diff --git a/etc/templates/closedVolume/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/etc/templates/closedVolume/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index 6f0ec44e4..76c3c47cc 100644
--- a/etc/templates/closedVolume/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/etc/templates/closedVolume/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -88,11 +88,6 @@ addLayersControls
 //  maxThicknessToMedialRatio 0.6;
 }
 
-meshQualityControls
-{
-//    minTetQuality -1e+30;
-}
-
 writeFlags
 (
 //    scalarLevels
diff --git a/etc/templates/closedVolumeRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/etc/templates/closedVolumeRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index 79d692cbe..485f8d775 100644
--- a/etc/templates/closedVolumeRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/etc/templates/closedVolumeRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -111,11 +111,6 @@ addLayersControls
 //  maxThicknessToMedialRatio 0.6;
 }
 
-meshQualityControls
-{
-//    minTetQuality -1e+30;
-}
-
 writeFlags
 (
 //    scalarLevels
diff --git a/etc/templates/compressibleInflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/etc/templates/compressibleInflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index a1e5e5ac5..16e378303 100644
--- a/etc/templates/compressibleInflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/etc/templates/compressibleInflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -112,11 +112,6 @@ addLayersControls
 //  maxThicknessToMedialRatio 0.6;
 }
 
-meshQualityControls
-{
-//    minTetQuality -1e+30;
-}
-
 writeFlags
 (
 //    scalarLevels
diff --git a/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index a1e5e5ac5..16e378303 100644
--- a/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -112,11 +112,6 @@ addLayersControls
 //  maxThicknessToMedialRatio 0.6;
 }
 
-meshQualityControls
-{
-//    minTetQuality -1e+30;
-}
-
 writeFlags
 (
 //    scalarLevels
diff --git a/etc/templates/inflowOutflowRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/etc/templates/inflowOutflowRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index 873f1360a..64a533081 100644
--- a/etc/templates/inflowOutflowRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/etc/templates/inflowOutflowRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -140,11 +140,6 @@ addLayersControls
 //  maxThicknessToMedialRatio 0.6;
 }
 
-meshQualityControls
-{
-//    minTetQuality -1e+30;
-}
-
 writeFlags
 (
 //    scalarLevels
diff --git a/etc/templates/singleFluidCHT/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/etc/templates/singleFluidCHT/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index 33676a425..4db63b8ea 100644
--- a/etc/templates/singleFluidCHT/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/etc/templates/singleFluidCHT/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -131,11 +131,6 @@ addLayersControls
 //  maxThicknessToMedialRatio 0.6;
 }
 
-meshQualityControls
-{
-//    minTetQuality -1e+30;
-}
-
 writeFlags
 (
 //    scalarLevels
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/simpleFoam/rotorDisk/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/tutorials/incompressible/simpleFoam/rotorDisk/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index 292391853..46f78dbee 100644
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/simpleFoam/rotorDisk/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/tutorials/incompressible/simpleFoam/rotorDisk/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -125,11 +125,6 @@ addLayersControls
 //  maxThicknessToMedialRatio 0.6;
 }
 
-meshQualityControls
-{
-//    minTetQuality -1e+30;
-}
-
 writeFlags
 (
     scalarLevels