diff --git a/src/finiteArea/faMesh/faPatches/faPatch/faPatch.C b/src/finiteArea/faMesh/faPatches/faPatch/faPatch.C
index b0f1692721..199c2bfc5c 100644
--- a/src/finiteArea/faMesh/faPatches/faPatch/faPatch.C
+++ b/src/finiteArea/faMesh/faPatches/faPatch/faPatch.C
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ License
     FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
     for more details.
 
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+//     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
     along with OpenFOAM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -424,7 +424,8 @@ Foam::tmp<Foam::vectorField> Foam::faPatch::edgeFaceCentres() const
 
 Foam::tmp<Foam::vectorField> Foam::faPatch::delta() const
 {
-    return edgeCentres() - edgeFaceCentres();
+    return edgeNormals()*(edgeNormals() & (edgeCentres() - edgeFaceCentres()));
+    //return edgeCentres() - edgeFaceCentres();
 }