diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/renumberMesh/renumberMesh.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/renumberMesh/renumberMesh.C
index c7e85f0a6e..5cbd9f9770 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/renumberMesh/renumberMesh.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/renumberMesh/renumberMesh.C
@@ -316,11 +316,10 @@ autoPtr<mapPolyMesh> reorderMesh
 
     mesh.resetPrimitives
     (
-        mesh.nFaces(),
-        mesh.points(),
-        newFaces,
-        newOwner,
-        newNeighbour,
+        xfer<pointField>::null(),
+        xferMove(newFaces),
+        xferMove(newOwner),
+        xferMove(newNeighbour),
         patchSizes,
         patchStarts
     );
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyMesh.C b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyMesh.C
index fbb5b9b3d7..6e57ae869d 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyMesh.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyMesh.C
@@ -1059,7 +1059,6 @@ void Foam::polyMesh::resetPrimitives
 
 void Foam::polyMesh::resetPrimitives
 (
-    const label nUsedFaces,
     const xfer<pointField>& points,
     const xfer<faceList>& faces,
     const xfer<labelList>& owner,
@@ -1124,7 +1123,6 @@ void Foam::polyMesh::resetPrimitives
             (
                 "polyMesh::polyMesh::resetPrimitives\n"
                 "(\n"
-                "    const label nUsedFaces,\n"
                 "    const xfer<pointField>&,\n"
                 "    const xfer<faceList>&,\n"
                 "    const xfer<labelList>& owner,\n"
@@ -1163,7 +1161,6 @@ void Foam::polyMesh::resetPrimitives
             (
                 "polyMesh::polyMesh::resetPrimitives\n"
                 "(\n"
-                "    const label nUsedFaces,\n"
                 "    const xfer<pointField>&,\n"
                 "    const xfer<faceList>&,\n"
                 "    const xfer<labelList>& owner,\n"
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyMesh.H b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyMesh.H
index d794705216..8be9e9465d 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyMesh.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyMesh.H
@@ -477,7 +477,6 @@ public:
             //  patch ends at nActiveFaces) and change patches with addPatches.
             void resetPrimitives
             (
-                const label nUsedFaces,
                 const xfer<pointField>& points,
                 const xfer<faceList>& faces,
                 const xfer<labelList>& owner,
diff --git a/src/conversion/polyDualMesh/polyDualMesh.C b/src/conversion/polyDualMesh/polyDualMesh.C
index 6a776e3b83..93a0088c84 100644
--- a/src/conversion/polyDualMesh/polyDualMesh.C
+++ b/src/conversion/polyDualMesh/polyDualMesh.C
@@ -1349,11 +1349,10 @@ void Foam::polyDualMesh::calcDual
     // Assign to mesh.
     resetPrimitives
     (
-        dualFaces.size(),
-        dualPoints,
-        dualFaces,
-        dualOwner,
-        dualNeighbour,
+        xferMove(dualPoints),
+        xferMove(dualFaces),
+        xferMove(dualOwner),
+        xferMove(dualNeighbour),
         patchSizes,
         patchStarts
     );
diff --git a/src/dynamicMesh/polyMeshAdder/polyMeshAdder.C b/src/dynamicMesh/polyMeshAdder/polyMeshAdder.C
index b04bc9101e..36227bd267 100644
--- a/src/dynamicMesh/polyMeshAdder/polyMeshAdder.C
+++ b/src/dynamicMesh/polyMeshAdder/polyMeshAdder.C
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ void Foam::polyMeshAdder::mergeFaceZones
 )
 {
     zoneNames.setSize(fz0.size() + fz1.size());
-    
+
     append(fz0.names(), zoneNames);
 
     from1ToAll.setSize(fz1.size());
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ void Foam::polyMeshAdder::mergeCellZones
 )
 {
     zoneNames.setSize(cz0.size() + cz1.size());
-    
+
     append(cz0.names(), zoneNames);
 
     from1ToAll.setSize(cz1.size());
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ void Foam::polyMeshAdder::addZones
             mesh.pointZones()
         );
     }
-    
+
     List<faceZone*> fZones(fzFaces.size());
     forAll(fZones, i)
     {
@@ -1557,7 +1557,7 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::mapAddedPolyMesh> Foam::polyMeshAdder::add
 
     // Inplace extend mesh0 patches (note that patches0.size() now also
     // has changed)
-    polyBoundaryMesh& allPatches = 
+    polyBoundaryMesh& allPatches =
         const_cast<polyBoundaryMesh&>(mesh0.boundaryMesh());
     allPatches.setSize(allPatchNames.size());
 
@@ -1702,11 +1702,10 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::mapAddedPolyMesh> Foam::polyMeshAdder::add
     mesh0.resetMotion();    // delete any oldPoints.
     mesh0.resetPrimitives
     (
-        allFaces.size(),
-        allPoints,
-        allFaces,
-        allOwner,
-        allNeighbour,
+        xferMove(allPoints),
+        xferMove(allFaces),
+        xferMove(allOwner),
+        xferMove(allNeighbour),
         patchSizes,     // size
         patchStarts,    // patchstarts
         validBoundary   // boundary valid?
@@ -1792,7 +1791,7 @@ Foam::Map<Foam::label> Foam::polyMeshAdder::findSharedPoints
         }
     }
 
