diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldCoordinateSystemTransform/fieldCoordinateSystemTransform.C b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldCoordinateSystemTransform/fieldCoordinateSystemTransform.C
index 65efd6f0b1..90b1fc0f3a 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldCoordinateSystemTransform/fieldCoordinateSystemTransform.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldCoordinateSystemTransform/fieldCoordinateSystemTransform.C
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ fieldCoordinateSystemTransform
 :
     fvMeshFunctionObject(name, runTime, dict),
     fields_(),
-    coordSys_(coordinateSystem::New(mesh_, dict.subDict("coordinateSystem"))())
+    coordSys_(coordinateSystem::New(mesh_, dict)())
 {
     read(dict);
 
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldCoordinateSystemTransform/fieldCoordinateSystemTransform.H b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldCoordinateSystemTransform/fieldCoordinateSystemTransform.H
index e4dafcd312..bcfe2cefd4 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldCoordinateSystemTransform/fieldCoordinateSystemTransform.H
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldCoordinateSystemTransform/fieldCoordinateSystemTransform.H
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ Description
     {
         type        fieldCoordinateSystemTransform;
         libs        ("libfieldFunctionObjects.so");
-        ...
+
+        writeControl    writeTime;
+
         fields
         (
             U
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ Description
 
         coordinateSystem
         {
+            type    cartesian;
             origin  (0.001 0 0);
             coordinateRotation
             {
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldCoordinateSystemTransform/fieldCoordinateSystemTransformTemplates.C b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldCoordinateSystemTransform/fieldCoordinateSystemTransformTemplates.C
index 5204f7dc79..350ad3a2dd 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldCoordinateSystemTransform/fieldCoordinateSystemTransformTemplates.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldCoordinateSystemTransform/fieldCoordinateSystemTransformTemplates.C
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@ void Foam::functionObjects::fieldCoordinateSystemTransform::transform
 
     if (mesh_.foundObject<VolFieldType>(fieldName))
     {
-        DebugInfo
-            << type() << ": Field " << fieldName << " already in database"
-            << endl;
+        DebugInfo << type() << ": Field " << fieldName << endl;
 
         transformField<VolFieldType>
         (
@@ -68,61 +66,13 @@ void Foam::functionObjects::fieldCoordinateSystemTransform::transform
     }
     else if (mesh_.foundObject<SurfaceFieldType>(fieldName))
     {
-        DebugInfo
-            << type() << ": Field " << fieldName << " already in database"
-            << endl;
+        DebugInfo << type() << ": Field " << fieldName << endl;
 
         transformField<SurfaceFieldType>
         (
             mesh_.lookupObject<SurfaceFieldType>(fieldName)
         );
     }
-    else
-    {
-        typeIOobject<VolFieldType> fieldHeader
-        (
-            fieldName,
-            mesh_.time().timeName(),
-            mesh_,
-            IOobject::MUST_READ,
-            IOobject::NO_WRITE
-        );
-
-        if (fieldHeader.headerOk())
-        {
-            DebugInfo
-                << type() << ": Field " << fieldName << " read from file"
-                << endl;
-
-            transformField<VolFieldType>
-            (
-                mesh_.lookupObject<VolFieldType>(fieldName)
-            );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            typeIOobject<SurfaceFieldType> fieldHeader
-            (
-                fieldName,
-                mesh_.time().timeName(),
-                mesh_,
-                IOobject::MUST_READ,
-                IOobject::NO_WRITE
-            );
-
-            if (fieldHeader.headerOk())
-            {
-                DebugInfo
-                    << type() << ": Field " << fieldName << " read from file"
-                    << endl;
-
-                transformField<SurfaceFieldType>
-                (
-                    mesh_.lookupObject<SurfaceFieldType>(fieldName)
-                );
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }