diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.C b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.C
index 3fa3dcc874..08422fd9ba 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.C
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ License
 #include "BiIndirectList.H"
 #include "contiguous.H"
 
-#include <algorithm>
-
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
@@ -442,34 +440,6 @@ void Foam::List<T>::transfer(SortableList<T>& a)
 }
 
 
-template<class T>
-void Foam::sort(List<T>& a)
-{
-    std::sort(a.begin(), a.end());
-}
-
-
-template<class T, class Cmp>
-void Foam::sort(List<T>& a, const Cmp& cmp)
-{
-    std::sort(a.begin(), a.end(), cmp);
-}
-
-
-template<class T>
-void Foam::stableSort(List<T>& a)
-{
-    std::stable_sort(a.begin(), a.end());
-}
-
-
-template<class T, class Cmp>
-void Foam::stableSort(List<T>& a, const Cmp& cmp)
-{
-    std::stable_sort(a.begin(), a.end(), cmp);
-}
-
-
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Operators  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 // Assignment to UList operator. Takes linear time.
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.H
index a6bf29686a..b89f6c95a9 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/List/List.H
@@ -248,18 +248,6 @@ public:
 template<class T>
 List<T> readList(Istream&);
 
-template<class T>
-void sort(List<T>&);
-
-template<class T, class Cmp>
-void sort(List<T>&, const Cmp&);
-
-template<class T>
-void stableSort(List<T>&);
-
-template<class T, class Cmp>
-void stableSort(List<T>&, const Cmp&);
-
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/UList/UList.C b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/UList/UList.C
index 255a91ecfe..42d00bc41e 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/UList/UList.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/UList/UList.C
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ License
 #include "ListLoopM.H"
 #include "contiguous.H"
 
+#include <algorithm>
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 template<class T>
@@ -116,6 +118,34 @@ Foam::label Foam::UList<T>::byteSize() const
 }
 
 
+template<class T>
+void Foam::sort(UList<T>& a)
+{
+    std::sort(a.begin(), a.end());
+}
+
+
+template<class T, class Cmp>
+void Foam::sort(UList<T>& a, const Cmp& cmp)
+{
+    std::sort(a.begin(), a.end(), cmp);
+}
+
+
+template<class T>
+void Foam::stableSort(UList<T>& a)
+{
+    std::stable_sort(a.begin(), a.end());
+}
+
+
+template<class T, class Cmp>
+void Foam::stableSort(UList<T>& a, const Cmp& cmp)
+{
+    std::stable_sort(a.begin(), a.end(), cmp);
+}
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Operators  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 template<class T>
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/UList/UList.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/UList/UList.H
index f7db8226ff..087f685ff6 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/UList/UList.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/UList/UList.H
@@ -320,6 +320,18 @@ public:
         );
 };
 
+template<class T>
+void sort(UList<T>&);
+
+template<class T, class Cmp>
+void sort(UList<T>&, const Cmp&);
+
+template<class T>
+void stableSort(UList<T>&);
+
+template<class T, class Cmp>
+void stableSort(UList<T>&, const Cmp&);
+
 // Reverse the first n elements of the list
 template<class T>
 inline void reverse(UList<T>&, const label n);