diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/Time.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/Time.C
index 37980f9130..7ba17c7455 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/Time.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/Time.C
@@ -831,6 +831,14 @@ Foam::scalar Foam::Time::userTimeValue() const
 }
 
 
+Foam::scalar Foam::Time::userDeltaTValue() const
+{
+    return
+        userTime_->timeToUserTime(value())
+      - userTime_->timeToUserTime(value() - deltaT_);
+}
+
+
 Foam::scalar Foam::Time::userTimeToTime(const scalar tau) const
 {
     return userTime_->userTimeToTime(tau);
@@ -1245,8 +1253,7 @@ Foam::Time& Foam::Time::operator++()
         // Adjust the precision of the time name if necessary
         {
             // User-time equivalent of deltaT
-            const scalar userDeltaT =
-                timeToUserTime(value()) - timeToUserTime(value() - deltaT_);
+            const scalar userDeltaT = userDeltaTValue();
 
             // Tolerance used when testing time equivalence
             const scalar timeTol =
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/Time.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/Time.H
index 7bb5f02ef3..e60af99013 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/Time.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/Time.H
@@ -411,6 +411,9 @@ public:
             //- Return current user time value
             scalar userTimeValue() const;
 
+            //- Return user time step value
+            scalar userDeltaTValue() const;
+
             //- Convert the user-time (e.g. CA deg) to real-time (s).
             scalar userTimeToTime(const scalar tau) const;
 
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/utilities/userTimeStep/userTimeStepFunctionObject.C b/src/functionObjects/utilities/userTimeStep/userTimeStepFunctionObject.C
index 6aa65a5b4a..6912f3e962 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/utilities/userTimeStep/userTimeStepFunctionObject.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/utilities/userTimeStep/userTimeStepFunctionObject.C
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::userTimeStep::write()
     {
         writeTime(file());
 
-        file() << tab << time_.timeToUserTime(time_.deltaTValue());
+        file() << tab << time_.userDeltaTValue();
 
         file() << endl;
     }
diff --git a/src/fvMeshMovers/multiValveEngine/multiValveEngine.C b/src/fvMeshMovers/multiValveEngine/multiValveEngine.C
index 0f6efb4a10..bf3e5c32bc 100644
--- a/src/fvMeshMovers/multiValveEngine/multiValveEngine.C
+++ b/src/fvMeshMovers/multiValveEngine/multiValveEngine.C
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Foam::scalar Foam::fvMeshMovers::multiValveEngine::userTime() const
 
 Foam::scalar Foam::fvMeshMovers::multiValveEngine::userDeltaT() const
 {
-    return mesh().time().timeToUserTime(mesh().time().deltaTValue());
+    return mesh().time().userDeltaTValue();
 }