diff --git a/bin/foamNewBC b/bin/foamNewBC
index 61e093d7a3..26ac4fcc91 100755
--- a/bin/foamNewBC
+++ b/bin/foamNewBC
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ do
                 -e '/refValue/d' \
                 -e '/refGrad/d' \
                 -e '/valueFraction/d' \
-                -e '/phip/,/lookupPatchField/d' \
+                -e '/const scalarField\& phip/,/);/d' \
                 ${NAME}/${NEWFILE}
             ;;
         mixed)