-    
+
     // Assign single master for every shared with multiple geometric points
     // ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/src/dynamicMesh/polyTopoChange/polyTopoChange/polyTopoChange.C b/src/dynamicMesh/polyTopoChange/polyTopoChange/polyTopoChange.C
index 38ce05f6c7..de5124ea07 100644
--- a/src/dynamicMesh/polyTopoChange/polyTopoChange/polyTopoChange.C
+++ b/src/dynamicMesh/polyTopoChange/polyTopoChange/polyTopoChange.C
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ void Foam::polyTopoChange::compact
                                     << " at position " << faceI << endl
                                     << "Probably face has not been adapted for"
                                     << " removed points." << abort(FatalError);
-                            } 
+                            }
                             localPointMap[pointI] = newPointI++;
                         }
                     }
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ void Foam::polyTopoChange::compact
                                     << " at position " << faceI << endl
                                     << "Probably face has not been adapted for"
                                     << " removed points." << abort(FatalError);
-                            } 
+                            }
                             localPointMap[pointI] = newPointI++;
                         }
                     }
@@ -2987,13 +2987,12 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::mapPolyMesh> Foam::polyTopoChange::changeMesh
 
         mesh.resetPrimitives
         (
-            nActiveFaces_,
-            xferMove<pointField>(renumberedMeshPoints),
-            xferMove<faceList>(faces_),
-            xferMove<labelList>(faceOwner_),
-            xferMove<labelList>(faceNeighbour_),
-            xferMove<labelList>(patchSizes),
-            xferMove<labelList>(patchStarts),
+            xferMove(renumberedMeshPoints),
+            xferMoveTo<faceList>(faces_),
+            xferMoveTo<labelList>(faceOwner_),
+            xferMoveTo<labelList>(faceNeighbour_),
+            patchSizes,
+            patchStarts,
             syncParallel
         );
 
@@ -3004,13 +3003,12 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::mapPolyMesh> Foam::polyTopoChange::changeMesh
         // Set new points.
         mesh.resetPrimitives
         (
-            nActiveFaces_,
-            xferMove<pointField>(newPoints),
-            xferMove<faceList>(faces_),
-            xferMove<labelList>(faceOwner_),
-            xferMove<labelList>(faceNeighbour_),
-            xferMove<labelList>(patchSizes),
-            xferMove<labelList>(patchStarts),
+            xferMove(newPoints),
+            xferMoveTo<faceList>(faces_),
+            xferMoveTo<labelList>(faceOwner_),
+            xferMoveTo<labelList>(faceNeighbour_),
+            patchSizes,
+            patchStarts,
             syncParallel
         );
         // Invalidate new points to go into map.
diff --git a/src/meshTools/polyMeshZipUpCells/polyMeshZipUpCells.C b/src/meshTools/polyMeshZipUpCells/polyMeshZipUpCells.C
index 405bbb67e3..c4861bbfaf 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/polyMeshZipUpCells/polyMeshZipUpCells.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/polyMeshZipUpCells/polyMeshZipUpCells.C
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ bool Foam::polyMeshZipUpCells(polyMesh& mesh)
 
             // Go through the points and start from the point used twice
             // check all the edges to find the edges starting from this point
-            // add the 
+            // add the
 
             labelListList edgesToInsert(singleEdges.size());
             label nEdgesToInsert = 0;
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ bool Foam::polyMeshZipUpCells(polyMesh& mesh)
                 // Warning: the ordering must be parametric, because in
                 // the case of multiple point insertion onto the same edge
                 // it is possible to get non-cyclic loops
-                // 
+                //
 
                 const labelList& unorderedEdge = edgesToInsert[edgeToInsertI];
 
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ bool Foam::polyMeshZipUpCells(polyMesh& mesh)
                                 << oldFaces[currentFaceIndex] << nl
                                 << "newFace: " << newFace << endl;
 #                           endif
- 
+
                             // Check for duplicate points in the new face
                             forAll (newFace, checkI)
                             {
@@ -756,11 +756,10 @@ bool Foam::polyMeshZipUpCells(polyMesh& mesh)
         // (patches guaranteed to be in increasing order)
         mesh.resetPrimitives
         (
-            patchStarts[bMesh.size()-1] + patchSizes[bMesh.size()-1],
-            mesh.points(),
-            newFaces,
-            mesh.faceOwner(),
-            mesh.faceNeighbour(),
+            xfer<pointField>::null(),
+            xferMove(newFaces),
+            xfer<labelList>::null(),
+            xfer<labelList>::null(),
             patchSizes,
             patchStarts,
             true                // boundary forms valid boundary mesh.