diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicList.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicList.H
index db092cebc1..3891ad0ea8 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicList.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicList.H
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ class DynamicList
         //- Allocated size for underlying List.
         label allocSize_;
 
+    // Private Member Functions
+
+        // Disabled, since the usefulness and semantics are not quite clear
+        void setSize(const label, const T&);
+
 public:
 
     // Related types
@@ -117,20 +122,13 @@ public:
         // Edit
 
             //- Alter the list size.
-            //  When the new size is greater than the addressed list size, both
-            //  allocated and addressed list sizes are adjusted to the new size.
-            //  Otherwise the addressed list size is just reduced and
-            //  the allocated size does not change.
+            //  When the new size is greater than the addressed list size, the
+            //  allocated list sizes is adjusted and the
+            //  addressed size does not change.
+            //  Otherwise the addressed list size is just reduced and the
+            //  allocated size does not change.
             inline void setSize(const label);
 
-            //- Alter the list size and assign a value for new elements.
-            //  When the new size is greater than the addressed list size, both
-            //  allocated and addressed list sizes are adjusted to the new size
-            //  and a const value is assigned for the newly addressed  elements.
-            //  Otherwise the addressed list size is just reduced and
-            //  the allocated size does not change.
-            inline void setSize(const label, const T&);
-
             //- Clear the list, i.e. set the size to zero.
             //  Allocated size does not change
             inline void clear();
@@ -164,7 +162,7 @@ public:
         //  resizing the list if necessary
         inline T& operator()(const label);
 
-        //- Assignment of all entries to the given value
+        //- Assignment of all addressed entries to the given value
         inline void operator=(const T&);
 
         //- Assignment from List<T>. Also handles assignment from DynamicList.
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicListI.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicListI.H
index 145c90ae9c..434dfcb468 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicListI.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicListI.H
@@ -79,39 +79,19 @@ inline void Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>::setSize
     const label s
 )
 {
-    if (s <= List<T>::size())
+    label nextFree = List<T>::size();
+    if (s <= nextFree)
     {
         // adjust addressed size, leave allocated size untouched
-        List<T>::size(s);
+        nextFree = s;
     }
     else
     {
-        // adjust allocated and addressed sizes
+        // adjust allocated size, leave addressed size untouched
         allocSize_ = s;
         List<T>::setSize(allocSize_);
     }
-}
-
-
-template<class T, unsigned SizeInc, unsigned SizeMult, unsigned SizeDiv>
-inline void Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>::setSize
-(
-    const label s,
-    const T& t
-)
-{
-    if (s <= List<T>::size())
-    {
-        // adjust addressed size, leave allocated size untouched
-        List<T>::size(s);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        // adjust allocated and addressed sizes
-        // fill previously unused elements with constant value
-        allocSize_ = s;
-        List<T>::setSize(allocSize_, t);
-    }
+    List<T>::size(nextFree);
 }
 
 
@@ -254,7 +234,6 @@ inline void Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>::operator=
 )
 {
     List<T>::operator=(t);
-    allocSize_ = List<T>::size();
 }