diff --git a/src/MOD_PARTIT.F90 b/src/MOD_PARTIT.F90
index 6603b8922..2e8330a4b 100644
--- a/src/MOD_PARTIT.F90
+++ b/src/MOD_PARTIT.F90
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ module MOD_PARTIT
 USE, intrinsic :: ISO_FORTRAN_ENV, only : int32
 USE MOD_WRITE_BINARY_ARRAYS
 USE MOD_READ_BINARY_ARRAYS
+USE mpi
 #if defined(_OPENMP)
     USE OMP_LIB
 #endif
 IMPLICIT NONE
 SAVE
-include 'mpif.h'
 integer, parameter   :: MAX_LAENDERECK=16
 integer, parameter   :: MAX_NEIGHBOR_PARTITIONS=32
 
@@ -217,4 +217,4 @@ subroutine READ_T_PARTIT(partit, unit, iostat, iomsg)
     read(unit, iostat=iostat, iomsg=iomsg) partit%pe_status
 end subroutine READ_T_PARTIT
 
-end module MOD_PARTIT
+end module MOD_PARTIT
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diff --git a/src/fortran_utils.F90 b/src/fortran_utils.F90
index 35efdb742..86a93d226 100644
--- a/src/fortran_utils.F90
+++ b/src/fortran_utils.F90
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
  ! synopsis: basic Fortran utilities, no MPI, dependencies only to INTRINSIC modules
 module fortran_utils
+  use mpi
   implicit none
 
 contains
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@ function mpirank_to_txt(mpicomm) result(txt)
     integer mype
     integer npes
     integer mpierr
-    include 'mpif.h'
 
     call MPI_Comm_Rank(mpicomm, mype, mpierr)
     call MPI_Comm_Size(mpicomm, npes, mpierr)
diff --git a/src/gen_modules_partitioning.F90 b/src/gen_modules_partitioning.F90
index 04ecd94d3..2e701e427 100644
--- a/src/gen_modules_partitioning.F90
+++ b/src/gen_modules_partitioning.F90
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ subroutine par_ex(COMM, mype, abort)       ! finalizes MPI
 #ifndef __oasis
   if (present(abort)) then
      if (mype==0) write(*,*) 'Run finished unexpectedly!'
-     call MPI_ABORT(MPI_COMM_WORLD, 1 )
+     call MPI_ABORT(MPI_COMM_WORLD, 1, error)
   else
           ! TODO: this is where fesom standalone, ifsinterface etc get to 
           !1. there no abort actually even when model calls abort, and barrier may hang
@@ -580,4 +580,3 @@ subroutine status_check(partit)
     call par_ex(partit%MPI_COMM_FESOM, partit%mype, 1)
 endif
 end subroutine status_check
-
diff --git a/src/ifs_interface/mpp_io.F90 b/src/ifs_interface/mpp_io.F90
index 6c57995e3..d7838cd32 100644
--- a/src/ifs_interface/mpp_io.F90
+++ b/src/ifs_interface/mpp_io.F90
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------
 
 MODULE mpp_io
+    USE mpi
 #if defined(__MULTIO)        
     USE iom, only : iom_enable_multio, iom_initialize, iom_init_server, iom_finalize
 #endif
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@ MODULE mpp_io
     
     SUBROUTINE mpp_io_init( iicomm,  lio, irequired, iprovided, lmpi1 ) 
 
-        INCLUDE "mpif.h"
         INTEGER, INTENT(INOUT) :: iicomm
         LOGICAL, INTENT(INOUT) :: lio
         INTEGER, INTENT(INOUT) :: irequired, iprovided
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ SUBROUTINE mpp_io_init_2( iicomm )
         INTEGER :: icode, ierr, icolor, iicommx, iicommm, iicommo
         INTEGER :: ji,inum
         LOGICAL :: lcompp
-        INCLUDE "mpif.h"
 
         ! Construct multio server communicator
 
diff --git a/src/io_restart.F90 b/src/io_restart.F90
index 9077e27af..fd1121278 100644
--- a/src/io_restart.F90
+++ b/src/io_restart.F90
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ MODULE io_RESTART
   use MOD_PARTIT
   use MOD_PARSUP
   use fortran_utils
+  use mpi
 #if defined(__recom)
   use recom_glovar
   use recom_config
@@ -771,7 +772,6 @@ subroutine read_all_raw_restarts(mpicomm, mype)
   integer fileunit
   integer status
   integer mpierr
-  include 'mpif.h'
 
   if(mype == RAW_RESTART_METADATA_RANK) then
     ! read metadata info for the raw restart
@@ -860,7 +860,6 @@ subroutine finalize_restart()
 !
 !_______________________________________________________________________________
 subroutine read_restart(path, filegroup, mpicomm, mype)
-  include 'mpif.h'        
   character(len=*), intent(in) :: path
   type(restart_file_group), intent(inout) :: filegroup
   integer, intent(in) :: mpicomm
@@ -1004,7 +1003,6 @@ function is_due(unit, frequency, istep) result(d)
 !     integer mype
 !     integer npes
 !     integer mpierr
-!     include 'mpif.h'
 !   
 !     call MPI_Comm_Rank(mpicomm, mype, mpierr)
 !     call MPI_Comm_Size(mpicomm, npes, mpierr)
@@ -1012,4 +1010,4 @@ function is_due(unit, frequency, istep) result(d)
 !   end function
 !!PS --> move this function also to fortran_utils.F90 
 
-end module
+end module
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diff --git a/src/temp/MOD_PARTIT.F90 b/src/temp/MOD_PARTIT.F90
index bd3b7dec2..818b46541 100644
--- a/src/temp/MOD_PARTIT.F90
+++ b/src/temp/MOD_PARTIT.F90
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ module MOD_PARTIT
 USE, intrinsic :: ISO_FORTRAN_ENV
 USE MOD_WRITE_BINARY_ARRAYS
 USE MOD_READ_BINARY_ARRAYS
+USE mpi
 IMPLICIT NONE
 SAVE
-include 'mpif.h'
 integer, parameter   :: MAX_LAENDERECK=16
 integer, parameter   :: MAX_NEIGHBOR_PARTITIONS=32
 
@@ -186,4 +186,4 @@ subroutine READ_T_PARTIT(partit, unit, iostat, iomsg)
     read(unit, iostat=iostat, iomsg=iomsg) partit%pe_status
 end subroutine READ_T_PARTIT
 
-end module MOD_PARTIT
+end module MOD_PARTIT
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