diff --git a/src/meshTools/triSurface/triangleFuncs/triangleFuncs.C b/src/meshTools/triSurface/triangleFuncs/triangleFuncs.C
index f7d4b6d1c8..56f8799aec 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/triSurface/triangleFuncs/triangleFuncs.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/triSurface/triangleFuncs/triangleFuncs.C
@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@ Description
 #include "scalar.H"
 
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Static Data Members * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-//- Not VSMALL - but smaller than SMALL
-const Foam::scalar Foam::triangleFuncs::NVSMALL = Foam::sqrt(Foam::VSMALL);
-
-
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * Private Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 void Foam::triangleFuncs::setIntersection
@@ -120,7 +114,8 @@ bool Foam::triangleFuncs::intersectAxesBundle
 
     scalar det = v2*u1 - u2*v1;
 
-    if (Foam::mag(det) < SMALL)
+    // Fix for V0:(-31.71428 0 -15.10714) V10:(-1.285715 8.99165e-16 -1.142858) V20:(0 0 -1.678573) i0:0
+    if (Foam::mag(det)/max(max(mag(V10),mag(V20)),1) < SMALL)
     {
         // Triangle parallel to dir
         return false;
@@ -522,7 +517,7 @@ bool Foam::triangleFuncs::classify
 
     bool hit = false;
     
-    if (Foam::mag(u1) < NVSMALL)
+    if (Foam::mag(u1) < ROOTVSMALL)
     {
         beta = u0/u2;
 
diff --git a/src/meshTools/triSurface/triangleFuncs/triangleFuncs.H b/src/meshTools/triSurface/triangleFuncs/triangleFuncs.H
index 4b4d202172..9ebc5c6731 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/triSurface/triangleFuncs/triangleFuncs.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/triSurface/triangleFuncs/triangleFuncs.H
@@ -71,11 +71,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
 
-    // Private data
-
-        //- Not VSMALL - but smaller than SMALL
-        static const scalar NVSMALL;
-
     // Private Member Functions
 
         //- Helper function for intersect. Sets pt to be anywhere on the edge