diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyMesh/foamyHexMeshBackgroundMesh/foamyHexMeshBackgroundMesh.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyMesh/foamyHexMeshBackgroundMesh/foamyHexMeshBackgroundMesh.C
index 38418eb6fd..3e2903b858 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyMesh/foamyHexMeshBackgroundMesh/foamyHexMeshBackgroundMesh.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyMesh/foamyHexMeshBackgroundMesh/foamyHexMeshBackgroundMesh.C
@@ -731,11 +731,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     PatchTools::gatherAndMerge
     (
         tolDim,
-        primitivePatch
-        (
-            SubList<face>(isoFaces, isoFaces.size()),
-            isoPoints
-        ),
+        primitivePatch(SubList<face>(isoFaces), isoPoints),
         mergedPoints,
         mergedFaces,
         pointMergeMap
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/processorCyclic/processorCyclicPolyPatch.C b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/processorCyclic/processorCyclicPolyPatch.C
index 975b078f18..06bff44cf7 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/processorCyclic/processorCyclicPolyPatch.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/processorCyclic/processorCyclicPolyPatch.C
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
-    Copyright (C) 2019-2021 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2019-2022 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -347,8 +347,10 @@ bool Foam::processorCyclicPolyPatch::order
     {
         UIPstream fromNeighbour(neighbProcNo(), pBufs);
         fromNeighbour >> masterPts >> masterFaces;
-        SubList<face> fcs(masterFaces, masterFaces.size());
-        masterPtr.reset(new primitivePatch(fcs, masterPts));
+        masterPtr.reset
+        (
+            new primitivePatch(SubList<face>(masterFaces), masterPts)
+        );
     }
 
     const cyclicPolyPatch& cycPatch =
diff --git a/src/dynamicMesh/boundaryMesh/boundaryMesh.C b/src/dynamicMesh/boundaryMesh/boundaryMesh.C
index 7cfffd205d..8dd9e5810a 100644
--- a/src/dynamicMesh/boundaryMesh/boundaryMesh.C
+++ b/src/dynamicMesh/boundaryMesh/boundaryMesh.C
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
-    Copyright (C) 2020 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2020-2022 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -1894,9 +1894,11 @@ Foam::label Foam::boundaryMesh::getNPoints
     const label nFaces
 ) const
 {
-    SubList<face> patchFaces(mesh(), nFaces, startFacei);
-
-    primitivePatch patch(patchFaces, mesh().points());
+    primitivePatch patch
+    (
+        SubList<face>(mesh(), nFaces, startFacei),
+        mesh().points()
+    );
 
     return patch.nPoints();
 }
@@ -1912,9 +1914,11 @@ void Foam::boundaryMesh::triangulateLocal
     labelList& localToGlobal
 ) const
 {
-    SubList<face> patchFaces(mesh(), nFaces, startFacei);
-
-    primitivePatch patch(patchFaces, mesh().points());
+    primitivePatch patch
+    (
+        SubList<face>(mesh(), nFaces, startFacei),
+        mesh().points()
+    );
 
     // Map from local to mesh().points() addressing
     localToGlobal = patch.meshPoints();
diff --git a/src/dynamicMesh/polyTopoChange/polyTopoChange/hexRef8/hexRef8.C b/src/dynamicMesh/polyTopoChange/polyTopoChange/hexRef8/hexRef8.C
index f6a9420df9..6ca627a331 100644
--- a/src/dynamicMesh/polyTopoChange/polyTopoChange/hexRef8/hexRef8.C
+++ b/src/dynamicMesh/polyTopoChange/polyTopoChange/hexRef8/hexRef8.C
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Copyright (C) 2011-2017 OpenFOAM Foundation
-    Copyright (C) 2016-2021 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2016-2022 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -1889,7 +1889,7 @@ bool Foam::hexRef8::matchHexShape
 
                 primitivePatch bigFace
                 (
-                    SubList<face>(fourFaces, fourFaces.size()),
+                    SubList<face>(fourFaces),
                     mesh_.points()
                 );
                 const labelListList& edgeLoops = bigFace.edgeLoops();
diff --git a/src/fileFormats/obj/OBJstream.C b/src/fileFormats/obj/OBJstream.C
index 904b585095..231aba6329 100644
--- a/src/fileFormats/obj/OBJstream.C
+++ b/src/fileFormats/obj/OBJstream.C
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Copyright (C) 2012-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
-    Copyright (C) 2020-2021 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2020-2022 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -281,9 +281,7 @@ Foam::Ostream& Foam::OBJstream::write
     const bool lines
 )
 {
-    SubList<face> allFcs(faces, faces.size());
-
-    primitivePatch pp(allFcs, points);
+    primitivePatch pp(SubList<face>(faces), points);
 
     const pointField& localPoints = pp.localPoints();
     const faceList& localFaces = pp.localFaces();
diff --git a/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/advancingFrontAMI/advancingFrontAMIParallelOps.C b/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/advancingFrontAMI/advancingFrontAMIParallelOps.C
index 4a87d1c050..17621e0f48 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/advancingFrontAMI/advancingFrontAMIParallelOps.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/advancingFrontAMI/advancingFrontAMIParallelOps.C
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Copyright (C) 2011-2017 OpenFOAM Foundation
-    Copyright (C) 2018-2020 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2018-2022 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void Foam::advancingFrontAMI::distributePatches
             faceList subFaces(UIndirectList<face>(pp, sendElems));
             primitivePatch subPatch
             (
-                SubList<face>(subFaces, subFaces.size()),
+                SubList<face>(subFaces),
                 pp.points()
             );
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void Foam::advancingFrontAMI::distributePatches
         faceList subFaces(UIndirectList<face>(pp, sendElems));
         primitivePatch subPatch
         (
-            SubList<face>(subFaces, subFaces.size()),
+            SubList<face>(subFaces),
             pp.points()
         );
 
diff --git a/src/meshTools/mappedPatches/mappedPolyPatch/mappedPatchBase.C b/src/meshTools/mappedPatches/mappedPolyPatch/mappedPatchBase.C
index 29647d4d04..20da1aaaf7 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/mappedPatches/mappedPolyPatch/mappedPatchBase.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/mappedPatches/mappedPolyPatch/mappedPatchBase.C
@@ -1151,10 +1151,7 @@ void Foam::mappedPatchBase::calcAMI() const
         pointField dummyPoints;
         const primitivePatch dummyPatch
         (
-            SubList<face>
-            (
-                dummyFaces
-            ),
+            SubList<face>(dummyFaces),
             dummyPoints
         );
 
diff --git a/src/surfMesh/mergedSurf/mergedSurf.C b/src/surfMesh/mergedSurf/mergedSurf.C
index 2db9ada9b2..456281f02a 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/mergedSurf/mergedSurf.C
+++ b/src/surfMesh/mergedSurf/mergedSurf.C
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     \\  /    A nd           | www.openfoam.com
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    Copyright (C) 2016-2020 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2016-2022 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -152,11 +152,7 @@ bool Foam::mergedSurf::merge
     PatchTools::gatherAndMerge
     (
         mergeDim,
-        primitivePatch
-        (
-            SubList<face>(unmergedFaces, unmergedFaces.size()),
-            unmergedPoints
-        ),
+        primitivePatch(SubList<face>(unmergedFaces), unmergedPoints),
         points_,
         faces_,
         pointsMap_