diff --git a/applications/utilities/parallelProcessing/decomposePar/domainDecomposition.C b/applications/utilities/parallelProcessing/decomposePar/domainDecomposition.C
index f563978b60..15cbd85d11 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/parallelProcessing/decomposePar/domainDecomposition.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/parallelProcessing/decomposePar/domainDecomposition.C
@@ -448,7 +448,6 @@ bool Foam::domainDecomposition::writeDecomposition()
                             curStart,
                             nPatches,
                             procMesh.boundaryMesh(),
-                            Pstream::worldComm,
                             procI,
                             curNeighbourProcessors[procPatchI]
                         );
@@ -476,7 +475,6 @@ bool Foam::domainDecomposition::writeDecomposition()
                             curStart,
                             nPatches,
                             procMesh.boundaryMesh(),
-                            Pstream::worldComm,
                             procI,
                             curNeighbourProcessors[procPatchI],
                             referPatch,