diff --git a/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingEulerFoam/phaseSystems/populationBalanceModel/populationBalanceModel/populationBalanceModel.C b/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingEulerFoam/phaseSystems/populationBalanceModel/populationBalanceModel/populationBalanceModel.C
index 8daba82be8..438ea9db76 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingEulerFoam/phaseSystems/populationBalanceModel/populationBalanceModel/populationBalanceModel.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingEulerFoam/phaseSystems/populationBalanceModel/populationBalanceModel/populationBalanceModel.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2017-2019 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2017-2020 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -962,10 +962,7 @@ Foam::diameterModels::populationBalanceModel::populationBalanceModel
     alphas_(),
     dsm_(),
     U_(),
-    sourceUpdateCounter_
-    (
-        (mesh_.time().timeIndex()*nCorr())%sourceUpdateInterval()
-    )
+    sourceUpdateCounter_(0)
 {
     this->registerVelocityGroups();