diff --git a/orte/mca/ras/base/ras_base_allocate.c b/orte/mca/ras/base/ras_base_allocate.c
index 9c9b1aeb43..7efd0ed357 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ras/base/ras_base_allocate.c
+++ b/orte/mca/ras/base/ras_base_allocate.c
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ int orte_ras_base_allocate(orte_job_t *jdata)
                              "%s ras:base:allocate allocation already read",
                              ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME)));
         
+        /* loop through the global node pool and set the
+         * number of allocated slots to the difference
+         * between slots and slots_in_use. Note that
+         * oversubscription will still allow procs to
+         * be mapped up to slots_max
+         */
         return ORTE_SUCCESS;
     }
     
diff --git a/orte/mca/ras/base/ras_base_node.c b/orte/mca/ras/base/ras_base_node.c
index f7e3bd2abf..39f1f729b9 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ras/base/ras_base_node.c
+++ b/orte/mca/ras/base/ras_base_node.c
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@ int orte_ras_base_node_insert(opal_list_t* nodes, orte_job_t *jdata)
             /* use the local name for our node - don't trust what
              * we got from an RM
              */
-            /* set the node to available for use */
-            hnp_node->allocate = true;
             /* update the total slots in the job */
             jdata->total_slots_alloc += hnp_node->slots;
             /* don't keep duplicate copy */
@@ -125,8 +123,9 @@ int orte_ras_base_node_insert(opal_list_t* nodes, orte_job_t *jdata)
                                  "%s ras:base:node_insert node %s",
                                  ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME),
                                  (NULL == node->name) ? "NULL" : node->name));
-            /* set node to available for use */
-            node->allocate = true;
+            /* allocate all the available slots */
+            node->slots_alloc = node->slots;
+            /* insert it into the array */
             node->index = opal_pointer_array_add(orte_node_pool, (void*)node);
             if (ORTE_SUCCESS > (rc = node->index)) {
                 ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
diff --git a/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_support_fns.c b/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_support_fns.c
index 1f76a5d579..985dfea1ba 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_support_fns.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_support_fns.c
@@ -60,13 +60,11 @@ int orte_rmaps_base_get_target_nodes(opal_list_t *allocated_nodes, orte_std_cntr
         if (NULL == nodes[i]) {
             break;  /* nodes are left aligned, so stop when we hit a null */
         } 
-        if (nodes[i]->allocate) {
-            /* retain a copy for our use in case the item gets
-             * destructed along the way
-             */
-            OBJ_RETAIN(nodes[i]);
-            opal_list_append(allocated_nodes, &nodes[i]->super);
-        }
+        /* retain a copy for our use in case the item gets
+         * destructed along the way
+         */
+        OBJ_RETAIN(nodes[i]);
+        opal_list_append(allocated_nodes, &nodes[i]->super);
     }
 
     /** check that anything is here */
@@ -139,11 +137,12 @@ int orte_rmaps_base_get_target_nodes(opal_list_t *allocated_nodes, orte_std_cntr
              item != opal_list_get_end(allocated_nodes);
              item  = opal_list_get_next(item) ) {
             node = (orte_node_t*)item;
-            /* by this time, we have adjusted all local node
-             * names to be our node name, so we don't need
-             * to keep checking for that condition
+            /* need to check ifislocal because the name in the
+             * hostfile may not have been FQDN, while name returned
+             * by gethostname may have been (or vice versa)
              */
-            if (0 == strcmp(node->name, orte_process_info.nodename)) {
+            if (0 == strcmp(node->name, orte_process_info.nodename) ||
+                opal_ifislocal(node->name)) {
                 opal_list_remove_item(allocated_nodes, item);
                 OBJ_RELEASE(item);  /* "un-retain" it */
                 break;
diff --git a/orte/mca/rmaps/rank_file/rmaps_rank_file_component.c b/orte/mca/rmaps/rank_file/rmaps_rank_file_component.c
index ad75016b82..217548110f 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rmaps/rank_file/rmaps_rank_file_component.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rmaps/rank_file/rmaps_rank_file_component.c
@@ -74,9 +74,10 @@ orte_rmaps_rank_file_component_t mca_rmaps_rank_file_component = {
   */
 static int orte_rmaps_rank_file_open(void)
 {
-    mca_rmaps_rank_file_component.priority = 0;
     int index = 0;
     
