diff --git a/src/thermophysicalModels/basicSolidThermo/basicSolidThermo/newBasicSolidThermo.C b/src/thermophysicalModels/basicSolidThermo/basicSolidThermo/newBasicSolidThermo.C
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index b308cfea1e..0000000000
--- a/src/thermophysicalModels/basicSolidThermo/basicSolidThermo/newBasicSolidThermo.C
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
-  =========                 |
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-   \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2010-2010 OpenCFD Ltd.
-     \\/     M anipulation  |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-License
-    This file is part of OpenFOAM.
-
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-    under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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-
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-    for more details.
-
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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-
-\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-#include "basicSolidThermo.H"
-
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-Foam::autoPtr<Foam::basicSolidThermo> Foam::basicSolidThermo::New
-(
-    const fvMesh& mesh
-)
-{
-    if (debug)
-    {
-        Info<< "basicSolidThermo::New(const fvMesh&): "
-            << "constructing basicSolidThermo"
-            << endl;
-    }
-
-    const word thermoType
-    (
-        IOdictionary
-        (
-            IOobject
-            (
-                "solidThermophysicalProperties",
-                mesh.time().constant(),
-                mesh,
-                IOobject::MUST_READ,
-                IOobject::NO_WRITE,
-                false
-            )
-        ).lookup("thermoType")
-    );
-
-    meshConstructorTable::iterator cstrIter =
-        meshConstructorTablePtr_->find(thermoType);
-
-    if (cstrIter == meshConstructorTablePtr_->end())
-    {
-        FatalErrorIn
-        (
-            "basicSolidThermo::New(const fvMesh&, const word&)"
-        )   << "Unknown solidThermo type " << thermoType
-            << endl << endl
-            << "Valid solidThermo types are :" << endl
-            << meshConstructorTablePtr_->toc()
-            << exit(FatalError);
-    }
-
-    return autoPtr<basicSolidThermo>(cstrIter()(mesh));
-}
-
-
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //