diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/codedFixedValue/codeProperties.C b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/codedFixedValue/codeProperties.C
index e56fc33635..c104d3d71b 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/codedFixedValue/codeProperties.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/codedFixedValue/codeProperties.C
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ License
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 #include "codeProperties.H"
-#include "Time.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Static Data Members * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 defineTypeNameAndDebug(Foam::codeProperties, 0);
 
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 Foam::codeProperties::codeProperties(const IOobject& io)
@@ -41,6 +41,20 @@ Foam::codeProperties::codeProperties(const IOobject& io)
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
+bool Foam::codeProperties::modified() const
+{
+    modified_ = modified_ || regIOobject::modified();
+
+    return modified_;
+}
+
+
+void Foam::codeProperties::setUnmodified() const
+{
+    modified_ = false;
+}
+
+
 bool Foam::codeProperties::read()
 {
     if (regIOobject::read())
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/codedFixedValue/codeProperties.H b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/codedFixedValue/codeProperties.H
index 6916fa362f..f8d855274f 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/codedFixedValue/codeProperties.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/codedFixedValue/codeProperties.H
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Class
     Foam::codeProperties
 
 Description
-    IOdictionary + flag whether file has changed.
+    IOdictionary with an internal flag to explicitly track when a file changed.
 
 SourceFiles
     codeProperties.C
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ SourceFiles
 #ifndef codeProperties_H
 #define codeProperties_H
 
-#include "MeshObject.H"
 #include "IOdictionary.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ class codeProperties
 {
     // Private data
 
-        //- File change
+        //- Monitor file change
         mutable bool modified_;
 
 public:
@@ -69,15 +68,12 @@ public:
 
     // Member Functions
 
-        bool modified() const
-        {
-            return modified_;
-        }
+        //- A sticky version of regIOobject::modified()
+        //  Must explicitly clear with setUnmodified()
+        virtual bool modified() const;
 
-        void setUnmodified() const
-        {
-            modified_ = false;
-        }
+        //- Make modification unsticky
+        void setUnmodified() const;
 
         //- Read the dictionary
         virtual bool read();