diff --git a/Particles/src/NuParticleContainers.cxx b/Particles/src/NuParticleContainers.cxx
index 33156ea..6ffd98d 100644
--- a/Particles/src/NuParticleContainers.cxx
+++ b/Particles/src/NuParticleContainers.cxx
@@ -155,9 +155,6 @@ void NuParticleContainer::PushAndDeposeParticles(const amrex::MultiFab &lapse,
       ptd.rdata(PIdx::time)[i] += dt;
     });
   }
-
-  // tidy after the full step
-  this->Redistribute();
 }
 
 void NuParticleContainer::OutputParticlesAscii(const cGH *cctkGH) {
diff --git a/TestNuParticles/src/testnuparticles.cxx b/TestNuParticles/src/testnuparticles.cxx
index 6a6204f..fcd2cfa 100644
--- a/TestNuParticles/src/testnuparticles.cxx
+++ b/TestNuParticles/src/testnuparticles.cxx
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ extern "C" void TestNuParticles_PushAndDeposeParticles(CCTK_ARGUMENTS) {
 
       pc->PushAndDeposeParticles(lapse, shift, met3d, dt, lev);
     }
+    pc->Redistribute();
   } // for patch
 
   // IO
diff --git a/TestNuPcsArdBH/src/testnupcsardbh.cxx b/TestNuPcsArdBH/src/testnupcsardbh.cxx
index 41bd324..f3d1ee4 100644
--- a/TestNuPcsArdBH/src/testnupcsardbh.cxx
+++ b/TestNuPcsArdBH/src/testnupcsardbh.cxx
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ extern "C" void TestNuPcsArdBH_PushAndDeposeParticles(CCTK_ARGUMENTS) {
 
       pc->PushAndDeposeParticles(lapse, shift, met3d, dt, lev);
     }
+    pc->Redistribute();
   } // for patch
 
   // IO