diff --git a/src/edgeMesh/extendedFeatureEdgeMesh/extendedFeatureEdgeMesh.C b/src/edgeMesh/extendedFeatureEdgeMesh/extendedFeatureEdgeMesh.C
index 05c86b7883..54ad050fc6 100644
--- a/src/edgeMesh/extendedFeatureEdgeMesh/extendedFeatureEdgeMesh.C
+++ b/src/edgeMesh/extendedFeatureEdgeMesh/extendedFeatureEdgeMesh.C
@@ -1386,17 +1386,11 @@ Foam::Istream& Foam::operator>>
     Foam::extendedFeatureEdgeMesh::sideVolumeType& vt
 )
 {
-    // Read beginning of sideVolumeType
-    is.readBegin("sideVolumeType");
-
-    int type;
+    label type;
     is  >> type;
 
     vt = static_cast<Foam::extendedFeatureEdgeMesh::sideVolumeType>(type);
 
-    // Read end of volumeType
-    is.readEnd("sideVolumeType");
-
     // Check state of Istream
     is.check("operator>>(Istream&, sideVolumeType&)");
 
@@ -1410,7 +1404,7 @@ Foam::Ostream& Foam::operator<<
     const Foam::extendedFeatureEdgeMesh::sideVolumeType& vt
 )
 {
-    os  << static_cast<int>(vt);
+    os  << static_cast<label>(vt);
 
     return os;
 }