diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/Tensor2D/Tensor2D.H b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/Tensor2D/Tensor2D.H
index b0c463cc4d..688a9f05c3 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/Tensor2D/Tensor2D.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/Tensor2D/Tensor2D.H
@@ -82,11 +82,13 @@ public:
     //- Component labeling enumeration
     enum components { XX, XY, YX, YY };
 
-
-    // Constructors
+    // Generated Methods
 
         //- Construct null
-        inline Tensor2D();
+        Tensor2D() = default;
+
+
+    // Constructors
 
         //- Construct initialized to zero
         inline Tensor2D(const Foam::zero);
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/Tensor2D/Tensor2DI.H b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/Tensor2D/Tensor2DI.H
index 4880f4bd2f..4ad10eece9 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/Tensor2D/Tensor2DI.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/Tensor2D/Tensor2DI.H
@@ -28,15 +28,10 @@ License
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-template<class Cmpt>
-inline Foam::Tensor2D<Cmpt>::Tensor2D()
-{}
-
-
 template<class Cmpt>
 inline Foam::Tensor2D<Cmpt>::Tensor2D(const Foam::zero)
 :
-    Tensor2D::msType(Zero)
+    Tensor2D::vsType(Zero)
 {}
 
 
@@ -46,7 +41,7 @@ inline Foam::Tensor2D<Cmpt>::Tensor2D
     const VectorSpace<Tensor2D<Cmpt>, Cmpt, 4>& vs
 )
 :
-    Tensor2D::msType(vs)
+    Tensor2D::vsType(vs)
 {}
 
 
@@ -61,7 +56,7 @@ inline Foam::Tensor2D<Cmpt>::Tensor2D(const SymmTensor2D<Cmpt>& st)
 template<class Cmpt>
 inline Foam::Tensor2D<Cmpt>::Tensor2D(const SphericalTensor2D<Cmpt>& st)
 :
-    Tensor2D::msType(Zero)
+    Tensor2D::vsType(Zero)
 {
     this->v_[XX] = st.ii();
     this->v_[YY] = st.ii();
@@ -95,7 +90,7 @@ inline Foam::Tensor2D<Cmpt>::Tensor2D
 template<class Cmpt>
 inline Foam::Tensor2D<Cmpt>::Tensor2D(Istream& is)
 :
-    Tensor2D::msType(is)
+    Tensor2D::vsType(is)
 {}