diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/rotateMesh/Make/files b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/rotateMesh/Make/files
deleted file mode 100644
index a33f0f397f..0000000000
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/rotateMesh/Make/files
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-rotateMesh.C
-
-EXE = $(FOAM_APPBIN)/rotateMesh
diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/rotateMesh/Make/options b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/rotateMesh/Make/options
deleted file mode 100644
index ad67c545cf..0000000000
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/rotateMesh/Make/options
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-EXE_INC = \
-    -I$(LIB_SRC)/finiteVolume/lnInclude
-
-EXE_LIBS = \
-    -lgenericPatches \
-    -lfiniteVolume
diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/rotateMesh/rotateMesh.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/rotateMesh/rotateMesh.C
deleted file mode 100644
index beb756c1ec..0000000000
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/rotateMesh/rotateMesh.C
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,140 +0,0 @@
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
-  =========                 |
-  \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
-   \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2023 OpenFOAM Foundation
-     \\/     M anipulation  |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-License
-    This file is part of OpenFOAM.
-
-    OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-    under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-    (at your option) any later version.
-
-    OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-    ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
-    for more details.
-
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-    along with OpenFOAM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-Application
-    rotateMesh
-
-Description
-    Rotates the mesh and fields from the direction n1 to direction n2.
-
-\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-#include "argList.H"
-#include "timeSelector.H"
-#include "Time.H"
-#include "fvMesh.H"
-#include "volFields.H"
-#include "surfaceFields.H"
-#include "transformGeometricField.H"
-#include "IOobjectList.H"
-
-using namespace Foam;
-
-template<class GeometricField>
-void RotateFields
-(
-    const fvMesh& mesh,
-    const IOobjectList& objects,
-    const tensor& T
-)
-{
-    // Search list of objects for volScalarFields
-    IOobjectList fields(objects.lookupClass(GeometricField::typeName));
-
-    forAllIter(IOobjectList, fields, fieldIter)
-    {
-        Info<< "    Rotating " << fieldIter()->name() << endl;
-
-        GeometricField theta(*fieldIter(), mesh);
-        transform(theta, dimensionedTensor(T), theta);
-        theta.write();
-    }
-}
-
-
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-int main(int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-    timeSelector::addOptions();
-
-    argList::validArgs.append("n1");
-    argList::validArgs.append("n2");
-
-    #include "setRootCase.H"
-    #include "createTime.H"
-
-    vector n1(args.argRead<vector>(1));
-    n1 /= mag(n1);
-
-    vector n2(args.argRead<vector>(2));
-    n2 /= mag(n2);
-
-    tensor T(rotationTensor(n1, n2));
-
-    {
-        pointIOField points
-        (
-            IOobject
-            (
-                "points",
-                runTime.findInstance(polyMesh::meshSubDir, "points"),
-                polyMesh::meshSubDir,
-                runTime,
-                IOobject::MUST_READ,
-                IOobject::NO_WRITE,
-                false
-            )
-        );
-
-        points = transform(T, points);
-
-        // Set the precision of the points data to 10
-        IOstream::defaultPrecision(max(10u, IOstream::defaultPrecision()));
-
-        Info<< "Writing points into directory " << points.path() << nl << endl;
-        points.write();
-    }
-
-
-    const instantList timeDirs = timeSelector::select0(runTime, args);
-
-    #include "createMeshNoChangers.H"
-
-    forAll(timeDirs, timeI)
-    {
-        runTime.setTime(timeDirs[timeI], timeI);
-
-        Info<< "Time = " << runTime.userTimeName() << endl;
-
-        // Search for list of objects for this time
-        IOobjectList objects(mesh, runTime.name());
-
-        RotateFields<volVectorField>(mesh, objects, T);
-        RotateFields<volSphericalTensorField>(mesh, objects, T);
-        RotateFields<volSymmTensorField>(mesh, objects, T);
-        RotateFields<volTensorField>(mesh, objects, T);
-
-        RotateFields<surfaceVectorField>(mesh, objects, T);
-        RotateFields<surfaceSphericalTensorField>(mesh, objects, T);
-        RotateFields<surfaceSymmTensorField>(mesh, objects, T);
-        RotateFields<surfaceTensorField>(mesh, objects, T);
-    }
-
-    Info<< "End\n" << endl;
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-
-// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/etc/config.sh/bash_completion b/etc/config.sh/bash_completion
index 4494c61506..bb2fe10028 100644
--- a/etc/config.sh/bash_completion
+++ b/etc/config.sh/bash_completion
@@ -2619,33 +2619,6 @@ _rhoPorousSimpleFoam_ ()
 }
 complete -o filenames -o nospace -F _rhoPorousSimpleFoam_ rhoPorousSimpleFoam
 
-_rotateMesh_ ()
-{
-    local cur="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"
-    local prev="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD-1]}"
-    local line=${COMP_LINE}
-    local used=$(echo "$line" | grep -oE "\-[a-zA-Z]+ ")
-
-    opts="-case -constant -doc -fileHandler -help -hostRoots -latestTime -libs -noFunctionObjects -noZero -parallel -roots -srcDoc -time"
-    for o in $used ; do opts="${opts/$o/}" ; done
-    extra=""
-
-    [ "$COMP_CWORD" = 1 ] || \
-    case "$prev" in
-        -case)
-            opts="" ; extra="-d" ;;
-        -fileHandler)
-            opts="uncollated collated masterUncollated" ; extra="" ;;
-        -time)
-            opts="$(foamListTimes -withZero 2> /dev/null)" ; extra="" ;;
-        -hostRoots|-libs|-roots)
-            opts="" ; extra="" ;;
-       *) ;;
-    esac
-    COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "${opts}" $extra -- ${cur}) )
-}
-complete -o filenames -o nospace -F _rotateMesh_ rotateMesh
-
 _sammToFoam_ ()
 {
     local cur="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"