diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/mirrorMesh/mirrorFvMesh.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/mirrorMesh/mirrorFvMesh.C
index e2fc755111..4c894b2956 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/mirrorMesh/mirrorFvMesh.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/mirrorMesh/mirrorFvMesh.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2017 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2018 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -29,17 +29,17 @@ License
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-Foam::mirrorFvMesh::mirrorFvMesh(const IOobject& io)
+Foam::mirrorFvMesh::mirrorFvMesh(const IOobject& io, const word& dictName)
 :
     fvMesh(io),
     mirrorMeshDict_
     (
         IOobject
         (
-            "mirrorMeshDict",
+            dictName,
             time().system(),
             *this,
-            IOobject::MUST_READ_IF_MODIFIED,
+            IOobject::MUST_READ,
             IOobject::NO_WRITE
         )
     )
diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/mirrorMesh/mirrorFvMesh.H b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/mirrorMesh/mirrorFvMesh.H
index ca0f14645d..20b0614908 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/mirrorMesh/mirrorFvMesh.H
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/mirrorMesh/mirrorFvMesh.H
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public:
     // Constructors
 
         //- Construct from IOobject
-        mirrorFvMesh(const IOobject& io);
+        mirrorFvMesh(const IOobject& io, const word& dictName);
 
 
     //- Destructor
diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/mirrorMesh/mirrorMesh.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/mirrorMesh/mirrorMesh.C
index 2f16e1dd05..bc5a365b43 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/mirrorMesh/mirrorMesh.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/mirrorMesh/mirrorMesh.C
@@ -42,10 +42,16 @@ using namespace Foam;
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     #include "addOverwriteOption.H"
+    #include "addDictOption.H"
+
     #include "setRootCase.H"
     #include "createTime.H"
 
     const bool overwrite = args.optionFound("overwrite");
+    const word dictName
+    (
+        args.optionLookupOrDefault<word>("dict", "mirrorMeshDict")
+    );
 
     mirrorFvMesh mesh
     (
@@ -54,7 +60,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             mirrorFvMesh::defaultRegion,
             runTime.constant(),
             runTime
-        )
+        ),
+        dictName
     );
 
     hexRef8Data refData
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/RAS/elipsekkLOmega/Allrun b/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/RAS/elipsekkLOmega/Allrun
index 05b7969601..290d63be27 100755
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/RAS/elipsekkLOmega/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/RAS/elipsekkLOmega/Allrun
@@ -10,14 +10,10 @@ application=$(getApplication)
 runApplication blockMesh
 runApplication transformPoints -scale '(1.6666 1 1)'
 
-runApplication changeDictionary -instance system -dict system/changeDictionaryDict.X
-runApplication mirrorMesh -overwrite
+runApplication mirrorMesh -dict mirrorMeshDict.X -overwrite
+rm log.mirrorMesh
+runApplication mirrorMesh -dict mirrorMeshDict.Y -overwrite
 rm log.mirrorMesh
-
-rm log.changeDictionary
-runApplication changeDictionary -instance system -dict system/changeDictionaryDict.Y
-
-runApplication mirrorMesh -overwrite
 
 runApplication topoSet
 runApplication createPatch -overwrite
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/RAS/elipsekkLOmega/system/changeDictionaryDict b/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/RAS/elipsekkLOmega/system/changeDictionaryDict
deleted file mode 100644
index e3de791c46..0000000000
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/RAS/elipsekkLOmega/system/changeDictionaryDict
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
-| =========                 |                                                 |
-| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  dev                                   |
-|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
-|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
-\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
-    version     2.0;
-    format      ascii;
-    class       dictionary;
-    object      changeDictionaryDict;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-mirrorMeshDict
-{
-    pointAndNormalDict
-    {
-        point   (0 0 0);
-        normal  (0 -1 0);
-    }
-}
-
-// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/RAS/elipsekkLOmega/system/changeDictionaryDict.X b/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/RAS/elipsekkLOmega/system/changeDictionaryDict.X
deleted file mode 100644
index 8192c88ab3..0000000000
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/RAS/elipsekkLOmega/system/changeDictionaryDict.X
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
-| =========                 |                                                 |
-| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  dev                                   |
-|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
-|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
-\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
-    version     2.0;
-    format      ascii;
-    class       dictionary;
-    object      changeDictionaryDict;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-mirrorMeshDict
-{
-    pointAndNormalDict
-    {
-        point   (0 0 0);
-        normal  (-1 0 0);
-    }
-}
-
-// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/RAS/elipsekkLOmega/system/changeDictionaryDict.Y b/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/RAS/elipsekkLOmega/system/changeDictionaryDict.Y
deleted file mode 100644
index e3de791c46..0000000000
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/RAS/elipsekkLOmega/system/changeDictionaryDict.Y
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
-| =========                 |                                                 |
-| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  dev                                   |
-|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
-|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
-\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
-    version     2.0;
-    format      ascii;
-    class       dictionary;
-    object      changeDictionaryDict;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-mirrorMeshDict
-{
-    pointAndNormalDict
-    {
-        point   (0 0 0);
-        normal  (0 -1 0);
-    }
-}
-
-// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/RAS/elipsekkLOmega/system/mirrorMeshDict b/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/RAS/elipsekkLOmega/system/mirrorMeshDict
deleted file mode 100644
index a1fb3e1277..0000000000
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/RAS/elipsekkLOmega/system/mirrorMeshDict
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
-| =========                 |                                                 |
-| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  dev                                   |
-|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
-|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
-\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
-    version     2.0;
-    format      ascii;
-    class       dictionary;
-    location    "system";
-    object      mirrorMeshDict;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-planeType       pointAndNormal;
-
-pointAndNormalDict
-{
-    point   (0 0 0);
-    normal  (0 -1 0);
-}
-
-planeTolerance  1e-06;
-
-
-// ************************************************************************* //