diff --git a/applications/solvers/rcfdemSolverRhoSteadyPimpleChem/createFields.H b/applications/solvers/rcfdemSolverRhoSteadyPimpleChem/createFields.H
index 23cb60fc..5f46cad5 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/rcfdemSolverRhoSteadyPimpleChem/createFields.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/rcfdemSolverRhoSteadyPimpleChem/createFields.H
@@ -383,20 +383,6 @@ Info<< "Reading thermophysical properties\n" << endl;
         dimensionedScalar("zero",dimensionSet(0, -3, 0, 0, 1),0)
     );
 
-    volScalarField dSauter
-    (
-        IOobject
-        (
-            "dSauter",
-            runTime.timeName(),
-            mesh,
-            IOobject::READ_IF_PRESENT,
-            IOobject::AUTO_WRITE
-        ),
-        mesh,
-        dimensionedScalar("zero",dimensionSet(0, 1, 0, 0, 0,0,0),0)
-    );
-
     volVectorField UsRec
     (
         IOobject