diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/initialPointsMethod/rayShooting/rayShooting.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/initialPointsMethod/rayShooting/rayShooting.C
index e0be01bcac..880871165e 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/initialPointsMethod/rayShooting/rayShooting.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/initialPointsMethod/rayShooting/rayShooting.C
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ rayShooting::rayShooting
         cellShapeControls,
         decomposition
     ),
-    maxRayLength_(readScalar(detailsDict().lookup("maxRayLength"))),
     randomiseInitialGrid_(detailsDict().lookup("randomiseInitialGrid")),
     randomPerturbationCoeff_
     (
@@ -76,6 +75,8 @@ List<Vb::Point> rayShooting::initialPoints() const
     const searchableSurfaces& surfaces = geometryToConformTo().geometry();
     const labelList& surfacesToConformTo = geometryToConformTo().surfaces();
 
+    const scalar maxRayLength = surfaces.bounds().mag();
+
     // Initialise points list
     label initialPointsSize = 0;
     forAll(surfaces, surfI)
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ List<Vb::Point> rayShooting::initialPoints() const
             geometryToConformTo().findSurfaceNearestIntersection
             (
                 fC - normStart[0]*SMALL,
-                fC - normStart[0]*maxRayLength_,
+                fC - normStart[0]*maxRayLength,
                 surfHitEnd,
                 hitSurfaceEnd
             );
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ List<Vb::Point> rayShooting::initialPoints() const
                             decomposition().findLine
                             (
                                 l.start() + l.vec()*SMALL,
-                                l.end() - l.vec()*maxRayLength_
+                                l.end() - l.vec()*maxRayLength
                             );
 
                         if (procIntersection.hit())
diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/initialPointsMethod/rayShooting/rayShooting.H b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/initialPointsMethod/rayShooting/rayShooting.H
index c199a31e0a..e66df62b7c 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/initialPointsMethod/rayShooting/rayShooting.H
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/initialPointsMethod/rayShooting/rayShooting.H
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ private:
 
     // Private data
 
-        const scalar maxRayLength_;
-
         //- Should the initial positions be randomised
         Switch randomiseInitialGrid_;