diff --git a/src/turbulenceModels/incompressible/RAS/derivedFvPatchFields/wallFunctions/nutWallFunctions/nutURoughWallFunction/nutURoughWallFunctionFvPatchScalarField.C b/src/turbulenceModels/incompressible/RAS/derivedFvPatchFields/wallFunctions/nutWallFunctions/nutURoughWallFunction/nutURoughWallFunctionFvPatchScalarField.C
index 41f7c926d3..9003c2e4cc 100644
--- a/src/turbulenceModels/incompressible/RAS/derivedFvPatchFields/wallFunctions/nutWallFunctions/nutURoughWallFunction/nutURoughWallFunctionFvPatchScalarField.C
+++ b/src/turbulenceModels/incompressible/RAS/derivedFvPatchFields/wallFunctions/nutWallFunctions/nutURoughWallFunction/nutURoughWallFunctionFvPatchScalarField.C
@@ -114,13 +114,6 @@ tmp<scalarField> nutURoughWallFunctionFvPatchScalarField::calcYPlus
                 scalar yPlusLast = 0.0;
                 scalar dKsPlusdYPlus = roughnessHeight_/y[facei];
 
-                // Enforce the roughnessHeight to be less than the distance to
-                // the first cell centre
-                if (dKsPlusdYPlus > 1)
-                {
-                    dKsPlusdYPlus = 1;
-                }
-
                 // Additional tuning parameter - nominally = 1
                 dKsPlusdYPlus *= roughnessFactor_;