diff --git a/src/turbulenceModels/incompressible/LES/LESModel/LESModel.C b/src/turbulenceModels/incompressible/LES/LESModel/LESModel.C
index 3ee9619340..a845089e33 100644
--- a/src/turbulenceModels/incompressible/LES/LESModel/LESModel.C
+++ b/src/turbulenceModels/incompressible/LES/LESModel/LESModel.C
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ LESModel::LESModel
         )
     ),
 
-    turbulence_(lookup("turbulence")),
     printCoeffs_(lookupOrDefault<Switch>("printCoeffs", false)),
     coeffDict_(subDictPtr(type + "Coeffs")),
 
diff --git a/src/turbulenceModels/incompressible/LES/LESModel/LESModel.H b/src/turbulenceModels/incompressible/LES/LESModel/LESModel.H
index 766cc63fc0..e784535b73 100644
--- a/src/turbulenceModels/incompressible/LES/LESModel/LESModel.H
+++ b/src/turbulenceModels/incompressible/LES/LESModel/LESModel.H
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ protected:
 
     // Protected data
 
-        Switch turbulence_;
         Switch printCoeffs_;
         dictionary coeffDict_;