diff --git a/cmake/SmithBasics.cmake b/cmake/SmithBasics.cmake
index b14be4acb1..c1093c7067 100644
--- a/cmake/SmithBasics.cmake
+++ b/cmake/SmithBasics.cmake
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ if (NOT SMITH_BASICS_SETUP)
     cmake_dependent_option(SMITH_ENABLE_TESTS "Enables Smith Tests" ON "ENABLE_TESTS" OFF)
     cmake_dependent_option(SMITH_ENABLE_CUDA "Enables Smith with CUDA support" ON "ENABLE_CUDA" OFF)
     cmake_dependent_option(SMITH_ENABLE_HIP "Enables Smith with HIP support" ON "ENABLE_HIP" OFF)
-    cmake_dependent_option(SMITH_ENABLE_MPI "Enables Smith with MPI support" ON "ENABLE_MPI" OFF)
     cmake_dependent_option(SMITH_ENABLE_OPENMP "Enables Smith with OPENMP support" ON "ENABLE_OPENMP" OFF)
 
     # Options for builtin TPLs
diff --git a/cmake/smith-config.cmake.in b/cmake/smith-config.cmake.in
index 228f1a6155..5ddac44fa9 100644
--- a/cmake/smith-config.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/smith-config.cmake.in
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ if(NOT SMITH_FOUND)
   set(SMITH_ENABLE_CODEVELOP   @SMITH_ENABLE_CODEVELOP@)
   set(SMITH_ENABLE_CUDA        @SMITH_ENABLE_CUDA@)
   set(SMITH_ENABLE_HIP         @SMITH_ENABLE_HIP@)
-  set(SMITH_ENABLE_MPI         @SMITH_ENABLE_MPI@)
   set(SMITH_ENABLE_OPENMP      @SMITH_ENABLE_OPENMP@)
 
   set(SMITH_USE_ADIAK          @SMITH_USE_ADIAK@)
diff --git a/cmake/thirdparty/SetupSmithThirdParty.cmake b/cmake/thirdparty/SetupSmithThirdParty.cmake
index 02d45ea8dd..4618379dca 100644
--- a/cmake/thirdparty/SetupSmithThirdParty.cmake
+++ b/cmake/thirdparty/SetupSmithThirdParty.cmake
@@ -267,19 +267,19 @@ if (NOT SMITH_THIRD_PARTY_LIBRARIES_FOUND)
         set(MFEM_USE_HIP ${SMITH_ENABLE_HIP} CACHE BOOL "")
         set(MFEM_USE_LAPACK ON CACHE BOOL "")
         # mfem+mpi requires metis
-        set(MFEM_USE_METIS ${SMITH_ENABLE_MPI} CACHE BOOL "")
-        set(MFEM_USE_METIS_5 ${SMITH_ENABLE_MPI} CACHE BOOL "")
-        set(MFEM_USE_MPI ${SMITH_ENABLE_MPI} CACHE BOOL "")
+        set(MFEM_USE_METIS ON CACHE BOOL "")
+        set(MFEM_USE_METIS_5 ON CACHE BOOL "")
+        set(MFEM_USE_MPI ON CACHE BOOL "")
         if(NETCDF_DIR)
             smith_assert_is_directory(DIR_VARIABLE NETCDF_DIR)
             set(MFEM_USE_NETCDF ON CACHE BOOL "")
         endif()
+
         # mfem+mpi also needs parmetis
-        if(SMITH_ENABLE_MPI)
-            smith_assert_is_directory(DIR_VARIABLE PARMETIS_DIR)
-            # Slightly different naming convention
-            set(ParMETIS_DIR ${PARMETIS_DIR} CACHE PATH "")
-        endif()
+        smith_assert_is_directory(DIR_VARIABLE PARMETIS_DIR)
+        # Slightly different naming convention
+        set(ParMETIS_DIR ${PARMETIS_DIR} CACHE PATH "")
+
         set(MFEM_USE_OPENMP ${SMITH_ENABLE_OPENMP} CACHE BOOL "")
         if(PETSC_DIR)
             set(MFEM_USE_PETSC ON CACHE BOOL "")
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ if (NOT SMITH_THIRD_PARTY_LIBRARIES_FOUND)
             smith_assert_is_directory(DIR_VARIABLE SUPERLUDIST_DIR)
             # MFEM uses a slightly different naming convention
             set(SuperLUDist_DIR ${SUPERLUDIST_DIR} CACHE PATH "")
-            set(MFEM_USE_SUPERLU ${SMITH_ENABLE_MPI} CACHE BOOL "")
+            set(MFEM_USE_SUPERLU ON CACHE BOOL "")
         endif()
         if(STRUMPACK_DIR)
             smith_assert_is_directory(DIR_VARIABLE STRUMPACK_DIR)
@@ -601,8 +601,8 @@ if (NOT SMITH_THIRD_PARTY_LIBRARIES_FOUND)
         set(ENABLE_FORTRAN OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
         # Otherwise we use the submodule
         message(STATUS "Using Tribol submodule")
-        set(BUILD_REDECOMP ${SMITH_ENABLE_MPI} CACHE BOOL "")
-        set(TRIBOL_USE_MPI ${SMITH_ENABLE_MPI} CACHE BOOL "")
+        set(BUILD_REDECOMP ON CACHE BOOL "")
+        set(TRIBOL_USE_MPI ON CACHE BOOL "")
         set(TRIBOL_ENABLE_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "")
         set(TRIBOL_ENABLE_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE BOOL "")
         set(TRIBOL_ENABLE_DOCS OFF CACHE BOOL "")
diff --git a/src/smith/physics/contact/CMakeLists.txt b/src/smith/physics/contact/CMakeLists.txt
index f413bfb0b0..e8315e77a8 100644
--- a/src/smith/physics/contact/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/smith/physics/contact/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@ set(contact_sources
     )
 
 set(contact_depends smith_infrastructure smith_state)
-blt_list_append(TO contact_depends ELEMENTS tribol IF TRIBOL_FOUND)
-if (TRIBOL_FOUND AND SMITH_ENABLE_MPI)
-    list(APPEND contact_depends redecomp)
-endif()
+blt_list_append(TO contact_depends ELEMENTS tribol redecomp IF TRIBOL_FOUND)
 
 smith_add_library(
     NAME        smith_contact