diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/SlicedGeometricField/SlicedGeometricField.C b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/SlicedGeometricField/SlicedGeometricField.C
index 43d14a5740..1ea9ae6e11 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/SlicedGeometricField/SlicedGeometricField.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/SlicedGeometricField/SlicedGeometricField.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ License
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 #include "SlicedGeometricField.H"
+#include "processorFvPatch.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * Private Member Functions * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -40,7 +41,8 @@ slicedBoundaryField
 (
     const Mesh& mesh,
     const Field<Type>& completeField,
-    const bool preserveCouples
+    const bool preserveCouples,
+    const bool preserveProcessorOnly
 )
 {
     tmp<FieldField<PatchField, Type> > tbf
@@ -52,7 +54,15 @@ slicedBoundaryField
 
     forAll(mesh.boundary(), patchi)
     {
-        if (preserveCouples && mesh.boundary()[patchi].coupled())
+        if
+        (
+            preserveCouples
+         && mesh.boundary()[patchi].coupled()
+         && (
+               !preserveProcessorOnly
+            || isA<processorFvPatch>(mesh.boundary()[patchi])
+            )
+        )
         {
             // For coupled patched construct the correct patch field type
             bf.set
@@ -243,7 +253,8 @@ SlicedGeometricField
     const dimensionSet& ds,
     const Field<Type>& completeIField,
     const Field<Type>& completeBField,
-    const bool preserveCouples
+    const bool preserveCouples,
+    const bool preserveProcessorOnly
 )
 :
     GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>
@@ -252,7 +263,13 @@ SlicedGeometricField
         mesh,
         ds,
         Field<Type>(),
-        slicedBoundaryField(mesh, completeBField, preserveCouples)
+        slicedBoundaryField
+        (
+            mesh,
+            completeBField,
+            preserveCouples,
+            preserveProcessorOnly
+        )
     )
 {
     // Set the internalField to the slice of the complete field
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/SlicedGeometricField/SlicedGeometricField.H b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/SlicedGeometricField/SlicedGeometricField.H
index e04690e042..dd23712e67 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/SlicedGeometricField/SlicedGeometricField.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/SlicedGeometricField/SlicedGeometricField.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ private:
         (
             const Mesh& mesh,
             const Field<Type>& completeField,
-            const bool preserveCouples
+            const bool preserveCouples,
+            const bool preserveProcessorOnly = false
         );
 
         //- Slice the given field and a create a PtrList of SlicedPatchField
@@ -133,7 +134,8 @@ public:
             const dimensionSet&,
             const Field<Type>& completeIField,
             const Field<Type>& completeBField,
-            const bool preserveCouples=true
+            const bool preserveCouples=true,
+            const bool preserveProcessorOnly = false
         );
 
         //- Construct from GeometricField. Reuses full internal and
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMeshGeometry.C b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMeshGeometry.C
index 0a06ef7364..5abdb45d11 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMeshGeometry.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMeshGeometry.C
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ void fvMesh::makeC() const
             << abort(FatalError);
     }
 
+    // Construct as slices. Only preserve processor (not e.g. cyclic)
+
     CPtr_ = new slicedVolVectorField
     (
         IOobject
@@ -148,33 +150,10 @@ void fvMesh::makeC() const
         *this,
         dimLength,
         cellCentres(),
-        faceCentres()
+        faceCentres(),
+        true,               //preserveCouples
+        true                //preserveProcOnly
     );
-
-
-    // Need to correct for cyclics transformation since absolute quantity.
-    // Ok on processor patches since hold opposite cell centre (no
-    // transformation)
-    slicedVolVectorField& C = *CPtr_;
-
-    forAll(C.boundaryField(), patchi)
-    {
-        if
-        (
-            isA<cyclicFvPatchVectorField>(C.boundaryField()[patchi])
-         || isA<cyclicAMIFvPatchVectorField>(C.boundaryField()[patchi])
-        )
-        {
-            // Note: cyclic is not slice but proper field
-            C.boundaryField()[patchi] == static_cast<const vectorField&>
-            (
-                static_cast<const List<vector>&>
-                (
-                    boundary_[patchi].patchSlice(faceCentres())
-                )
-            );
-        }
-    }
 }