diff --git a/examples/advection/surface.py b/examples/advection/surface.py
index fd6d05c72..894c1c766 100644
--- a/examples/advection/surface.py
+++ b/examples/advection/surface.py
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ def main(ctx_factory, dim=2, order=4, use_quad=False, visualize=False):
         qtag = None
 
     from meshmode.discretization.poly_element import \
-            PolynomialWarpAndBlendGroupFactory, \
+            default_simplex_group_factory, \
             QuadratureSimplexGroupFactory
 
     discr_tag_to_group_factory[dof_desc.DISCR_TAG_BASE] = \
-        PolynomialWarpAndBlendGroupFactory(order)
+        default_simplex_group_factory(base_dim=dim-1, order=order)
 
     if use_quad:
         discr_tag_to_group_factory[qtag] = \
diff --git a/examples/wave/wave-op-var-velocity.py b/examples/wave/wave-op-var-velocity.py
index 421d33e41..481afba48 100644
--- a/examples/wave/wave-op-var-velocity.py
+++ b/examples/wave/wave-op-var-velocity.py
@@ -176,11 +176,11 @@ def main(ctx_factory, dim=2, order=3, visualize=False):
 
     from meshmode.discretization.poly_element import \
             QuadratureSimplexGroupFactory, \
-            PolynomialWarpAndBlendGroupFactory
+            default_simplex_group_factory
     dcoll = DiscretizationCollection(
         actx, mesh,
         discr_tag_to_group_factory={
-            DISCR_TAG_BASE: PolynomialWarpAndBlendGroupFactory(order),
+            DISCR_TAG_BASE: default_simplex_group_factory(base_dim=dim, order=order),
             DISCR_TAG_QUAD: QuadratureSimplexGroupFactory(3*order),
         }
     )
diff --git a/grudge/discretization.py b/grudge/discretization.py
index 833cd7e9a..41205daf6 100644
--- a/grudge/discretization.py
+++ b/grudge/discretization.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def __init__(self, array_context: ArrayContext, mesh: Mesh,
         self._setup_actx = array_context.clone()
 
         from meshmode.discretization.poly_element import \
-                PolynomialWarpAndBlendGroupFactory
+                default_simplex_group_factory
 
         if discr_tag_to_group_factory is None:
             if order is None:
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ def __init__(self, array_context: ArrayContext, mesh: Mesh,
                 )
 
             discr_tag_to_group_factory = {
-                    DISCR_TAG_BASE: PolynomialWarpAndBlendGroupFactory(order=order)}
+                    DISCR_TAG_BASE: default_simplex_group_factory(
+                        base_dim=mesh.dim, order=order)}
         else:
             if order is not None:
                 discr_tag_to_group_factory = discr_tag_to_group_factory.copy()
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ def __init__(self, array_context: ArrayContext, mesh: Mesh,
                     )
 
                 discr_tag_to_group_factory[DISCR_TAG_BASE] = \
-                        PolynomialWarpAndBlendGroupFactory(order=order)
+                        default_simplex_group_factory(base_dim=mesh.dim, order=order)
 
         # Modal discr should always comes from the base discretization
         discr_tag_to_group_factory[DISCR_TAG_MODAL] = \
diff --git a/test/test_modal_connections.py b/test/test_modal_connections.py
index 0eb0b67f4..e20764479 100644
--- a/test/test_modal_connections.py
+++ b/test/test_modal_connections.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 from meshmode.discretization.poly_element import (
     # Simplex group factories
     InterpolatoryQuadratureSimplexGroupFactory,
-    PolynomialWarpAndBlendGroupFactory,
+    PolynomialWarpAndBlend2DRestrictingGroupFactory,
     PolynomialEquidistantSimplexGroupFactory,
     # Tensor product group factories
     LegendreGaussLobattoTensorProductGroupFactory,
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("nodal_group_factory", [
     InterpolatoryQuadratureSimplexGroupFactory,
-    PolynomialWarpAndBlendGroupFactory,
+    PolynomialWarpAndBlend2DRestrictingGroupFactory,
     PolynomialEquidistantSimplexGroupFactory,
     LegendreGaussLobattoTensorProductGroupFactory,
     ]
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ def f(x):
     dcoll = DiscretizationCollection(
         actx, mesh,
         discr_tag_to_group_factory={
-            dof_desc.DISCR_TAG_BASE: PolynomialWarpAndBlendGroupFactory(order),
+            dof_desc.DISCR_TAG_BASE:
+            PolynomialWarpAndBlend2DRestrictingGroupFactory(order),
             dof_desc.DISCR_TAG_QUAD: QuadratureSimplexGroupFactory(2*order)
         }
     )