diff --git a/source/adios2/helper/mpidummy.cpp b/source/adios2/helper/mpidummy.cpp
index 79b81deeee..d9f5d00974 100644
--- a/source/adios2/helper/mpidummy.cpp
+++ b/source/adios2/helper/mpidummy.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ namespace helper
 namespace mpi
 {
 
+MPI_Status *MPI_STATUS_IGNORE;
+
 static char mpierrmsg[MPI_MAX_ERROR_STRING];
 
 int MPI_Init(int * /*argc*/, char *** /*argv*/)
diff --git a/source/adios2/helper/mpidummy.h b/source/adios2/helper/mpidummy.h
index 693bb23ad7..54e8f887e2 100644
--- a/source/adios2/helper/mpidummy.h
+++ b/source/adios2/helper/mpidummy.h
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ using MPI_Op = int;
 
 #define MPI_MAX_PROCESSOR_NAME 32
 
+extern MPI_Status *MPI_STATUS_IGNORE;
+
 int MPI_Init(int *argc, char ***argv);
 int MPI_Finalize();
 int MPI_Initialized(int *flag);
diff --git a/source/adios2/toolkit/aggregator/mpi/MPIAggregator.cpp b/source/adios2/toolkit/aggregator/mpi/MPIAggregator.cpp
index a379dcf273..018eaece93 100644
--- a/source/adios2/toolkit/aggregator/mpi/MPIAggregator.cpp
+++ b/source/adios2/toolkit/aggregator/mpi/MPIAggregator.cpp
@@ -80,13 +80,12 @@ void MPIAggregator::WaitAbsolutePosition(const int step)
         return;
     }
 
-    MPI_Status status;
     const int destination = (step != m_Size - 1) ? step + 1 : 0;
 
     if (m_Rank == destination)
     {
         helper::CheckMPIReturn(
-            MPI_Wait(&m_AbsolutePositionRequests[1], &status),
+            MPI_Wait(&m_AbsolutePositionRequests[1], MPI_STATUS_IGNORE),
             ", aggregation Irecv Wait absolute position at iteration " +
                 std::to_string(step) + "\n");
     }
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ void MPIAggregator::WaitAbsolutePosition(const int step)
     if (m_Rank == step)
     {
         helper::CheckMPIReturn(
-            MPI_Wait(&m_AbsolutePositionRequests[0], &status),
+            MPI_Wait(&m_AbsolutePositionRequests[0], MPI_STATUS_IGNORE),
             ", aggregation Isend Wait absolute position at iteration " +
                 std::to_string(step) + "\n");
     }
diff --git a/source/adios2/toolkit/aggregator/mpi/MPIChain.cpp b/source/adios2/toolkit/aggregator/mpi/MPIChain.cpp
index 965db5db7c..81f0f52b1a 100644
--- a/source/adios2/toolkit/aggregator/mpi/MPIChain.cpp
+++ b/source/adios2/toolkit/aggregator/mpi/MPIChain.cpp
@@ -71,9 +71,8 @@ void MPIChain::IExchange(BufferSTL &bufferSTL, const int step)
                                ", aggregation Irecv size at iteration " +
                                    std::to_string(step) + "\n");
 
-        MPI_Status receiveStatus;
         helper::CheckMPIReturn(
-            MPI_Wait(&receiveSizeRequest, &receiveStatus),
+            MPI_Wait(&receiveSizeRequest, MPI_STATUS_IGNORE),
             ", aggregation waiting for receiver size at iteration " +
                 std::to_string(step) + "\n");
 
@@ -103,11 +102,10 @@ void MPIChain::Wait(const int step)
     const bool sender = (m_Rank >= 1 && m_Rank <= endRank) ? true : false;
     const bool receiver = (m_Rank < endRank) ? true : false;
 
-    MPI_Status status;
     if (receiver)
     {
         helper::CheckMPIReturn(
-            MPI_Wait(&m_DataRequests[2], &status),
+            MPI_Wait(&m_DataRequests[2], MPI_STATUS_IGNORE),
             ", aggregation waiting for receiver data at iteration " +
                 std::to_string(step) + "\n");
     }
@@ -115,12 +113,12 @@ void MPIChain::Wait(const int step)
     if (sender)
     {
         helper::CheckMPIReturn(
-            MPI_Wait(&m_DataRequests[0], &status),
+            MPI_Wait(&m_DataRequests[0], MPI_STATUS_IGNORE),
             ", aggregation waiting for sender size at iteration " +
                 std::to_string(step) + "\n");
 
         helper::CheckMPIReturn(
-            MPI_Wait(&m_DataRequests[1], &status),
+            MPI_Wait(&m_DataRequests[1], MPI_STATUS_IGNORE),
             ", aggregation waiting for sender data at iteration " +
                 std::to_string(step) + "\n");
     }
@@ -159,17 +157,15 @@ void MPIChain::HandshakeLinks()
                       &receiveRequest),
             "Irecv handshake with neighbor, MPIChain aggregator, at Open");
 
-        MPI_Status receiveStatus;
         helper::CheckMPIReturn(
-            MPI_Wait(&receiveRequest, &receiveStatus),
+            MPI_Wait(&receiveRequest, MPI_STATUS_IGNORE),
             "Irecv Wait handshake with neighbor, MPIChain aggregator, at Open");
     }
 
     if (m_Rank > 0)
     {
-        MPI_Status sendStatus;
         helper::CheckMPIReturn(
-            MPI_Wait(&sendRequest, &sendStatus),
+            MPI_Wait(&sendRequest, MPI_STATUS_IGNORE),
             "Isend wait handshake with neighbor, MPIChain aggregator, at Open");
     }
 }