diff --git a/opm/simulators/flow/CpGridVanguard.hpp b/opm/simulators/flow/CpGridVanguard.hpp
index 0bece90db5..8cf1980de5 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/flow/CpGridVanguard.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/flow/CpGridVanguard.hpp
@@ -272,12 +272,11 @@ public:
             this->updateGridView_();
             this->updateCellDepths_();
             this->updateCellThickness_();
-        }
-        if (this->grid_->comm().size()>1) {
-            // Add LGRs and update the leaf grid view in the global (undistributed) simulation grid.
-            // Purpose: To enable synchronization of cell ids in 'serial mode',
-            //          we rely on the "parent-to-children" cell id mapping.
-            if (const auto& lgrs = this->eclState().getLgrs(); lgrs.size() > 0) {
+
+            if (this->grid_->comm().size()>1) {
+                // Add LGRs and update the leaf grid view in the global (undistributed) simulation grid.
+                // Purpose: To enable synchronization of cell ids in 'serial mode',
+                //          we rely on the "parent-to-children" cell id mapping.
                 OpmLog::info("\nAdding LGRs to the global view and updating its leaf grid view");
                 this->grid_->switchToGlobalView();
                 this->addLgrsUpdateLeafView(lgrs, lgrs.size(), *this->grid_);