diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceCheck/surfaceCheck.C b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceCheck/surfaceCheck.C
index 577f1470ae..85593d457f 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceCheck/surfaceCheck.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceCheck/surfaceCheck.C
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     // write bounding box corners
     if (args.optionFound("blockMesh"))
     {
-        pointField cornerPts = boundBox(surf.points()).corners();
+        pointField cornerPts = boundBox(surf.points()).points();
 
         Info<<"// blockMeshDict info" << nl;
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/boundBox/boundBox.C b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/boundBox/boundBox.C
index 74061716c2..279412ab4d 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/boundBox/boundBox.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/boundBox/boundBox.C
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Foam::boundBox::boundBox(Istream& is)
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-Foam::tmp<Foam::pointField> Foam::boundBox::corners() const
+Foam::tmp<Foam::pointField> Foam::boundBox::points() const
 {
     tmp<pointField> tPts = tmp<pointField>(new pointField(8));
     pointField& pt = tPts();
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/boundBox/boundBox.H b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/boundBox/boundBox.H
index bd3edfa5ea..b55aa90de8 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/boundBox/boundBox.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/boundBox/boundBox.H
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public:
             }
 
             //- Return corner points in an order corresponding to a 'hex' cell
-            tmp<pointField> corners() const;
+            tmp<pointField> points() const;
 
         // Query
 
diff --git a/src/lagrangian/basic/InteractionLists/InteractionLists.C b/src/lagrangian/basic/InteractionLists/InteractionLists.C
index 511fcc74d5..4636911d5a 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/basic/InteractionLists/InteractionLists.C
+++ b/src/lagrangian/basic/InteractionLists/InteractionLists.C
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ void Foam::InteractionLists<ParticleType>::buildInteractionLists()
 
         treeBoundBox tempTransformedBb
         (
-            transform.invTransform(cellBbsToExchange[bbI].corners())
+            transform.invTransform(cellBbsToExchange[bbI].points())
         );
 
         treeBoundBox extendedBb
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ void Foam::InteractionLists<ParticleType>::buildInteractionLists()
 
         treeBoundBox tempTransformedBb
         (
-            transform.invTransform(wallFaceBbsToExchange[bbI].corners())
+            transform.invTransform(wallFaceBbsToExchange[bbI].points())
         );
 
         treeBoundBox extendedBb
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ void Foam::InteractionLists<ParticleType>::findExtendedProcBbsInRange
                         (
                             transform.transform
                             (
-                                allExtendedProcBbs[procI].corners()
+                                allExtendedProcBbs[procI].points()
                             )
                         );
 
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ void Foam::InteractionLists<ParticleType>::findExtendedProcBbsInRange
                     (
                         transform.transform
                         (
-                            allExtendedProcBbs[procI].corners()
+                            allExtendedProcBbs[procI].points()
                         )
                     );
 
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ void Foam::InteractionLists<ParticleType>::findExtendedProcBbsInRange
                 (
                     transform.transform
                     (
-                        allExtendedProcBbs[procI].corners()
+                        allExtendedProcBbs[procI].points()
                     )
                 );
 
diff --git a/src/mesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh.C b/src/mesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh.C
index 42d5c1ae81..47d049e20d 100644
--- a/src/mesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh.C
+++ b/src/mesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh.C
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ void Foam::conformalVoronoiMesh::createFeaturePoints()
 {
     Info<< nl << "Creating bounding points" << endl;
 
-    pointField farPts = geometryToConformTo_.bounds().corners();
+    pointField farPts = geometryToConformTo_.bounds().points();
 
     // Shift corners of bounds relative to origin
     farPts -= geometryToConformTo_.bounds().midpoint();
diff --git a/src/meshTools/octree/treeBoundBox.C b/src/meshTools/octree/treeBoundBox.C
index 8906affeaa..9499e53b0e 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/octree/treeBoundBox.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/octree/treeBoundBox.C
@@ -192,15 +192,19 @@ Foam::treeBoundBox::treeBoundBox(Istream& is)
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-Foam::pointField Foam::treeBoundBox::points() const
+Foam::tmp<Foam::pointField> Foam::treeBoundBox::points() const
 {
-    pointField points(8);
+    tmp<pointField> tPts = tmp<pointField>(new pointField(8));
+
+    pointField& points = tPts();
+
     forAll(points, octant)
     {
         points[octant] = corner(octant);
 
     }
-    return points;
+
+    return tPts;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/meshTools/octree/treeBoundBox.H b/src/meshTools/octree/treeBoundBox.H
index f462c719ae..824a9d4b5f 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/octree/treeBoundBox.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/octree/treeBoundBox.H
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public:
             inline scalar typDim() const;
 
             //- vertex coordinates. In octant coding.
-            pointField points() const;
+            tmp<pointField> points() const;
 
 
         // Check