diff --git a/etc/caseDicts/mesh/generation/meshQualityDict.cfg b/etc/caseDicts/mesh/generation/meshQualityDict.cfg
index 851f9b1e8d..b8a1f8f6a7 100644
--- a/etc/caseDicts/mesh/generation/meshQualityDict.cfg
+++ b/etc/caseDicts/mesh/generation/meshQualityDict.cfg
@@ -5,14 +5,6 @@
     \\  /    A nd           | Version:  dev
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
-    version     2.0;
-    format      ascii;
-    class       dictionary;
-    object      meshQualityDict.cfg;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 maxNonOrtho       65;
 
diff --git a/etc/caseDicts/mesh/generation/snappyHexMeshDict.cfg b/etc/caseDicts/mesh/generation/snappyHexMeshDict.cfg
index d1097b6903..a1f9ba7ad4 100644
--- a/etc/caseDicts/mesh/generation/snappyHexMeshDict.cfg
+++ b/etc/caseDicts/mesh/generation/snappyHexMeshDict.cfg
@@ -5,14 +5,6 @@
     \\  /    A nd           | Version:  dev
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
-    version     2.0;
-    format      ascii;
-    class       dictionary;
-    object      snappyHexMeshDict.cfg;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 castellatedMesh true;
 snap            true;
diff --git a/etc/caseDicts/postProcessing/pressure/pressure.cfg b/etc/caseDicts/postProcessing/pressure/pressure.cfg
index e4911ad211..16835a9473 100644
--- a/etc/caseDicts/postProcessing/pressure/pressure.cfg
+++ b/etc/caseDicts/postProcessing/pressure/pressure.cfg
@@ -5,14 +5,6 @@
     \\  /    A nd           | Version:  dev
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
-    version     2.0;
-    format      ascii;
-    class       dictionary;
-    object      pressure.cfg;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 type            pressure;
 libs            ("libfieldFunctionObjects.so");
diff --git a/etc/caseDicts/surface/surfaceFeatureExtractDict.cfg b/etc/caseDicts/surface/surfaceFeatureExtractDict.cfg
index 049b8ef6c4..52aaf5acb5 100644
--- a/etc/caseDicts/surface/surfaceFeatureExtractDict.cfg
+++ b/etc/caseDicts/surface/surfaceFeatureExtractDict.cfg
@@ -5,14 +5,6 @@
     \\  /    A nd           | Version:  dev
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
-    version     2.0;
-    format      ascii;
-    class       dictionary;
-    object      surfaceFeatureExtractDict.cfg;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 extractionMethod     extractFromSurface;
 
diff --git a/etc/caseDicts/surface/surfaceFeaturesDict.cfg b/etc/caseDicts/surface/surfaceFeaturesDict.cfg
index 970522378f..aa89e2d5fe 100644
--- a/etc/caseDicts/surface/surfaceFeaturesDict.cfg
+++ b/etc/caseDicts/surface/surfaceFeaturesDict.cfg
@@ -5,14 +5,6 @@
     \\  /    A nd           | Version:  dev
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
-    version     2.0;
-    format      ascii;
-    class       dictionary;
-    object      surfaceFeaturesDict.cfg;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 includedAngle    150;