diff --git a/ebos/eclcpgridvanguard.hh b/ebos/eclcpgridvanguard.hh
index 01c579ff7..e635570a2 100644
--- a/ebos/eclcpgridvanguard.hh
+++ b/ebos/eclcpgridvanguard.hh
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <opm/grid/cpgrid/GridHelpers.hpp>
 #include <opm/simulators/utils/ParallelEclipseState.hpp>
 #include <opm/simulators/utils/PropsCentroidsDataHandle.hpp>
+#include <opm/simulators/utils/ParallelSerialization.hpp>
 
 #include <dune/grid/common/mcmgmapper.hh>
 
@@ -346,6 +347,21 @@ protected:
                                         equilGrid().size(0));
             this->schedule().filterConnections(activeCells);
         }
+#if HAVE_MPI
+        try
+        {
+            // Broadcast another time to remove inactive peforations on
+            // slave processors.
+            Opm::eclScheduleBroadcast(this->schedule());
+        }
+        catch(const std::exception& broadcast_error)
+        {
+            OpmLog::error(fmt::format("Distributing properties to all processes failed\n"
+                                      "Internal error message: {}", broadcast_error.what()));
+            MPI_Finalize();
+            std::exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+#endif
     }
 
     std::unique_ptr<Grid> grid_;
diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelSerialization.cpp b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelSerialization.cpp
index 1d40acc9b..2a84f506d 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelSerialization.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelSerialization.cpp
@@ -49,4 +49,9 @@ void eclStateBroadcast(EclipseState& eclState, Schedule& schedule,
     ser.broadcast(summaryConfig);
 }
 
+void eclScheduleBroadcast(Schedule& schedule)
+{
+    Opm::EclMpiSerializer ser(Dune::MPIHelper::getCollectiveCommunication());
+    ser.broadcast(schedule);
+}
 }
diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelSerialization.hpp b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelSerialization.hpp
index fc78222b9..e60b4ff8f 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelSerialization.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelSerialization.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ class SummaryConfig;
 void eclStateBroadcast(EclipseState& eclState, Schedule& schedule,
                        SummaryConfig& summaryConfig);
 
+/// \brief Broadcasts an schedule from root node in parallel runs.
+void eclScheduleBroadcast(Schedule& schedule);
+
 } // end namespace Opm
 
 #endif // PARALLEL_SERIALIZATION_HPP