diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMesh.C b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMesh.C
index 8185c2a084..f42499c3f4 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMesh.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMesh.C
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ Foam::fvMesh::fvMesh(const IOobject& io)
                 time().timeName(),
                 *this,
                 IOobject::MUST_READ,
-                IOobject::AUTO_WRITE,
+                IOobject::NO_WRITE,
                 false
             ),
             *this
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ Foam::tmp<Foam::scalarField> Foam::fvMesh::movePoints(const pointField& p)
                 this->time().timeName(),
                 *this,
                 IOobject::NO_READ,
-                IOobject::AUTO_WRITE,
+                IOobject::NO_WRITE,
                 false
             ),
             *this,