diff --git a/ompi/communicator/comm_cid.c b/ompi/communicator/comm_cid.c
index deaaefc8ccd..f93a89d4f29 100644
--- a/ompi/communicator/comm_cid.c
+++ b/ompi/communicator/comm_cid.c
@@ -103,10 +103,6 @@ struct ompi_comm_allreduce_context_t {
     ompi_comm_cid_context_t *cid_context;
     int *tmpbuf;
 
-    /* for intercomm allreduce */
-    int *rcounts;
-    int *rdisps;
-
     /* for group allreduce */
     int peers_comm[3];
 };
@@ -121,8 +117,6 @@ static void ompi_comm_allreduce_context_construct (ompi_comm_allreduce_context_t
 static void ompi_comm_allreduce_context_destruct (ompi_comm_allreduce_context_t *context)
 {
     free (context->tmpbuf);
-    free (context->rcounts);
-    free (context->rdisps);
 }
 
 OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE (ompi_comm_allreduce_context_t, opal_object_t,
@@ -602,7 +596,7 @@ static int ompi_comm_allreduce_intra_nb (int *inbuf, int *outbuf, int count, str
 /* Non-blocking version of ompi_comm_allreduce_inter */
 static int ompi_comm_allreduce_inter_leader_exchange (ompi_comm_request_t *request);
 static int ompi_comm_allreduce_inter_leader_reduce (ompi_comm_request_t *request);
-static int ompi_comm_allreduce_inter_allgather (ompi_comm_request_t *request);
+static int ompi_comm_allreduce_inter_bcast (ompi_comm_request_t *request);
 
 static int ompi_comm_allreduce_inter_nb (int *inbuf, int *outbuf,
                                          int count, struct ompi_op_t *op,
@@ -636,18 +630,19 @@ static int ompi_comm_allreduce_inter_nb (int *inbuf, int *outbuf,
     rsize      = ompi_comm_remote_size (intercomm);
     local_rank = ompi_comm_rank (intercomm);
 
-    context->tmpbuf  = (int *) calloc (count, sizeof(int));
-    context->rdisps  = (int *) calloc (rsize, sizeof(int));
-    context->rcounts = (int *) calloc (rsize, sizeof(int));
-    if (OPAL_UNLIKELY (NULL == context->tmpbuf || NULL == context->rdisps || NULL == context->rcounts)) {
-        ompi_comm_request_return (request);
-        return OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+    if (0 == local_rank) {
+        context->tmpbuf  = (int *) calloc (count, sizeof(int));
+        if (OPAL_UNLIKELY (NULL == context->tmpbuf)) {
+            ompi_comm_request_return (request);
+            return OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+        }
     }
 
     /* Execute the inter-allreduce: the result from the local will be in the buffer of the remote group
      * and vise-versa. */
-    rc = intercomm->c_coll.coll_iallreduce (inbuf, context->tmpbuf, count, MPI_INT, op, intercomm,
-                                            &subreq, intercomm->c_coll.coll_iallreduce_module);
+    rc = intercomm->c_local_comm->c_coll.coll_ireduce (inbuf, context->tmpbuf, count, MPI_INT, op, 0,
+                                                       intercomm->c_local_comm, &subreq,
+                                                       intercomm->c_local_comm->c_coll.coll_ireduce_module);
     if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(OMPI_SUCCESS != rc)) {
         ompi_comm_request_return (request);
         return rc;
@@ -656,7 +651,7 @@ static int ompi_comm_allreduce_inter_nb (int *inbuf, int *outbuf,
     if (0 == local_rank) {
         ompi_comm_request_schedule_append (request, ompi_comm_allreduce_inter_leader_exchange, &subreq, 1);
     } else {
-        ompi_comm_request_schedule_append (request, ompi_comm_allreduce_inter_allgather, &subreq, 1);
+        ompi_comm_request_schedule_append (request, ompi_comm_allreduce_inter_bcast, &subreq, 1);
     }
 
     ompi_comm_request_start (request);
@@ -696,33 +691,20 @@ static int ompi_comm_allreduce_inter_leader_reduce (ompi_comm_request_t *request
 
     ompi_op_reduce (context->op, context->tmpbuf, context->outbuf, context->count, MPI_INT);
 
-    return ompi_comm_allreduce_inter_allgather (request);
+    return ompi_comm_allreduce_inter_bcast (request);
 }
 
 
-static int ompi_comm_allreduce_inter_allgather (ompi_comm_request_t *request)
+static int ompi_comm_allreduce_inter_bcast (ompi_comm_request_t *request)
 {
     ompi_comm_allreduce_context_t *context = (ompi_comm_allreduce_context_t *) request->context;
-    ompi_communicator_t *intercomm = context->cid_context->comm;
+    ompi_communicator_t *comm = context->cid_context->comm->c_local_comm;
     ompi_request_t *subreq;
     int scount = 0, rc;
 
-    /* distribute the overall result to all processes in the other group.
-       Instead of using bcast, we are using here allgatherv, to avoid the
-       possible deadlock. Else, we need an algorithm to determine,
-       which group sends first in the inter-bcast and which receives
-       the result first.
-    */
-
-    if (0 != ompi_comm_rank (intercomm)) {
-        context->rcounts[0] = context->count;
-    } else {
-        scount = context->count;
-    }
-
-    rc = intercomm->c_coll.coll_iallgatherv (context->outbuf, scount, MPI_INT, context->outbuf,
-                                             context->rcounts, context->rdisps, MPI_INT, intercomm,
-                                             &subreq, intercomm->c_coll.coll_iallgatherv_module);
+    /* both roots have the same result. broadcast to the local group */
+    rc = comm->c_coll.coll_ibcast (context->outbuf, context->count, MPI_INT, 0, comm,
+                                   &subreq, comm->c_coll.coll_ibcast_module);
     if (OMPI_SUCCESS != rc) {
         return rc;
     }