diff --git a/flow/flow.cpp b/flow/flow.cpp
index 2685f3fd5..eed3e15de 100644
--- a/flow/flow.cpp
+++ b/flow/flow.cpp
@@ -386,7 +386,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
                 setupMessageLimiter(schedule->getMessageLimits(), "STDOUT_LOGGER");
                 summaryConfig.reset( new Opm::SummaryConfig(*deck, *schedule, eclipseState->getTableManager(), parseContext, errorGuard));
 #ifdef HAVE_MPI
-                Opm::Mpi::packAndSend(*summaryConfig, Dune::MPIHelper::getCollectiveCommunication());
                 Opm::Mpi::packAndSend(*schedule, Dune::MPIHelper::getCollectiveCommunication());
 #endif
             }
@@ -395,11 +394,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
                 summaryConfig.reset(new Opm::SummaryConfig);
                 schedule.reset(new Opm::Schedule);
                 parState = new Opm::ParallelEclipseState;
-                Opm::Mpi::receiveAndUnpack(*summaryConfig, mpiHelper.getCollectiveCommunication());
                 Opm::Mpi::receiveAndUnpack(*schedule, mpiHelper.getCollectiveCommunication());
                 eclipseState.reset(parState);
             }
             Opm::EclMpiSerializer ser(mpiHelper.getCollectiveCommunication());
+            ser.broadcast(*summaryConfig);
             ser.broadcast(*parState);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
index f49544695..92e213203 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
@@ -1651,14 +1651,6 @@ std::size_t packSize(const SummaryNode& data,
            packSize(data.isUserDefined(), comm);
 }
 
-std::size_t packSize(const SummaryConfig& data,
-                     Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
-{
-    return packSize(data.getKwds(), comm) +
-           packSize(data.getShortKwds(), comm) +
-           packSize(data.getSmryKwds(), comm);
-}
-
 std::size_t packSize(const EquilRecord& data,
                      Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
 {
@@ -3328,15 +3320,6 @@ void pack(const SummaryNode& data,
     pack(data.isUserDefined(), buffer, position, comm);
 }
 
-void pack(const SummaryConfig& data,
-          std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
-          Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
-{
-    pack(data.getKwds(), buffer, position, comm);
-    pack(data.getShortKwds(), buffer, position, comm);
-    pack(data.getSmryKwds(), buffer, position, comm);
-}
-
 void pack(const EquilRecord& data,
           std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
           Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
@@ -5681,19 +5664,6 @@ void unpack(SummaryNode& data,
            .isUserDefined(isUserDefined);
 }
 
-void unpack(SummaryConfig& data,
-            std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
-            Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
-{
-    SummaryConfig::keyword_list kwds;
-    std::set<std::string> shortKwds, smryKwds;
-
-    unpack(kwds, buffer, position, comm);
-    unpack(shortKwds, buffer, position, comm);
-    unpack(smryKwds, buffer, position, comm);
-    data = SummaryConfig(kwds, shortKwds, smryKwds);
-}
-
 void unpack(EquilRecord& data,
             std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
             Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
@@ -6046,8 +6016,24 @@ INSTANTIATE_PACK_VECTOR(bool)
 INSTANTIATE_PACK_VECTOR(char)
 INSTANTIATE_PACK_VECTOR(int)
 INSTANTIATE_PACK_VECTOR(std::array<double, 3>)
+INSTANTIATE_PACK_VECTOR(SummaryNode)
+
 #undef INSTANTIATE_PACK_VECTOR
 
+#define INSTANTIATE_PACK_SET(...) \
+template std::size_t packSize(const std::set<__VA_ARGS__>& data, \
+                              Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm); \
+template void pack(const std::set<__VA_ARGS__>& data, \
+                   std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position, \
+                   Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm); \
+template void unpack(std::set<__VA_ARGS__>& data, \
+                     std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position, \
+                     Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm);
+
+INSTANTIATE_PACK_SET(std::string)
+
+#undef INSTANTIATE_PACK_SET
+
 #define INSTANTIATE_PACK_SHARED_PTR(...) \
 template std::size_t packSize(const std::shared_ptr<__VA_ARGS__>& data, \
                               Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm); \
@@ -6078,6 +6064,7 @@ INSTANTIATE_PACK(int)
 INSTANTIATE_PACK(std::array<short,3>)
 INSTANTIATE_PACK(std::array<bool,3>)
 INSTANTIATE_PACK(unsigned char)
+INSTANTIATE_PACK(SummaryNode)
 #undef INSTANTIATE_PACK
 
 } // end namespace Mpi
diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
index 7ef971769..22a459bb2 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ class SpiralICD;
 class StandardCond;
 class Stone1exRecord;
 class Stone1exTable;
-class SummaryConfig;
 class SummaryNode;
 class Tabdims;
 class TableColumn;
@@ -564,7 +563,6 @@ ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(SpiralICD)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(std::string)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(Stone1exRecord)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(Stone1exTable)
-ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(SummaryConfig)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(SummaryNode)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(Tabdims)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(TableColumn)
diff --git a/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp b/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
index d51bbac8e..d386c2241 100644
--- a/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableSchema.hpp>
 #include <opm/output/eclipse/RestartValue.hpp>
 #include <opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp>
+#include <ebos/eclmpiserializer.hh>
 
 
 namespace {
@@ -543,6 +544,20 @@ std::tuple<T,int,int> PackUnpack(const T& in)
     return std::make_tuple(out, pos1, pos2);
 }
 
+template<class T>
+std::tuple<T,int,int> PackUnpack2(T& in)
+{
+    auto comm = Dune::MPIHelper::getCollectiveCommunication();
+    Opm::EclMpiSerializer ser(comm);
+    ser.pack(in);
+    size_t pos1 = ser.position();
+    T out;
+    ser.unpack(out);
+    size_t pos2 = ser.position();
+
+    return std::make_tuple(out, pos1, pos2);
+}
+
 
 #define DO_CHECKS(TYPE_NAME) \
     BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(std::get<1>(val2) == std::get<2>(val2), "Packed size differ from unpack size for " #TYPE_NAME);  \
@@ -2189,7 +2204,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(SummaryConfig)
                                  .isUserDefined(true);
     Opm::SummaryConfig val1({node}, {"test1", "test2"}, {"test3", "test4"});
 
-    auto val2 = PackUnpack(val1);
+    auto val2 = PackUnpack2(val1);
     DO_CHECKS(SummaryConfig)
 #endif
 }