diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyBoundaryMesh/polyBoundaryMesh.C b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyBoundaryMesh/polyBoundaryMesh.C
index f79cfd4ce9..bda9af3af9 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyBoundaryMesh/polyBoundaryMesh.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyBoundaryMesh/polyBoundaryMesh.C
@@ -684,37 +684,6 @@ Foam::labelList Foam::polyBoundaryMesh::findIndices
 }
 
 
-Foam::label Foam::polyBoundaryMesh::findIndex(const wordRe& key) const
-{
-    if (!key.empty())
-    {
-        if (key.isPattern())
-        {
-            labelList indices = this->findIndices(key);
-
-            // return first element
-            if (!indices.empty())
-            {
-                return indices[0];
-            }
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            forAll(*this, i)
-            {
-                if (key == operator[](i).name())
-                {
-                    return i;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    // not found
-    return -1;
-}
-
-
 Foam::label Foam::polyBoundaryMesh::findPatchID(const word& patchName) const
 {
     const polyPatchList& patches = *this;
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyBoundaryMesh/polyBoundaryMesh.H b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyBoundaryMesh/polyBoundaryMesh.H
index a0d37463fd..ac3530aca1 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyBoundaryMesh/polyBoundaryMesh.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyBoundaryMesh/polyBoundaryMesh.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2022 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2023 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -170,7 +170,13 @@ public:
         ) const;
 
         //- Return patch index for the first match, return -1 if not found
-        label findIndex(const wordRe&) const;
+        label findIndex(const wordRe&) const = delete;
+
+        //- Find patch index given a name
+        label findIndex(const word& patchName) const
+        {
+            return findPatchID(patchName);
+        }
 
         //- Find patch index given a name
         label findPatchID(const word& patchName) const;
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/zones/MeshZones/MeshZones.C b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/zones/MeshZones/MeshZones.C
index b3402278c5..afd7f38422 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/zones/MeshZones/MeshZones.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/zones/MeshZones/MeshZones.C
@@ -291,74 +291,6 @@ bool Foam::MeshZones<ZoneType, MeshType>::found
 }
 
 
-template<class ZoneType, class MeshType>
-Foam::label Foam::MeshZones<ZoneType, MeshType>::findIndex
-(
-    const wordRe& key
-) const
-{
-    if (!key.empty())
-    {
-        if (key.isPattern())
-        {
-            labelList indices = this->findIndices(key);
-
-            // return first element
-            if (!indices.empty())
-            {
-                return indices[0];
-            }
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            forAll(*this, i)
-            {
-                if (key == operator[](i).name())
-                {
-                    return i;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    // not found
-    return -1;
-}
-
-
-template<class ZoneType, class MeshType>
-Foam::labelList Foam::MeshZones<ZoneType, MeshType>::findIndices
-(
-    const wordRe& key
-) const
-{
-    labelList indices;
-
-    if (!key.empty())
-    {
-        if (key.isPattern())
-        {
-            indices = findStrings(key, this->names());
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            indices.setSize(this->size());
-            label nFound = 0;
-            forAll(*this, i)
-            {
-                if (key == operator[](i).name())
-                {
-                    indices[nFound++] = i;
-                }
-            }
-            indices.setSize(nFound);
-        }
-    }
-
-    return indices;
-}
-
-
 template<class ZoneType, class MeshType>
 Foam::label Foam::MeshZones<ZoneType, MeshType>::findZoneID
 (
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/zones/MeshZones/MeshZones.H b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/zones/MeshZones/MeshZones.H
index ef386a77f4..42f722eab6 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/zones/MeshZones/MeshZones.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/zones/MeshZones/MeshZones.H
@@ -147,12 +147,16 @@ public:
         bool found(const word& zoneName) const;
 
         //- Return zone index for the first match, return -1 if not found
-        label findIndex(const wordRe&) const;
+        //- Find the zone index given the zone name
+        label findIndex(const wordRe&) const = delete;
 
-        //- Return zone indices for all matches
-        labelList findIndices(const wordRe&) const;
+        //- Find the zone index given the zone name
+        label findIndex(const word& zoneName) const
+        {
+            return findZoneID(zoneName);
+        }
 
-        //- Find zone index given a name
+        //- Find the zone index given the zone name
         label findZoneID(const word& zoneName) const;
 
         //- Mark cells that match the zone specification