diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/objectRegistry/objectRegistry.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/objectRegistry/objectRegistry.C
index 1ada425950..1d8c2a8e4b 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/objectRegistry/objectRegistry.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/objectRegistry/objectRegistry.C
@@ -77,29 +77,6 @@ bool Foam::objectRegistry::parentNotTime() const
 }
 
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * Protected Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-const Foam::regIOobject* Foam::objectRegistry::cfindIOobject
-(
-    const word& name,
-    const bool recursive
-) const
-{
-    const_iterator iter = cfind(name);
-
-    if (iter.found())
-    {
-        return iter.val();
-    }
-    else if (recursive && this->parentNotTime())
-    {
-        return parent_.cfindIOobject(name, recursive);
-    }
-
-    return nullptr;
-}
-
-
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors *  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 Foam::objectRegistry::objectRegistry(const Time& t, const label nObjects)
@@ -424,6 +401,27 @@ void Foam::objectRegistry::rename(const word& newName)
 }
 
 
+const Foam::regIOobject* Foam::objectRegistry::cfindIOobject
+(
+    const word& name,
+    const bool recursive
+) const
+{
+    const_iterator iter = cfind(name);
+
+    if (iter.found())
+    {
+        return iter.val();
+    }
+    else if (recursive && this->parentNotTime())
+    {
+        return parent_.cfindIOobject(name, recursive);
+    }
+
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+
 bool Foam::objectRegistry::found
 (
     const word& name,
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/objectRegistry/objectRegistry.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/objectRegistry/objectRegistry.H
index 578391a1d6..0d0be88524 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/objectRegistry/objectRegistry.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/objectRegistry/objectRegistry.H
@@ -138,20 +138,6 @@ class objectRegistry
         void operator=(const objectRegistry&) = delete;
 
 
-    // Protected Member Functions
-
-        //- Return const pointer to the regIOobject.
-        //
-        //  \param recursive search parent registries
-        //
-        //  \return nullptr if the object was not found.
-        const regIOobject* cfindIOobject
-        (
-            const word& name,
-            const bool recursive = false
-        ) const;
-
-
 public:
 
     //- Declare type name for this IOobject
@@ -355,6 +341,16 @@ public:
         template<class Type>
         HashTable<Type*> lookupClass(const bool strict = false);
 
+        //- Return const pointer to the regIOobject.
+        //
+        //  \param recursive search parent registries
+        //
+        //  \return nullptr if the object was not found.
+        const regIOobject* cfindIOobject
+        (
+            const word& name,
+            const bool recursive = false
+        ) const;
 
         //- Can the regIOobject object be found (by name).
         //