diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicList.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicList.H
index 684d393745..e913209b2f 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicList.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicList.H
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Class
     Foam::DynamicList
 
 Description
-    A 1D vector of objects of type \<T\> which resizes itself as necessary to
+    A 1D vector of objects of type \<T\> that resizes itself as necessary to
     accept the new objects.
 
     Internal storage is a compact array and the list can be shrunk to compact
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public:
         //- Append an element at the end of the list
         inline void append(const T& e);
 
-        //- Return and remove the top element
+        //- Remove and return the top element
         inline T remove();
 
         //- Return non-const access to an element,
@@ -159,15 +159,9 @@ public:
         //- Assignment of all entries to the given value
         inline void operator=(const T&);
 
-        //- Assignment from List<T>
+        //- Assignment from List<T>. Also handles assignment from DynamicList.
         inline void operator=(const List<T>&);
 
-        //- Assignment from DynamicList<T>
-        inline void operator=
-        (
-            const DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>&
-        );
-
 
     // IOstream operators
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicListI.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicListI.H
index d9a14a1111..eea08bc7a1 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicListI.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicListI.H
@@ -85,8 +85,10 @@ inline void Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>::setSize
     }
     else
     {
+        label nextFree = List<T>::size();
         allocSize_ = s;
         List<T>::setSize(allocSize_);
+        List<T>::size() = nextFree;
     }
 }
 
@@ -104,8 +106,10 @@ inline void Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>::setSize
     }
     else
     {
+        label nextFree = List<T>::size();
         allocSize_ = s;
         List<T>::setSize(allocSize_, t);
+        List<T>::size() = nextFree;
     }
 }
 
@@ -166,8 +170,7 @@ Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>::transfer
 )
 {
     allocSize_ = l.allocSize();
-    List<T>::transfer(l);       // take over storage
-    l.allocSize_ = 0;
+    List<T>::transfer(l);       // take over storage. Null l.
 }
 
 
@@ -189,9 +192,9 @@ inline void Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>::append(const T& e)
         List<T>::setSize(allocSize_);
     }
 
-    this->operator[](nextFree - 1) = e;
-
     List<T>::size() = nextFree;
+
+    this->operator[](nextFree - 1) = e;
 }
 
 
@@ -206,7 +209,13 @@ inline T Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>::remove()
         )   << "List is empty" << abort(FatalError);
     }
 
-    return List<T>::operator[](--List<T>::size());
+    label nextFree = List<T>::size()-1;
+
+    const T& val = List<T>::operator[](nextFree);
+
+    List<T>::size() = nextFree;
+
+    return val;
 }
 
 
@@ -260,15 +269,4 @@ inline void Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>::operator=
 }
 
 
-template<class T, unsigned SizeInc, unsigned SizeMult, unsigned SizeDiv>
-inline void Foam::DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>::operator=
-(
-    const DynamicList<T, SizeInc, SizeMult, SizeDiv>& l
-)
-{
-    List<T>::operator=(l);
-    allocSize_ = l.allocSize();
-}
-
-
 // ************************************************************************* //