diff --git a/etc/templates/closedVolume/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/etc/templates/closedVolume/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index 2bc7718a52..25f1b3a79c 100644
--- a/etc/templates/closedVolume/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/etc/templates/closedVolume/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ meshQualityControls
 
 writeFlags
 (
-    scalarLevels
+//    scalarLevels
     layerSets
     layerFields
 );
diff --git a/etc/templates/closedVolumeRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/etc/templates/closedVolumeRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index 587e4ad23f..86797a98bf 100644
--- a/etc/templates/closedVolumeRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/etc/templates/closedVolumeRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ meshQualityControls
 
 writeFlags
 (
-    scalarLevels
+//    scalarLevels
     layerSets
     layerFields
 );
diff --git a/etc/templates/compressibleInflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/etc/templates/compressibleInflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index 7c1659090c..97fc133312 100644
--- a/etc/templates/compressibleInflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/etc/templates/compressibleInflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ meshQualityControls
 
 writeFlags
 (
-    scalarLevels
+//    scalarLevels
     layerSets
     layerFields
 );
diff --git a/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index 7c1659090c..97fc133312 100644
--- a/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ meshQualityControls
 
 writeFlags
 (
-    scalarLevels
+//    scalarLevels
     layerSets
     layerFields
 );
diff --git a/etc/templates/inflowOutflowRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/etc/templates/inflowOutflowRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index dfcd05a870..a40addbc3b 100644
--- a/etc/templates/inflowOutflowRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/etc/templates/inflowOutflowRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ meshQualityControls
 
 writeFlags
 (
-    scalarLevels
+//    scalarLevels
     layerSets
     layerFields
 );