll_module.c
index feeefc4293..6e2fbdda31 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/coll/hcoll/coll_hcoll_module.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/coll/hcoll/coll_hcoll_module.c
@@ -240,16 +240,6 @@ static int mca_coll_hcoll_module_enable(mca_coll_base_module_t *module,
     return OMPI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-int mca_coll_hcoll_progress(void)
-{
-    if (ompi_mpi_state >= OMPI_MPI_STATE_FINALIZE_STARTED) {
-        hcoll_rte_p2p_disabled_notify();
-    }
-
-    (*hcoll_progress_fn)();
-    return OMPI_SUCCESS;
-}
-
 
 OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(mca_coll_hcoll_dtype_t,
                    opal_free_list_item_t,
@@ -290,7 +280,7 @@ mca_coll_hcoll_comm_query(struct ompi_communicator_t *comm, int *priority)
            mxm bcol in libhcoll needs world_group fully functional during init
            world_group, i.e. ompi_comm_world, is not ready at hcoll component open
            call */
-        opal_progress_register(mca_coll_hcoll_progress);
+        opal_progress_register(hcoll_progress_fn);
 
         HCOL_VERBOSE(10,"Calling hcoll_init();");
 #if HCOLL_API >= HCOLL_VERSION(3,2)
@@ -307,7 +297,7 @@ mca_coll_hcoll_comm_query(struct ompi_communicator_t *comm, int *priority)
 
         if (HCOLL_SUCCESS != rc){
             cm->hcoll_enable = 0;
-            opal_progress_unregister(mca_coll_hcoll_progress);
+            opal_progress_unregister(hcoll_progress_fn);
             HCOL_ERROR("Hcol library init failed");
             return NULL;
         }
@@ -328,7 +318,7 @@ mca_coll_hcoll_comm_query(struct ompi_communicator_t *comm, int *priority)
         if (OMPI_SUCCESS != err) {
             cm->hcoll_enable = 0;
             hcoll_finalize();
-            opal_progress_unregister(mca_coll_hcoll_progress);
+            opal_progress_unregister(hcoll_progress_fn);
             HCOL_ERROR("Hcol comm keyval create failed");
             return NULL;
         }
@@ -341,7 +331,7 @@ mca_coll_hcoll_comm_query(struct ompi_communicator_t *comm, int *priority)
             if (OMPI_SUCCESS != err) {
                 cm->hcoll_enable = 0;
                 hcoll_finalize();
-                opal_progress_unregister(mca_coll_hcoll_progress);
+                opal_progress_unregister(hcoll_progress_fn);
                 HCOL_ERROR("Hcol type keyval create failed");
                 return NULL;
             }
@@ -358,7 +348,7 @@ mca_coll_hcoll_comm_query(struct ompi_communicator_t *comm, int *priority)
         if (!cm->libhcoll_initialized) {
             cm->hcoll_enable = 0;
             hcoll_finalize();
-            opal_progress_unregister(mca_coll_hcoll_progress);
+            opal_progress_unregister(hcoll_progress_fn);
         }
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -377,7 +367,7 @@ mca_coll_hcoll_comm_query(struct ompi_communicator_t *comm, int *priority)
         if (!cm->libhcoll_initialized) {
             cm->hcoll_enable = 0;
             hcoll_finalize();
-            opal_progress_unregister(mca_coll_hcoll_progress);
+            opal_progress_unregister(hcoll_progress_fn);
         }
         return NULL;
     }