diff --git a/applications/solvers/multiphase/interFoam/interMixingFoam/incompressibleThreePhaseMixture/threePhaseMixture.C b/applications/solvers/multiphase/interFoam/interMixingFoam/incompressibleThreePhaseMixture/threePhaseMixture.C
index d1ce68a075..fbf1e10ce3 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/multiphase/interFoam/interMixingFoam/incompressibleThreePhaseMixture/threePhaseMixture.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/multiphase/interFoam/interMixingFoam/incompressibleThreePhaseMixture/threePhaseMixture.C
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ Foam::threePhaseMixture::threePhaseMixture
         )
     ),
 
-    transportModel(U, phi),
-
     phase1Name_("phase1"),
     phase2Name_("phase2"),
     phase3Name_("phase3"),
diff --git a/applications/solvers/multiphase/multiphaseEulerFoam/multiphaseSystem/multiphaseSystem.C b/applications/solvers/multiphase/multiphaseEulerFoam/multiphaseSystem/multiphaseSystem.C
index 73f8fddd72..2a472a943f 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/multiphase/multiphaseEulerFoam/multiphaseSystem/multiphaseSystem.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/multiphase/multiphaseEulerFoam/multiphaseSystem/multiphaseSystem.C
@@ -383,8 +383,6 @@ Foam::multiphaseSystem::multiphaseSystem
         )
     ),
 
-    transportModel(U, phi),
-
     phases_(lookup("phases"), phaseModel::iNew(U.mesh())),
 
     mesh_(U.mesh()),
diff --git a/applications/solvers/multiphase/multiphaseInterFoam/multiphaseMixture/multiphaseMixture.C b/applications/solvers/multiphase/multiphaseInterFoam/multiphaseMixture/multiphaseMixture.C
index 7aa8c80d02..cd3c2e4318 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/multiphase/multiphaseInterFoam/multiphaseMixture/multiphaseMixture.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/multiphase/multiphaseInterFoam/multiphaseMixture/multiphaseMixture.C
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ Foam::multiphaseMixture::multiphaseMixture
         )
     ),
 
-    transportModel(U, phi),
     phases_(lookup("phases"), phase::iNew(U, phi)),
 
     mesh_(U.mesh()),
diff --git a/src/transportModels/incompressible/incompressibleTwoPhaseMixture/incompressibleTwoPhaseMixture.C b/src/transportModels/incompressible/incompressibleTwoPhaseMixture/incompressibleTwoPhaseMixture.C
index 8a5a07def5..36c9076486 100644
--- a/src/transportModels/incompressible/incompressibleTwoPhaseMixture/incompressibleTwoPhaseMixture.C
+++ b/src/transportModels/incompressible/incompressibleTwoPhaseMixture/incompressibleTwoPhaseMixture.C
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ Foam::incompressibleTwoPhaseMixture::incompressibleTwoPhaseMixture
             IOobject::NO_WRITE
         )
     ),
-    transportModel(U, phi),
     twoPhaseMixture(U.mesh(), *this, alpha1Name, alpha2Name),
 
     nuModel1_
diff --git a/src/transportModels/incompressible/singlePhaseTransportModel/singlePhaseTransportModel.C b/src/transportModels/incompressible/singlePhaseTransportModel/singlePhaseTransportModel.C
index 4624837f0e..b8a000195f 100644
--- a/src/transportModels/incompressible/singlePhaseTransportModel/singlePhaseTransportModel.C
+++ b/src/transportModels/incompressible/singlePhaseTransportModel/singlePhaseTransportModel.C
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ Foam::singlePhaseTransportModel::singlePhaseTransportModel
             IOobject::NO_WRITE
         )
     ),
-    transportModel(U, phi),
     viscosityModelPtr_(viscosityModel::New("nu", *this, U, phi))
 {}
 
diff --git a/src/transportModels/incompressible/transportModel/transportModel.C b/src/transportModels/incompressible/transportModel/transportModel.C
index 5524ae6d60..9275e38cd8 100644
--- a/src/transportModels/incompressible/transportModel/transportModel.C
+++ b/src/transportModels/incompressible/transportModel/transportModel.C
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ namespace Foam
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 Foam::transportModel::transportModel
-(
-    const volVectorField&,
-    const surfaceScalarField&
-)
+()
 {}
 
 
diff --git a/src/transportModels/incompressible/transportModel/transportModel.H b/src/transportModels/incompressible/transportModel/transportModel.H
index 083ff41f70..73d8612d68 100644
--- a/src/transportModels/incompressible/transportModel/transportModel.H
+++ b/src/transportModels/incompressible/transportModel/transportModel.H
@@ -70,10 +70,7 @@ public:
 
         //- Construct from components
         transportModel
-        (
-            const volVectorField& U,
-            const surfaceScalarField& phi
-        );\
+        ();
 
 
     //- Destructor