diff --git a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5-init.toml b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5-init.toml
index b1af3ffc93..fc0b1e6ff4 100644
--- a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5-init.toml
+++ b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5-init.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ nelement = 1
 [z]
 ngrid = 5
 nelement = 32
-nelement_local = 16
+#nelement_local = 16
 bc = "wall"
 discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
 element_spacing_option = "sqrt"
diff --git a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5.toml b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5.toml
index 4f44b242bf..361b9ca204 100644
--- a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5.toml
+++ b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ nelement = 1
 [z]
 ngrid = 9
 nelement = 32
-nelement_local = 16
+#nelement_local = 16
 bc = "wall"
 discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
 element_spacing_option = "sqrt"
diff --git a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split1.toml b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split1.toml
index abcefb7acd..6e7dac4619 100644
--- a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split1.toml
+++ b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split1.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ nelement = 1
 [z]
 ngrid = 9
 nelement = 32
-nelement_local = 16
+#nelement_local = 16
 bc = "wall"
 discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
 element_spacing_option = "sqrt"
diff --git a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split2.toml b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split2.toml
index ef68035060..8371d8e9a8 100644
--- a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split2.toml
+++ b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split2.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ nelement = 1
 [z]
 ngrid = 9
 nelement = 32
-nelement_local = 16
+#nelement_local = 16
 bc = "wall"
 discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
 element_spacing_option = "sqrt"
diff --git a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3-init.toml b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3-init.toml
index 2d80268a55..68da0b5ef3 100644
--- a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3-init.toml
+++ b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3-init.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ nelement = 1
 [z]
 ngrid = 5
 nelement = 32
-nelement_local = 16
+#nelement_local = 16
 bc = "wall"
 discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
 element_spacing_option = "sqrt"
diff --git a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3.toml b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3.toml
index 4d29cc9a5f..0b5ebd500b 100644
--- a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3.toml
+++ b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ nelement = 1
 [z]
 ngrid = 9
 nelement = 32
-nelement_local = 16
+#nelement_local = 16
 bc = "wall"
 discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
 element_spacing_option = "sqrt"
diff --git a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_SSPRK4.toml b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_SSPRK4.toml
index 3ff2165826..ae58d3bfd8 100644
--- a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_SSPRK4.toml
+++ b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_SSPRK4.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ nelement = 1
 [z]
 ngrid = 9
 nelement = 32
-nelement_local = 16
+#nelement_local = 16
 bc = "wall"
 discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
 element_spacing_option = "sqrt"
diff --git a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_fekete104.toml b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_fekete104.toml
index dde12f5d3d..67591fdc64 100644
--- a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_fekete104.toml
+++ b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_fekete104.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ nelement = 1
 [z]
 ngrid = 9
 nelement = 32
-nelement_local = 16
+#nelement_local = 16
 bc = "wall"
 discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
 element_spacing_option = "sqrt"
diff --git a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_fekete42.toml b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_fekete42.toml
index 620ce48c88..99bf931ce3 100644
--- a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_fekete42.toml
+++ b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_fekete42.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ nelement = 1
 [z]
 ngrid = 9
 nelement = 32
-nelement_local = 16
+#nelement_local = 16
 bc = "wall"
 discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
 element_spacing_option = "sqrt"
diff --git a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_fekete64.toml b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_fekete64.toml
index 29f01c8bc9..0c5d9b75d6 100644
--- a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_fekete64.toml
+++ b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_fekete64.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ nelement = 1
 [z]
 ngrid = 9
 nelement = 32
-nelement_local = 16
+#nelement_local = 16
 bc = "wall"
 discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
 element_spacing_option = "sqrt"
diff --git a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_rkf54.toml b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_rkf54.toml
index ab320a7fbc..b517196cf0 100644
--- a/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_rkf54.toml
+++ b/examples/recycling-fraction/wall-bc_recyclefraction0.5_split3_rkf54.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ nelement = 1
 [z]
 ngrid = 9
 nelement = 32
-nelement_local = 16
+#nelement_local = 16
 bc = "wall"
 discretization = "chebyshev_pseudospectral"
 element_spacing_option = "sqrt"