diff --git a/frame/3/gemm/bli_gemm_int.c b/frame/3/gemm/bli_gemm_int.c
index 9c0adee84..5f59c43c8 100644
--- a/frame/3/gemm/bli_gemm_int.c
+++ b/frame/3/gemm/bli_gemm_int.c
@@ -110,28 +110,25 @@ void bli_gemm_int( obj_t*  alpha,
 	// packed, this is our last chance to handle the transposition.
 	if ( cntl_is_leaf( cntl ) && bli_obj_has_trans( *c ) )
 	{
-        if( thread_am_ochief( thread ) ) {
+        //if( thread_am_ochief( thread ) ) {
             bli_obj_induce_trans( c_local );
             bli_obj_set_onlytrans( BLIS_NO_TRANSPOSE, c_local );
-        }
+       // }
 	}
 
 	// If alpha is non-unit, typecast and apply it to the scalar attached
 	// to B.
 	if ( !bli_obj_equals( alpha, &BLIS_ONE ) )
 	{
-        if( thread_am_ochief( thread ) ) 
-		    bli_obj_scalar_apply_scalar( alpha, &b_local );
+        bli_obj_scalar_apply_scalar( alpha, &b_local );
 	}
 
 	// If beta is non-unit, typecast and apply it to the scalar attached
 	// to C.
 	if ( !bli_obj_equals( beta, &BLIS_ONE ) )
 	{
-        if( thread_am_ochief( thread ) ) 
-            bli_obj_scalar_apply_scalar( beta, &c_local );
+        bli_obj_scalar_apply_scalar( beta, &c_local );
 	}
-    thread_obarrier( thread );
 
 	// Extract the variant number and implementation type.
 	n = cntl_var_num( cntl );
diff --git a/frame/3/herk/bli_herk_int.c b/frame/3/herk/bli_herk_int.c
index 0bc5c6a9b..f604a55c6 100644
--- a/frame/3/herk/bli_herk_int.c
+++ b/frame/3/herk/bli_herk_int.c
@@ -109,34 +109,28 @@ void bli_herk_int( obj_t*  alpha,
 	// packed, this is our last chance to handle the transposition.
 	if ( cntl_is_leaf( cntl ) && bli_obj_has_trans( *c ) )
 	{
-        if( thread_am_ochief( thread ) ) {
-            bli_obj_induce_trans( c_local );
-            bli_obj_set_onlytrans( BLIS_NO_TRANSPOSE, c_local );
-        }
+        bli_obj_induce_trans( c_local );
+        bli_obj_set_onlytrans( BLIS_NO_TRANSPOSE, c_local );
 	}
 
 	// If alpha is non-unit, typecast and apply it to the scalar
 	// attached to A'.
 	if ( !bli_obj_equals( alpha, &BLIS_ONE ) )
 	{
-        if( thread_am_ochief( thread ) )
-            bli_obj_scalar_apply_scalar( alpha, &ah_local );
+        bli_obj_scalar_apply_scalar( alpha, &ah_local );
 	}
 
 	// If beta is non-unit, typecast and apply it to the scalar
 	// attached to C.
 	if ( !bli_obj_equals( beta, &BLIS_ONE ) )
 	{
-        if( thread_am_ochief( thread ) )
-            bli_obj_scalar_apply_scalar( beta, &c_local );
+        bli_obj_scalar_apply_scalar( beta, &c_local );
 	}
 
 	// Set a bool based on the uplo field of C's root object.
 	if ( bli_obj_root_is_lower( c_local ) ) uplo = 0;
 	else                                    uplo = 1;
 
-    thread_obarrier( thread );
-
 	// Extract the variant number and implementation type.
 	n = cntl_var_num( cntl );
 	i = cntl_impl_type( cntl );
diff --git a/frame/3/trmm/bli_trmm_int.c b/frame/3/trmm/bli_trmm_int.c
index 0148a670b..038348dd7 100644
--- a/frame/3/trmm/bli_trmm_int.c
+++ b/frame/3/trmm/bli_trmm_int.c
@@ -131,26 +131,22 @@ void bli_trmm_int( obj_t*  alpha,
 	// packed, this is our last chance to handle the transposition.
 	if ( cntl_is_leaf( cntl ) && bli_obj_has_trans( *c ) )
 	{
-        if( thread_am_ochief( thread ) ) {
-            bli_obj_induce_trans( c_local );
-            bli_obj_set_onlytrans( BLIS_NO_TRANSPOSE, c_local );
-        }
+        bli_obj_induce_trans( c_local );
+        bli_obj_set_onlytrans( BLIS_NO_TRANSPOSE, c_local );
 	}
 
 	// If alpha is non-unit, typecast and apply it to the scalar attached
 	// to B.
 	if ( !bli_obj_equals( alpha, &BLIS_ONE ) )
 	{
-        if( thread_am_ochief( thread ) )
-		    bli_obj_scalar_apply_scalar( alpha, &b_local );
+        bli_obj_scalar_apply_scalar( alpha, &b_local );
 	}
 
 	// If beta is non-unit, typecast and apply it to the scalar attached
 	// to C.
 	if ( !bli_obj_equals( beta, &BLIS_ONE ) )
 	{
-        if( thread_am_ochief( thread ) )
-            bli_obj_scalar_apply_scalar( beta, &c_local );
+        bli_obj_scalar_apply_scalar( beta, &c_local );
 	}
 
 	// Set two bools: one based on the implied side parameter (the structure
@@ -170,8 +166,6 @@ void bli_trmm_int( obj_t*  alpha,
 		else                               uplo = 1;
 	}
 
-    thread_obarrier( thread );
-
 	// Extract the variant number and implementation type.
 	n = cntl_var_num( cntl );
 	i = cntl_impl_type( cntl );