diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/snappyHexMesh/snappyHexMeshDict b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/snappyHexMesh/snappyHexMeshDict
index 16b14d88e0..9af5d2b05d 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/snappyHexMesh/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/snappyHexMesh/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -492,14 +492,6 @@ meshQualityControls
         // Maximum non-orthogonality allowed. Set to 180 to disable.
         maxNonOrtho 75;
     }
-
-
-    // Advanced
-
-        // Number of error distribution iterations
-        nSmoothScale 4;
-        // amount to scale back displacement at error points
-        errorReduction 0.75;
 }
 
 // Advanced
diff --git a/tutorials/heatTransfer/buoyantBoussinesqSimpleFoam/iglooWithFridges/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/tutorials/heatTransfer/buoyantBoussinesqSimpleFoam/iglooWithFridges/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index 710ce54571..fe84dae8df 100644
--- a/tutorials/heatTransfer/buoyantBoussinesqSimpleFoam/iglooWithFridges/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/tutorials/heatTransfer/buoyantBoussinesqSimpleFoam/iglooWithFridges/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -350,13 +350,6 @@ addLayersControls
 meshQualityControls
 {
     #include "meshQualityDict"
-
-    // Advanced
-
-    //- Number of error distribution iterations
-    nSmoothScale 4;
-    //- Amount to scale back displacement at error points
-    errorReduction 0.75;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tutorials/heatTransfer/chtMultiRegionFoam/snappyMultiRegionHeater/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/tutorials/heatTransfer/chtMultiRegionFoam/snappyMultiRegionHeater/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index c6ab97ebbe..572a1e5729 100644
--- a/tutorials/heatTransfer/chtMultiRegionFoam/snappyMultiRegionHeater/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/tutorials/heatTransfer/chtMultiRegionFoam/snappyMultiRegionHeater/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -341,13 +341,6 @@ addLayersControls
 meshQualityControls
 {
     #include "meshQualityDict"
-
-    // Advanced
-
-    //- Number of error distribution iterations
-    nSmoothScale 4;
-    //- Amount to scale back displacement at error points
-    errorReduction 0.75;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/simpleFoam/motorBike/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/tutorials/incompressible/simpleFoam/motorBike/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index 6a2b0357a4..c0d6140ffd 100644
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/simpleFoam/motorBike/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/tutorials/incompressible/simpleFoam/motorBike/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -296,14 +296,6 @@ addLayersControls
 meshQualityControls
 {
     #include "meshQualityDict"
-
-
-    // Advanced
-
-    //- Number of error distribution iterations
-    nSmoothScale 4;
-    //- Amount to scale back displacement at error points
-    errorReduction 0.75;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tutorials/lagrangian/MPPICFoam/cyclone/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/tutorials/lagrangian/MPPICFoam/cyclone/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index d42abbb28d..2baf0b8c02 100644
--- a/tutorials/lagrangian/MPPICFoam/cyclone/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/tutorials/lagrangian/MPPICFoam/cyclone/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -268,14 +268,6 @@ addLayersControls
 meshQualityControls
 {
     #includeEtc "caseDicts/mesh/generation/meshQualityDict"
-
-
-    // Advanced
-
-    //- Number of error distribution iterations
-    nSmoothScale 4;
-    //- Amount to scale back displacement at error points
-    errorReduction 0.75;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/snappyHexMesh/flange/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/tutorials/mesh/snappyHexMesh/flange/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index 61b65c8f80..28ebf7f882 100644
--- a/tutorials/mesh/snappyHexMesh/flange/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/snappyHexMesh/flange/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -290,13 +290,6 @@ meshQualityControls
         //- Maximum non-orthogonality allowed. Set to 180 to disable.
         maxNonOrtho 75;
     }
-
-    // Advanced
-
-    //- Number of error distribution iterations
-    nSmoothScale 4;
-    //- Amount to scale back displacement at error points
-    errorReduction 0.75;
 }