diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/system/decomposeParDict b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/system/decomposeParDict
deleted file mode 120000
index 6fe38b15ec..0000000000
--- a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/system/decomposeParDict
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-backgroundMeshDecomposition/decomposeParDict
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diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/system/decomposeParDict b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/system/decomposeParDict
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d3806e873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/system/decomposeParDict
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*--------------------------------*- 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      decomposeParDict;
+}
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+numberOfSubdomains 2;
+
+method          scotch;
+//method          ptscotch;
+// method          hierarchical;
+
+simpleCoeffs
+{
+    n               ( 2 2 1 );
+    delta           0.001;
+}
+
+hierarchicalCoeffs
+{
+    n               ( 2 1 1 );
+    delta           0.001;
+    order           xyz;
+}
+
+manualCoeffs
+{
+    dataFile        "";
+}
+
+distributed     no;
+
+roots           ( );
+
+
+// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/decomposeParDict b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/decomposeParDict
deleted file mode 120000
index 6fe38b15ec..0000000000
--- a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/decomposeParDict
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-backgroundMeshDecomposition/decomposeParDict
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diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/decomposeParDict b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/decomposeParDict
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..afb5d8a226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/decomposeParDict
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*--------------------------------*- 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      decomposeParDict;
+}
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+numberOfSubdomains 8;
+
+//method          scotch;
+method          hierarchical;
+
+simpleCoeffs
+{
+    n               ( 2 2 2 );
+    delta           0.001;
+}
+
+hierarchicalCoeffs
+{
+    n               ( 2 2 2 );
+    delta           0.001;
+    order           xyz;
+}
+
+manualCoeffs
+{
+    dataFile        "";
+}
+
+distributed     no;
+
+roots           ( );
+
+
+// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/system/decomposeParDict b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/system/decomposeParDict
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index 6fe38b15ec..0000000000
--- a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/system/decomposeParDict
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-backgroundMeshDecomposition/decomposeParDict
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diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/system/decomposeParDict b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/system/decomposeParDict
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24853f860c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/system/decomposeParDict
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*--------------------------------*- 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      decomposeParDict;
+}
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+numberOfSubdomains 8;
+
+//method          ptscotch;
+//method          hierarchical;
+method          scotch;
+
+simpleCoeffs
+{
+    n               ( 2 2 1 );
+    delta           0.001;
+}
+
+hierarchicalCoeffs
+{
+    n               ( 2 2 2 );
+    delta           0.001;
+    order           xyz;
+}
+
+manualCoeffs
+{
+    dataFile        "";
+}
+
+distributed     no;
+
+roots           ( );
+
+
+// ************************************************************************* //