diff --git a/include/overset/TiogaBlock.h b/include/overset/TiogaBlock.h
index 01d5be71c..ddbed9170 100644
--- a/include/overset/TiogaBlock.h
+++ b/include/overset/TiogaBlock.h
@@ -183,14 +183,8 @@ class TiogaBlock
 
   /** Update iblanks after connectivity updates
    */
-  void update_iblanks();
-  /** Update fringe and hole node vectors
-   */
-  void update_fringe_and_hole_nodes(
+  void update_iblanks(
     std::vector<stk::mesh::Entity>&, std::vector<stk::mesh::Entity>&);
-  /** Update the Tioga view of iblanks prior to donor-to-receptor interpolation
-   */
-  void update_tioga_iblanks();
 
   /** Update element iblanks after connectivity updates
    */
diff --git a/src/overset/TiogaBlock.C b/src/overset/TiogaBlock.C
index 3f8999452..7cc2c7182 100644
--- a/src/overset/TiogaBlock.C
+++ b/src/overset/TiogaBlock.C
@@ -224,7 +224,9 @@ TiogaBlock::update_connectivity()
 }
 
 void
-TiogaBlock::update_iblanks()
+TiogaBlock::update_iblanks(
+  std::vector<stk::mesh::Entity>& holeNodes,
+  std::vector<stk::mesh::Entity>& fringeNodes)
 {
   sierra::nalu::ScalarIntFieldType* ibf =
     meta_.get_field<int>(stk::topology::NODE_RANK, "iblank");
@@ -239,25 +241,7 @@ TiogaBlock::update_iblanks()
     int* ib = stk::mesh::field_data(*ibf, *b);
     for (size_t in = 0; in < b->size(); in++) {
       ib[in] = ibnode(ip++);
-    }
-  }
-}
 
-void
-TiogaBlock::update_fringe_and_hole_nodes(
-  std::vector<stk::mesh::Entity>& holeNodes,
-  std::vector<stk::mesh::Entity>& fringeNodes)
-{
-  sierra::nalu::ScalarIntFieldType* ibf =
-    meta_.get_field<int>(stk::topology::NODE_RANK, "iblank");
-
-  stk::mesh::Selector mesh_selector = get_node_selector(blkParts_);
-  const stk::mesh::BucketVector& mbkts =
-    bulk_.get_buckets(stk::topology::NODE_RANK, mesh_selector);
-
-  for (auto b : mbkts) {
-    int* ib = stk::mesh::field_data(*ibf, *b);
-    for (size_t in = 0; in < b->size(); in++) {
       if (ib[in] == 0) {
         holeNodes.push_back((*b)[in]);
       } else if (ib[in] == -1) {
@@ -267,26 +251,6 @@ TiogaBlock::update_fringe_and_hole_nodes(
   }
 }
 
-void
-TiogaBlock::update_tioga_iblanks()
-{
-  sierra::nalu::ScalarIntFieldType* ibf =
-    meta_.get_field<int>(stk::topology::NODE_RANK, "iblank");
-
-  stk::mesh::Selector mesh_selector = get_node_selector(blkParts_);
-  const stk::mesh::BucketVector& mbkts =
-    bulk_.get_buckets(stk::topology::NODE_RANK, mesh_selector);
-
-  auto& ibnode = bdata_.iblank_.h_view;
-  int ip = 0;
-  for (auto b : mbkts) {
-    int* ib = stk::mesh::field_data(*ibf, *b);
-    for (size_t in = 0; in < b->size(); in++) {
-      ibnode(ip++) = ib[in];
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 void
 TiogaBlock::update_iblank_cell()
 {
diff --git a/src/overset/TiogaSTKIface.C b/src/overset/TiogaSTKIface.C
index 5f65f53ab..fac0ffe85 100644
--- a/src/overset/TiogaSTKIface.C
+++ b/src/overset/TiogaSTKIface.C
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ TiogaSTKIface::post_connectivity_work(const bool isDecoupled)
 {
   for (auto& tb : blocks_) {
     // Update IBLANK information at nodes and elements
-    tb->update_iblanks();
+    tb->update_iblanks(
+      oversetManager_.holeNodes_, oversetManager_.fringeNodes_);
     tb->update_iblank_cell();
 
     // For each block determine donor elements that needs to be ghosted to other
@@ -173,17 +174,7 @@ TiogaSTKIface::post_connectivity_work(const bool isDecoupled)
   sierra::nalu::ScalarIntFieldType* ibf =
     meta_.get_field<int>(stk::topology::NODE_RANK, "iblank");
   std::vector<const stk::mesh::FieldBase*> pvec{ibf};
-  stk::mesh::parallel_min(bulk_, {ibf});
-
-  for (auto& tb : blocks_) {
-    // Call update_iblanks again to assign holeNodes and fringeNodes vectors
-    // after iblanks on shared nodes are corrected
-    tb->update_fringe_and_hole_nodes(
-      oversetManager_.holeNodes_, oversetManager_.fringeNodes_);
-    // Return the corrected iblank field to Tioga prior to donor-to-receptor
-    // interpolation
-    tb->update_tioga_iblanks();
-  }
+  stk::mesh::copy_owned_to_shared(bulk_, pvec);
 
   post_connectivity_sync();