diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyMesh.C b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyMesh.C
index 6e57ae869d..fecef49959 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyMesh.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyMesh.C
@@ -939,124 +939,6 @@ Foam::polyMesh::polyMesh
 }
 
 
-void Foam::polyMesh::resetPrimitives
-(
-    const label nUsedFaces,
-    const pointField& points,
-    const faceList& faces,
-    const labelList& owner,
-    const labelList& neighbour,
-    const labelList& patchSizes,
-    const labelList& patchStarts,
-    const bool validBoundary
-)
-{
-    // Clear addressing. Keep geometric props for mapping.
-    clearAddressing();
-
-    // Take over new primitive data.
-    // Optimized to prevent self-assignment to self and
-    // to avoid overwriting data at all
-    if (&points && &points_ != &points)
-    {
-        points_ = points;
-        bounds_ = boundBox(points_, validBoundary);
-    }
-    if (&faces && &faces_ != &faces)
-    {
-        faces_ = faces;
-    }
-    if (&owner && &owner_ != &owner)
-    {
-        owner_ = owner;
-    }
-    if (&neighbour && &neighbour_ != &neighbour)
-    {
-        neighbour_ = neighbour;
-    }
-
-    // Reset patch sizes and starts
-    forAll(boundary_, patchI)
-    {
-        boundary_[patchI] = polyPatch
-        (
-            boundary_[patchI].name(),
-            patchSizes[patchI],
-            patchStarts[patchI],
-            patchI,
-            boundary_
-        );
-    }
-
-
-    // Flags the mesh files as being changed
-    setInstance(time().timeName());
-
-    // Check if the faces and cells are valid
-    forAll (faces_, faceI)
-    {
-        const face& curFace = faces_[faceI];
-
-        if (min(curFace) < 0 || max(curFace) > points_.size())
-        {
-            FatalErrorIn
-            (
-                "polyMesh::polyMesh::resetPrimitives\n"
-                "(\n"
-                "    const label nUsedFaces,\n"
-                "    const pointField& points,\n"
-                "    const faceList& faces,\n"
-                "    const labelList& owner,\n"
-                "    const labelList& neighbour,\n"
-                "    const labelList& patchSizes,\n"
-                "    const labelList& patchStarts\n"
-                ")\n"
-            )   << "Face " << faceI << " contains vertex labels out of range: "
-                << curFace << " Max point index = " << points_.size()
-                << abort(FatalError);
-        }
-    }
-
-
-    // Set the primitive mesh from the owner_, neighbour_. Works
-    // out from patch end where the active faces stop.
-    initMesh();
-
-
-    if (validBoundary)
-    {
-        // Note that we assume that all the patches stay the same and are
-        // correct etc. so we can already use the patches to do
-        // processor-processor comms.
-
-        // Calculate topology for the patches (processor-processor comms etc.)
-        boundary_.updateMesh();
-
-        // Calculate the geometry for the patches (transformation tensors etc.)
-        boundary_.calcGeometry();
-
-        // Warn if global empty mesh (constructs globalData!)
-        if (globalData().nTotalPoints() == 0 || globalData().nTotalCells() == 0)
-        {
-            FatalErrorIn
-            (
-                "polyMesh::polyMesh::resetPrimitives\n"
-                "(\n"
-                "    const label nUsedFaces,\n"
-                "    const pointField& points,\n"
-                "    const faceList& faces,\n"
-                "    const labelList& owner,\n"
-                "    const labelList& neighbour,\n"
-                "    const labelList& patchSizes,\n"
-                "    const labelList& patchStarts\n"
-                ")\n"
-            )
-                << "no points or no cells in mesh" << endl;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-
 void Foam::polyMesh::resetPrimitives
 (
     const xfer<pointField>& points,
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyMesh.H b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyMesh.H
index 8be9e9465d..a888420eda 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyMesh.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyMesh.H
@@ -453,23 +453,6 @@ public:
             //- Remove boundary patches
             void removeBoundary();
 
-            //- Reset mesh primitive data. Assumes all patch info correct
-            //  (so does e.g. parallel communication). If not use
-            //  validBoundary=false
-            //  (still assumes patchStarts[0] = nInternalFaces and last
-            //  patch ends at nActiveFaces) and change patches with addPatches.
-            void resetPrimitives
-            (
-                const label nUsedFaces,
-                const pointField& points,
-                const faceList& faces,
-                const labelList& owner,
-                const labelList& neighbour,
-                const labelList& patchSizes,
-                const labelList& patchStarts,
-                const bool validBoundary = true
-            );
-
             //- Reset mesh primitive data. Assumes all patch info correct
             //  (so does e.g. parallel communication). If not use
             //  validBoundary=false