diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/uniformFixedValue/uniformFixedValueFvPatchField.C b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/uniformFixedValue/uniformFixedValueFvPatchField.C
index 11c8a88685..e587038890 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/uniformFixedValue/uniformFixedValueFvPatchField.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/uniformFixedValue/uniformFixedValueFvPatchField.C
@@ -81,15 +81,8 @@ Foam::uniformFixedValueFvPatchField<Type>::uniformFixedValueFvPatchField
     fixedValueFvPatchField<Type>(p, iF),
     uniformValue_(DataEntry<Type>::New("uniformValue", dict))
 {
-    if (dict.found("value"))
-    {
-        fvPatchField<Type>::operator==(Field<Type>("value", dict, p.size()));
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        const scalar t = this->db().time().timeOutputValue();
-        fvPatchField<Type>::operator==(uniformValue_->value(t));
-    }
+    const scalar t = this->db().time().timeOutputValue();
+    fvPatchField<Type>::operator==(uniformValue_->value(t));
 }