diff --git a/libsrc/core/python_ngcore_export.cpp b/libsrc/core/python_ngcore_export.cpp
index 4431ea8f..3952d1a1 100644
--- a/libsrc/core/python_ngcore_export.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/core/python_ngcore_export.cpp
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 #include "python_ngcore.hpp"
 #include "bitarray.hpp"
 #include "taskmanager.hpp"
+#include "ng_mpi.hpp"
 
 using namespace ngcore;
 using namespace std;
 using namespace pybind11::literals;
 
 
-namespace ngcore {
-  NGCORE_API void InitMPI();
-}
-
 PYBIND11_MODULE(pyngcore, m) // NOLINT
 {
   try