diff --git a/tutorials/channelOodles/channel395/constant/polyMesh/blockMeshDict b/tutorials/channelOodles/channel395/constant/polyMesh/blockMeshDict
deleted file mode 100644
index b27064a76a..0000000000
--- a/tutorials/channelOodles/channel395/constant/polyMesh/blockMeshDict
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,177 +0,0 @@
-/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
-| =========                 |                                                 |
-| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  dev                                   |
-|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.com                      |
-|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
-\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
-    version     2.0;
-    format      ascii;
-    class       dictionary;
-    object      blockMeshDict;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-convertToMeters 1;
-
-vertices        
-(
-    (0 0 0)
-    (4 0 0)
-    (0 1 0)
-    (4 1 0)
-    (0 2 0)
-    (4 2 0)
-    (0 0 2)
-    (4 0 2)
-    (0 1 2)
-    (4 1 2)
-    (0 2 2)
-    (4 2 2)
-);
-
-blocks          
-(
-    hex (0 1 3 2 6 7 9 8) (40 25 30) simpleGrading (1 10.7028 1)
-    hex (2 3 5 4 8 9 11 10) (40 25 30) simpleGrading (1 0.0984 1)
-);
-
-edges           
-(
-);
-
-//patches         
-//(
-//    wall bottomWall 
-//    (
-//        (0 1 7 6)
-//    )
-//    wall topWall 
-//    (
-//        (4 10 11 5)
-//    )
-//    cyclic sides1 
-//    (
-//        (0 2 3 1)
-//        (6 7 9 8)
-//    )
-//    cyclic sides2 
-//    (
-//        (2 4 5 3)
-//        (8 9 11 10)
-//    )
-//    cyclic inout1 
-//    (
-//        (1 3 9 7)
-//        (0 6 8 2)
-//    )
-//    cyclic inout2 
-//    (
-//        (3 5 11 9)
-//        (2 8 10 4)
-//    )
-//);
-
-boundary         
-(
-    bottomWall
-    {
-        type wall;
-        faces
-        (
-            (0 1 7 6)
-        );
-    }
-    topWall 
-    {
-        type wall;
-        faces
-        (
-            (4 10 11 5)
-        );
-    }
-
-    sides1_half0
-    {
-        type cyclic;
-        neighbourPatch sides1_half1;
-        faces
-        (
-            (0 2 3 1)
-        );
-    }
-    sides1_half1
-    {
-        type cyclic;
-        neighbourPatch sides1_half0;
-        faces
-        (
-            (6 7 9 8)
-        );
-    }
-
-    sides2_half0
-    {
-        type cyclic;
-        neighbourPatch sides2_half1;
-        faces
-        (
-            (2 4 5 3)
-        );
-    }
-    sides2_half1
-    {
-        type cyclic;
-        neighbourPatch sides2_half0;
-        faces
-        (
-            (8 9 11 10)
-        );
-    }
-
-    inout1_half0
-    {
-        type cyclic;
-        neighbourPatch inout1_half1;
-        faces
-        (
-            (1 3 9 7)
-        );
-    }
-    inout1_half1
-    {
-        type cyclic;
-        neighbourPatch inout1_half0;
-        faces
-        (
-            (0 6 8 2)
-        );
-    }
-
-    inout2_half0
-    {
-        type cyclic;
-        neighbourPatch inout2_half1;
-        faces
-        (
-            (3 5 11 9)
-        );
-    }
-    inout2_half1
-    {
-        type cyclic;
-        neighbourPatch inout2_half0;
-        faces
-        (
-            (2 8 10 4)
-        );
-    }
-);
-
-mergePatchPairs
-(
-);
-
-// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/icoFoam/cavity/constant/polyMesh/blockMeshDict b/tutorials/icoFoam/cavity/constant/polyMesh/blockMeshDict
deleted file mode 100644
index 29df5c7f56..0000000000
--- a/tutorials/icoFoam/cavity/constant/polyMesh/blockMeshDict
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
-| =========                 |                                                 |
-| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  dev                                   |
-|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.com                      |
-|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
-\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
-    version     2.0;
-    format      ascii;
-    class       dictionary;
-    object      blockMeshDict;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-convertToMeters 0.1;
-
-vertices
-(
-    (0 0 0)
-    (1 0 0)
-    (1 1 0)
-    (0 1 0)
-    (0 0 0.1)
-    (1 0 0.1)
-    (1 1 0.1)
-    (0 1 0.1)
-);
-
-blocks
-(
-    hex (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7) (20 20 1) simpleGrading (1 1 1)
-);
-
-edges
-(
-);
-
-//patches
-//(
-//    wall movingWall
-//    (
-//        (3 7 6 2)
-//    )
-//    wall fixedWalls
-//    (
-//        (0 4 7 3)
-//        (2 6 5 1)
-//        (1 5 4 0)
-//    )
-//    empty frontAndBack
-//    (
-//        (0 3 2 1)
-//        (4 5 6 7)
-//    )
-//);
-
-boundary
-(
-    movingWall
-    {
-        type wall;
-        faces
-        (
-            (3 7 6 2)
-        );
-    }
-
-    fixedWalls
-    {
-        type wall;
-        faces
-        (
-            (0 4 7 3)
-            (2 6 5 1)
-            (1 5 4 0)
-        );
-    }
-
-    frontAndBack
-    {
-        type empty;
-        faces
-        (
-            (0 3 2 1)
-            (4 5 6 7)
-        );
-    }
-);
-
-
-mergePatchPairs
-(
-);
-
-// ************************************************************************* //