diff --git a/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidDisplacementFoam/readSolidDisplacementFoamControls.H b/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidDisplacementFoam/readSolidDisplacementFoamControls.H
index 4caa2d3518..79c395806e 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidDisplacementFoam/readSolidDisplacementFoamControls.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidDisplacementFoam/readSolidDisplacementFoamControls.H
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
-nCorr = stressControl.lookupOrDefault<int>("nCorrectors", 1);
-convergenceTolerance = stressControl.lookup<scalar>("D");
-stressControl.lookup("compactNormalStress") >> compactNormalStress;
+{
+    const dictionary& stressControl =
+        mesh.solutionDict().subDict("stressAnalysis");
+
+    nCorr = stressControl.lookupOrDefault<int>("nCorrectors", 1);
+    convergenceTolerance = stressControl.lookup<scalar>("D");
+    stressControl.lookup("compactNormalStress") >> compactNormalStress;
+}
diff --git a/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidDisplacementFoam/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam/createControls.H b/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidDisplacementFoam/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam/createControls.H
deleted file mode 100644
index 95d74370cc..0000000000
--- a/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidDisplacementFoam/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam/createControls.H
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-const dictionary& stressControl = mesh.solutionDict().subDict("stressAnalysis");
diff --git a/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidDisplacementFoam/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam/readSteadyStressFoamControls.H b/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidDisplacementFoam/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam/readSteadyStressFoamControls.H
index 69e15ba4ee..e695c2ee5a 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidDisplacementFoam/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam/readSteadyStressFoamControls.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidDisplacementFoam/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam/readSteadyStressFoamControls.H
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-scalar accFac(stressControl.lookup<scalar>("accelerationFactor"));
+const scalar accFac
+(
+    mesh.solutionDict().subDict("stressAnalysis")
+   .lookup<scalar>("accelerationFactor")
+);
diff --git a/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidDisplacementFoam/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam.C b/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidDisplacementFoam/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam.C
index 19587106d0..a5f9afbf79 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidDisplacementFoam/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/stressAnalysis/solidDisplacementFoam/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam/solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2019 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2020 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     #include "setRootCaseLists.H"
     #include "createTime.H"
     #include "createMesh.H"
-    #include "createControls.H"
     #include "createFields.H"
     #include "createFieldRefs.H"