+    mca_rmaps_rank_file_component.priority = 0;
+    
     mca_base_param_reg_string(&mca_rmaps_rank_file_component.super.base_version,
                               "path",
                               "The path to the rank mapping file",
diff --git a/orte/mca/rmaps/round_robin/rmaps_rr.c b/orte/mca/rmaps/round_robin/rmaps_rr.c
index 05ba21b889..0873401a76 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rmaps/round_robin/rmaps_rr.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rmaps/round_robin/rmaps_rr.c
@@ -312,9 +312,7 @@ static int orte_rmaps_rr_map(orte_job_t *jdata)
             if (NULL == nodes[i]) {
                 break;  /* nodes are left aligned, so stop when we hit a null */
             } 
-            if (nodes[i]->allocate) {
-                num_nodes++;
-            }
+            num_nodes++;
         }
         /* compute the balance */
         res = ((float)ppn / num_nodes);
@@ -449,14 +447,7 @@ static int orte_rmaps_rr_map(orte_job_t *jdata)
                 goto error;
             }
         } else if (0 == app->num_procs) {
-            /** set the num_procs to equal the number of slots on these mapped nodes - if
-            user has specified "-bynode", then set it to the number of nodes
-            */
-            if (map->policy & ORTE_RMAPS_BYNODE) {
-                app->num_procs = num_nodes;
-            } else if (map->policy & ORTE_RMAPS_BYSLOT) {
-                app->num_procs = num_slots;
-            } else if (map->policy & ORTE_RMAPS_BYUSER) {
+            if (map->policy & ORTE_RMAPS_BYUSER) {
                 /* we can't handle this - it should have been set when we got
                  * the map info. If it wasn't, then we can only error out
                  */
@@ -465,6 +456,8 @@ static int orte_rmaps_rr_map(orte_job_t *jdata)
                 rc = ORTE_ERR_SILENT;
                 goto error;
             }
+            /** set the num_procs to equal the number of slots on these mapped nodes */
+            app->num_procs = num_slots;
         }
         
         /** track the total number of processes we mapped */
diff --git a/orte/mca/rmaps/seq/rmaps_seq.c b/orte/mca/rmaps/seq/rmaps_seq.c
index a6f464928d..13aa41199b 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rmaps/seq/rmaps_seq.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rmaps/seq/rmaps_seq.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "opal/mca/base/mca_base_param.h"
 #include "opal/util/trace.h"
 #include "opal/util/argv.h"
+#include "opal/util/if.h"
 
 #include "orte/util/show_help.h"
 #include "orte/mca/errmgr/errmgr.h"
@@ -106,6 +107,26 @@ static int orte_rmaps_seq_map(orte_job_t *jdata)
         } else {
             node_list = default_node_list;
         }
+        
+        /* check for nolocal and remove the head node, if required */
+        if (map->policy & ORTE_RMAPS_NO_USE_LOCAL) {
+            for (item  = opal_list_get_first(node_list);
+                 item != opal_list_get_end(node_list);
+                 item  = opal_list_get_next(item) ) {
+                node = (orte_node_t*)item;
+                /* need to check ifislocal because the name in the
+                 * hostfile may not have been FQDN, while name returned
+                 * by gethostname may have been (or vice versa)
+                 */
+                if (0 == strcmp(node->name, orte_process_info.nodename) ||
+                    opal_ifislocal(node->name)) {
+                    opal_list_remove_item(node_list, item);
+                    OBJ_RELEASE(item);  /* "un-retain" it */
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+            
         if (NULL == node_list || 0 == (num_nodes = (orte_std_cntr_t)opal_list_get_size(node_list))) {
             orte_show_help("help-orte-rmaps-base.txt",
                            "orte-rmaps-base:no-available-resources",
@@ -174,7 +195,7 @@ static int orte_rmaps_seq_map(orte_job_t *jdata)
                 if (NULL == nodes[j]) {
                     break;  /* nodes are left aligned, so stop when we hit a null */
                 } 
-                if (nodes[j]->allocate && 0 == strcmp(nd->name, nodes[j]->name)) {
+                if (0 == strcmp(nd->name, nodes[j]->name)) {
                     node = nodes[j];
                     break;
                 }
diff --git a/orte/runtime/data_type_support/orte_dt_packing_fns.c b/orte/runtime/data_type_support/orte_dt_packing_fns.c
index c726c38e68..862bbff433 100644
--- a/orte/runtime/data_type_support/orte_dt_packing_fns.c
+++ b/orte/runtime/data_type_support/orte_dt_packing_fns.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ int orte_dt_pack_node(opal_buffer_t *buffer, const void *src,
             return rc;
         }
         
-        /* do not pack the allocate flag, daemon name, or launch id */
+        /* do not pack the daemon name or launch id */
         
         /* pack the number of procs on the node */
         if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = opal_dss_pack_buffer(buffer,
diff --git a/orte/runtime/data_type_support/orte_dt_print_fns.c b/orte/runtime/data_type_support/orte_dt_print_fns.c
index 5893ea2ffc..65fa0a340f 100644
--- a/orte/runtime/data_type_support/orte_dt_print_fns.c
+++ b/orte/runtime/data_type_support/orte_dt_print_fns.c
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@ int orte_dt_print_node(char **output, char *prefix, orte_node_t *src, opal_data_
         return ORTE_SUCCESS;
     }
     
-    asprintf(&tmp, "\n%sData for node: Name: %s\tAllocate: %s\n%s\tLaunch id: %ld\tArch: %0x\tState: %0x",
-             pfx2, src->name, (src->allocate) ? "Yes" : "No",
+    asprintf(&tmp, "\n%sData for node: Name: %s\t%s\tLaunch id: %ld\tArch: %0x\tState: %0x",
+             pfx2, src->name,
              pfx2, (long)src->launch_id,
              src->arch, src->state);
     
diff --git a/orte/runtime/data_type_support/orte_dt_unpacking_fns.c b/orte/runtime/data_type_support/orte_dt_unpacking_fns.c
index 053437b9ac..6c4e56459c 100644
--- a/orte/runtime/data_type_support/orte_dt_unpacking_fns.c
+++ b/orte/runtime/data_type_support/orte_dt_unpacking_fns.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ int orte_dt_unpack_node(opal_buffer_t *buffer, void *dest,
             return rc;
         }
         
-        /* do not unpack the allocate flag, daemon name, or launch id */
+        /* do not unpack the daemon name or launch id */
         
         /* unpack the number of procs on the node */
         n = 1;
diff --git a/orte/runtime/orte_globals.h b/orte/runtime/orte_globals.h
index 1b1f573f78..aa718900c9 100644
--- a/orte/runtime/orte_globals.h
+++ b/orte/runtime/orte_globals.h
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ typedef struct {
     orte_std_cntr_t index;
     /** String node name */
     char *name;
-    /* whether or not this node is available for allocation */
-    bool allocate;
     /* daemon on this node */
     struct orte_proc_t *daemon;
     /* whether or not this daemon has been launched */
diff --git a/orte/runtime/orte_globals_class_instances.h b/orte/runtime/orte_globals_class_instances.h
index c17145c4ff..ed2ddc22e7 100644
--- a/orte/runtime/orte_globals_class_instances.h
+++ b/orte/runtime/orte_globals_class_instances.h
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(orte_job_t,
 static void orte_node_construct(orte_node_t* node)
 {
     node->name = NULL;
-    node->allocate = false;
     node->index = -1;
     node->daemon = NULL;
     node->daemon_launched = false;