diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/cvMesh/checkCvMesh/Make/files b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/cvMesh/checkCvMesh/Make/files
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index 73871a7532..0000000000
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/cvMesh/checkCvMesh/Make/files
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-checkCvMesh.C
-
-EXE = $(FOAM_APPBIN)/checkCvMesh
diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/cvMesh/checkCvMesh/Make/options b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/cvMesh/checkCvMesh/Make/options
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index ba68fd3819..0000000000
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/cvMesh/checkCvMesh/Make/options
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@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-EXE_INC = \
-    -I$(LIB_SRC)/finiteVolume/lnInclude \
-    -I$(LIB_SRC)/triSurface/lnInclude \
-    -I$(LIB_SRC)/mesh/autoMesh/lnInclude \
-    -I$(LIB_SRC)/dynamicMesh/lnInclude \
-    -I$(LIB_SRC)/meshTools/lnInclude
-
-EXE_LIBS = \
-    -lfiniteVolume \
-    -ldynamicMesh \
-    -ltriSurface \
-    -lautoMesh \
-    -lmeshTools
-
diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/cvMesh/checkCvMesh/checkCvMesh.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/cvMesh/checkCvMesh/checkCvMesh.C
deleted file mode 100644
index 88695dbd39..0000000000
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/cvMesh/checkCvMesh/checkCvMesh.C
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
-  =========                 |
-  \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
-   \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
-     \\/     M anipulation  |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-License
-    This file is part of OpenFOAM.
-
-    OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-    under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-    (at your option) any later version.
-
-    OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-    ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
-    for more details.
-
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-    along with OpenFOAM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-Application
-    checkCvMesh
-
-Description
-
-\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-#include "argList.H"
-#include "Time.H"
-#include "fvMesh.H"
-#include "autoSnapDriver.H"
-#include "faceSet.H"
-#include "motionSmoother.H"
-#include "timeSelector.H"
-
-
-using namespace Foam;
-
-
-int main(int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-    timeSelector::addOptions();
-
-#   include "addOverwriteOption.H"
-
-#   include "setRootCase.H"
-#   include "createTime.H"
-
-    instantList timeDirs = timeSelector::select0(runTime, args);
-
-#   include "createNamedPolyMesh.H"
-
-    runTime.functionObjects().off();
-
-    forAll(timeDirs, timeI)
-    {
-        runTime.setTime(timeDirs[timeI], timeI);
-
-        Info<< "Time = " << runTime.timeName()
-            << nl << endl;
-
-        mesh.readUpdate();
-
-        // Check patches and faceZones are synchronised
-        mesh.boundaryMesh().checkParallelSync(true);
-        meshRefinement::checkCoupledFaceZones(mesh);
-
-        // Read meshing dictionary
-        IOdictionary cvMeshDict
-        (
-           IOobject
-           (
-                "cvMeshDict",
-                runTime.system(),
-                mesh,
-                IOobject::MUST_READ_IF_MODIFIED,
-                IOobject::NO_WRITE
-           )
-        );
-
-        // mesh motion and mesh quality parameters
-        const dictionary& meshQualityDict
-            = cvMeshDict.subDict("meshQualityControls");
-
-
-        Info<< "Checking mesh ..." << endl;
-
-        faceSet wrongFaces(mesh, "wrongFaces", mesh.nFaces()/100);
-
-        motionSmoother::checkMesh(false, mesh, meshQualityDict, wrongFaces);
-
-        const label nInitErrors = returnReduce
-        (
-            wrongFaces.size(),
-            sumOp<label>()
-        );
-
-        Info<< "Detected " << nInitErrors << " illegal faces"
-            << " (concave, zero area or negative cell pyramid volume)"
-            << endl;
-
-        if (nInitErrors > 0)
-        {
-            Info<< "Writing " << nInitErrors
-                << " faces in error to set "
-                << wrongFaces.name() << endl;
-
-            wrongFaces.instance() = mesh.pointsInstance();
-            wrongFaces.write();
-        }
-
-        Info<< nl << "End of time " << runTime.timeName() << nl << endl;
-    }
-
-    Info<< "End\n" << endl;
-
-    return 0;
-}
-