diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/snappyHexMesh/snappyHexMesh.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/snappyHexMesh/snappyHexMesh.C
index f85acfd9e0..e4ae058a0d 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/snappyHexMesh/snappyHexMesh.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/snappyHexMesh/snappyHexMesh.C
@@ -878,24 +878,24 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         }
     }
 
-    // Set output level
-    {
-        wordList flags;
-        if (meshDict.readIfPresent("outputFlags", flags))
-        {
-            meshRefinement::outputLevel
-            (
-                meshRefinement::outputType
-                (
-                    meshRefinement::readFlags
-                    (
-                        meshRefinement::outputTypeNames,
-                        flags
-                    )
-                )
-            );
-        }
-    }
+    //// Set output level
+    //{
+    //    wordList flags;
+    //    if (meshDict.readIfPresent("outputFlags", flags))
+    //    {
+    //        meshRefinement::outputLevel
+    //        (
+    //            meshRefinement::outputType
+    //            (
+    //                meshRefinement::readFlags
+    //                (
+    //                    meshRefinement::outputTypeNames,
+    //                    flags
+    //                )
+    //            )
+    //        );
+    //    }
+    //}
 
     // for the impatient who want to see some output files:
     profiling::writeNow();
diff --git a/src/mesh/snappyHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinement.C b/src/mesh/snappyHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinement.C
index cb31a5c878..d0da764d78 100644
--- a/src/mesh/snappyHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinement.C
+++ b/src/mesh/snappyHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinement.C
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ Foam::meshRefinement::debugTypeNames
 };
 
 
-const Foam::Enum
-<
-    Foam::meshRefinement::outputType
->
-Foam::meshRefinement::outputTypeNames
-{
-    { outputType::OUTPUTLAYERINFO, "layerInfo" }
-};
+//const Foam::Enum
+//<
+//    Foam::meshRefinement::outputType
+//>
+//Foam::meshRefinement::outputTypeNames
+//{
+//    { outputType::OUTPUTLAYERINFO, "layerInfo" }
+//};
 
 
 const Foam::Enum
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Foam::meshRefinement::writeTypeNames
 
 Foam::meshRefinement::writeType Foam::meshRefinement::writeLevel_;
 
-Foam::meshRefinement::outputType Foam::meshRefinement::outputLevel_;
+//Foam::meshRefinement::outputType Foam::meshRefinement::outputLevel_;
 
 // Inside/outside test for polyMesh:.findCell()
 //   2.4.x : default = polyMesh::FACE_DIAG_TRIS
@@ -3012,16 +3012,16 @@ void Foam::meshRefinement::writeLevel(const writeType flags)
 }
 
 
-Foam::meshRefinement::outputType Foam::meshRefinement::outputLevel()
-{
-    return outputLevel_;
-}
-
-
-void Foam::meshRefinement::outputLevel(const outputType flags)
-{
-    outputLevel_ = flags;
-}
+//Foam::meshRefinement::outputType Foam::meshRefinement::outputLevel()
+//{
+//    return outputLevel_;
+//}
+//
+//
+//void Foam::meshRefinement::outputLevel(const outputType flags)
+//{
+//    outputLevel_ = flags;
+//}
 
 
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/mesh/snappyHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinement.H b/src/mesh/snappyHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinement.H
index d3c068f72e..b1ff027f7c 100644
--- a/src/mesh/snappyHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinement.H
+++ b/src/mesh/snappyHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinement.H
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ public:
 
         static const Enum<debugType> debugTypeNames;
 
-        //- Enumeration for what to output. Used as a bit-pattern.
-        enum outputType
-        {
-            OUTPUTLAYERINFO = (1 << 0)
-        };
-
-        static const Enum<outputType> outputTypeNames;
+        ////- Enumeration for what to output. Used as a bit-pattern.
+        //enum outputType
+        //{
+        //    OUTPUTLAYERINFO = (1 << 0)
+        //};
+        //
+        //static const Enum<outputType> outputTypeNames;
 
         //- Enumeration for what to write. Used as a bit-pattern.
         enum writeType
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ private:
         //- Control of writing level
         static writeType writeLevel_;
 
-        //- Control of output/log level
-        static outputType outputLevel_;
+        ////- Control of output/log level
+        //static outputType outputLevel_;
 
 
     // Private data
@@ -1513,9 +1513,9 @@ public:
             static writeType writeLevel();
             static void writeLevel(const writeType);
 
-            //- Get/set output level
-            static outputType outputLevel();
-            static void outputLevel(const outputType);
+            ////- Get/set output level
+            //static outputType outputLevel();
+            //static void outputLevel(const outputType);
 
 
             //- Helper: convert wordList into bit pattern using provided Enum
diff --git a/src/mesh/snappyHexMesh/snappyHexMeshDriver/refinementParameters/refinementParameters.C b/src/mesh/snappyHexMesh/snappyHexMeshDriver/refinementParameters/refinementParameters.C
index 836f8ef826..df86ee5276 100644
--- a/src/mesh/snappyHexMesh/snappyHexMeshDriver/refinementParameters/refinementParameters.C
+++ b/src/mesh/snappyHexMesh/snappyHexMeshDriver/refinementParameters/refinementParameters.C
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
     \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2015 OpenFOAM Foundation
-     \\/     M anipulation  | Copyright (C) 2015 OpenCFD Ltd.
+     \\/     M anipulation  | Copyright (C) 2015-2018 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -84,10 +84,9 @@ Foam::refinementParameters::refinementParameters(const dictionary& dict)
                 << exit(FatalIOError);
         }
     }
-
-    List<Tuple2<point, word>> pointsToZone;
-    if (dict.readIfPresent("locationsInMesh", pointsToZone))
+    else
     {
+        List<Tuple2<point, word>> pointsToZone(dict.lookup("locationsInMesh"));
         label nZones = locationsInMesh_.size();
         locationsInMesh_.setSize(nZones+pointsToZone.size());
         zonesInMesh_.setSize(locationsInMesh_.size());