diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.C
index 1357a3348c..7ecff13d5d 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.C
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Foam::word Foam::functionObject::scopedName(const word& name) const
         return IOobject::scopedName(name_, name);
     }
 
-    return name_;
+    return name;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/electrostaticDeposition/electrostaticDepositionFvPatchScalarField.C b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/electrostaticDeposition/electrostaticDepositionFvPatchScalarField.C
index 7578c6ced5..c9718a9d7a 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/electrostaticDeposition/electrostaticDepositionFvPatchScalarField.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/electrostaticDeposition/electrostaticDepositionFvPatchScalarField.C
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void Foam::electrostaticDepositionFvPatchScalarField::writeFilmFields() const
     (
         IOobject
         (
-            IOobject::scopedName(word("electrostaticDeposition"), "h"),
+            IOobject::scopedName("electrostaticDeposition", "h"),
             mesh.time().timeName(),
             mesh,
             IOobject::NO_READ,
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/momentum/momentum.H b/src/functionObjects/field/momentum/momentum.H
index 12472f8a00..2367e6d566 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/momentum/momentum.H
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/momentum/momentum.H
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     \\  /    A nd           | www.openfoam.com
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    Copyright (C) 2018-2020 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2018-2021 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -225,15 +225,6 @@ protected:
         //- Write momentum data
         void writeValues(Ostream& os);
 
-    // Protected Member Functions
-
-        //- Return a scoped name
-        //  TODO - revisit issue #1675
-        word scopedName(const word& base) const
-        {
-            return IOobject::scopedName(this->name(), base);
-        }
-
 
 public: