diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/conversion/gmshToFoam/gmshToFoam.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/conversion/gmshToFoam/gmshToFoam.C
index d5f5bfa239..40e4a9c9cb 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/conversion/gmshToFoam/gmshToFoam.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/conversion/gmshToFoam/gmshToFoam.C
@@ -1357,12 +1357,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     {
         string line;
         inFile.getLine(line);
-
-        if (line.empty())
-        {
-            continue;
-        }
-
         IStringStream lineStr(line);
 
         // This implies the end of while has been reached
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/graphics/runTimePostProcessing/surface.C b/src/functionObjects/graphics/runTimePostProcessing/surface.C
index 3e6e36a189..80c1077db4 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/graphics/runTimePostProcessing/surface.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/graphics/runTimePostProcessing/surface.C
@@ -217,9 +217,7 @@ Foam::functionObjects::runTimePostPro::surface::surface
     edgeColour_(nullptr),
     surfaceActor_(),
     edgeActor_(),
-    maxGlyphLength_(0),
-    backFaceCulling_(false),
-    frontFaceCulling_(true)
+    maxGlyphLength_(0)
 {
     surfaceActor_ = vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor>::New();
     edgeActor_ = vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor>::New();
@@ -246,9 +244,6 @@ Foam::functionObjects::runTimePostPro::surface::surface
     {
         dict.readEntry("maxGlyphLength", maxGlyphLength_);
     }
-
-    dict.readIfPresent("backFaceCulling", backFaceCulling_);
-    dict.readIfPresent("frontFaceCulling", frontFaceCulling_);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/graphics/runTimePostProcessing/surface.H b/src/functionObjects/graphics/runTimePostProcessing/surface.H
index 8dd23c7886..2648b4bb62 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/graphics/runTimePostProcessing/surface.H
+++ b/src/functionObjects/graphics/runTimePostProcessing/surface.H
@@ -191,12 +191,6 @@ protected:
         //- Max glyph length for representation type rtGlyph
         scalar maxGlyphLength_;
 
-        //- Back face culling option; default = off
-        bool backFaceCulling_;
-
-        //- Front face culling option; default = on
-        bool frontFaceCulling_;
-
 
     // Protected Member Functions