diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/fan/fanFvPatchField.C b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/fan/fanFvPatchField.C
index 8188166dc6..3a150c6f70 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/fan/fanFvPatchField.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/fan/fanFvPatchField.C
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ Foam::fanFvPatchField<Type>::fanFvPatchField
     const DimensionedField<Type, volMesh>& iF
 )
 :
-    fixedJumpFvPatchField<Type>(p, iF),
-    jumpTable_(0)
+    uniformJumpFvPatchField<Type>(p, iF)
 {}
 
 
@@ -48,8 +47,7 @@ Foam::fanFvPatchField<Type>::fanFvPatchField
     const fvPatchFieldMapper& mapper
 )
 :
-    fixedJumpFvPatchField<Type>(ptf, p, iF, mapper),
-    jumpTable_(ptf.jumpTable_().clone().ptr())
+    uniformJumpFvPatchField<Type>(ptf, p, iF, mapper)
 {}
 
 
@@ -61,8 +59,7 @@ Foam::fanFvPatchField<Type>::fanFvPatchField
     const dictionary& dict
 )
 :
-    fixedJumpFvPatchField<Type>(p, iF),
-    jumpTable_(DataEntry<Type>::New("jumpTable", dict))
+    uniformJumpFvPatchField<Type>(p, iF, dict)
 {}
 
 
@@ -72,9 +69,7 @@ Foam::fanFvPatchField<Type>::fanFvPatchField
     const fanFvPatchField<Type>& ptf
 )
 :
-    cyclicLduInterfaceField(),
-    fixedJumpFvPatchField<Type>(ptf),
-    jumpTable_(ptf.jumpTable_().clone().ptr())
+    uniformJumpFvPatchField<Type>(ptf)
 {}
 
 
@@ -85,23 +80,8 @@ Foam::fanFvPatchField<Type>::fanFvPatchField
     const DimensionedField<Type, volMesh>& iF
 )
 :
-    fixedJumpFvPatchField<Type>(ptf, iF),
-    jumpTable_(ptf.jumpTable_().clone().ptr())
+    uniformJumpFvPatchField<Type>(ptf, iF)
 {}
 
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-
-template<class Type>
-void Foam::fanFvPatchField<Type>::write(Ostream& os) const
-{
-    fixedJumpFvPatchField<Type>::write(os);
-    if (this->cyclicPatch().owner())
-    {
-        jumpTable_->writeData(os);
-    }
-}
-
-
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/fan/fanFvPatchField.H b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/fan/fanFvPatchField.H
index 3eea1382f3..463ebeb543 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/fan/fanFvPatchField.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/fan/fanFvPatchField.H
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ SourceFiles
 #ifndef fanFvPatchField_H
 #define fanFvPatchField_H
 
-#include "fixedJumpFvPatchField.H"
+#include "uniformJumpFvPatchField.H"
 #include "DataEntry.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
@@ -98,13 +98,8 @@ namespace Foam
 template<class Type>
 class fanFvPatchField
 :
-    public fixedJumpFvPatchField<Type>
+    public uniformJumpFvPatchField<Type>
 {
-    // Private data
-
-        //- Interpolation table
-        autoPtr<DataEntry<Type> > jumpTable_;
-
 
 public:
 
@@ -179,10 +174,6 @@ public:
 
             //- Update the coefficients associated with the patch field
             virtual void updateCoeffs();
-
-
-        //- Write
-        virtual void write(Ostream&) const;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/fan/fanFvPatchFields.C b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/fan/fanFvPatchFields.C
index 1b291d500c..1c8e934892 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/fan/fanFvPatchFields.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/fan/fanFvPatchFields.C
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ Foam::fanFvPatchField<Foam::scalar>::fanFvPatchField
     const dictionary& dict
 )
 :
-    fixedJumpFvPatchField<scalar>(p, iF),
-    jumpTable_(new DataEntry<scalar>("jumpTable"))
+    uniformJumpFvPatchField<scalar>(p, iF)
 {
     if (this->cyclicPatch().owner())
     {
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ Foam::fanFvPatchField<Foam::scalar>::fanFvPatchField
                 }
             }
 
-            jumpTable_.reset
+            this->jumpTable_.reset
             (
                 new polynomial("jumpTable", coeffs)
             );
@@ -91,9 +90,14 @@ Foam::fanFvPatchField<Foam::scalar>::fanFvPatchField
         else
         {
             // Generic input constructed from dictionary
-            jumpTable_ = DataEntry<scalar>::New("jumpTable", dict);
+            this->jumpTable_ = DataEntry<scalar>::New("jumpTable", dict);
         }
     }
+    else
+    {
+        // Generic input constructed from dictionary
+        this->jumpTable_.reset(new DataEntry<scalar>("jumpTable"));
+    }
 
 
     if (dict.found("value"))
@@ -136,10 +140,10 @@ void Foam::fanFvPatchField<Foam::scalar>::updateCoeffs()
             Un /= patch().lookupPatchField<volScalarField, scalar>("rho");
         }
 
-        jump_ = jumpTable_->value(Un);
+        this->jump_ = this->jumpTable_->value(Un);
     }
 
-    fixedJumpFvPatchField<scalar>::updateCoeffs();
+    uniformJumpFvPatchField<scalar>::updateCoeffs();
 }