diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/surfaceFieldValue/surfaceFieldValue.C b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/surfaceFieldValue/surfaceFieldValue.C
index 1b3258354a..9cefa26df3 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/surfaceFieldValue/surfaceFieldValue.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/surfaceFieldValue/surfaceFieldValue.C
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::setFaceZoneFaces()
 
     DynamicList<label> faceIds(fZone.size());
     DynamicList<label> facePatchIds(fZone.size());
-    DynamicList<bool>  faceFlip(fZone.size());
+    DynamicList<bool> faceFlip(fZone.size());
 
     forAll(fZone, i)
     {
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::totalArea() const
     }
     else
     {
-        totalArea = gSum(filterField(mesh_.magSf(), false));
+        totalArea = gSum(filterField(mesh_.magSf()));
     }
 
     return totalArea;
@@ -479,10 +479,13 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::needsSf() const
         case opAverage:
         case opMin:
         case opMax:
+        {
             return false;
-
+        }
         default:
+        {
             return true;
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -496,10 +499,13 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::needsWeight() const
         case opWeightedAverage:
         case opWeightedAreaAverage:
         case opWeightedAreaIntegrate:
+        {
             return true;
-
+        }
         default:
+        {
             return false;
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -596,7 +602,6 @@ void Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::initialise
 
 
     weightFieldName_ = "none";
-    orientWeightField_ = false;
     if (needsWeight())
     {
         if (dict.readIfPresent("weightField", weightFieldName_))
@@ -610,41 +615,21 @@ void Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::initialise
 
             Info<< "    weight field  = " << weightFieldName_ << nl;
         }
-
-        if (dict.found("orientedWeightField"))
-        {
-            if (regionType_ == stSurface || regionType_ == stSampledSurface)
-            {
-                FatalIOErrorInFunction(dict)
-                    << "Cannot use orientedWeightField "
-                    << "for surface/sampledSurface"
-                    << exit(FatalIOError);
-            }
-
-            if (weightFieldName_ == "none")
-            {
-                dict.lookup("orientedWeightField") >> weightFieldName_;
-                orientWeightField_ = true;
-
-                Info<< "    weight field  = " << weightFieldName_ << nl;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                FatalIOErrorInFunction(dict)
-                    << "Cannot specify both weightField and orientedWeightField"
-                    << exit(FatalIOError);
-            }
-        }
     }
 
+    // Backwards compatibility for v1612+ and older
     List<word> orientedFields;
-    orientedFieldsStart_ = labelMax;
     if (dict.readIfPresent("orientedFields", orientedFields))
     {
-        orientedFieldsStart_ = fields_.size();
+        WarningInFunction
+            << "The 'orientedFields' option is deprecated.  These fields can "
+            << "and have been added to the standard 'fields' list."
+            << endl;
+
         fields_.append(orientedFields);
     }
 
+
     surfaceWriterPtr_.clear();
     if (writeFields_)
     {
@@ -854,8 +839,6 @@ Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::surfaceFieldValue
         [dict.lookupOrDefault<word>("postOperation", "none")]
     ),
     weightFieldName_("none"),
-    orientWeightField_(false),
-    orientedFieldsStart_(labelMax),
     writeArea_(dict.lookupOrDefault("writeArea", false)),
     nFaces_(0),
     faceId_(),
@@ -883,8 +866,6 @@ Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::surfaceFieldValue
         [dict.lookupOrDefault<word>("postOperation", "none")]
     ),
     weightFieldName_("none"),
-    orientWeightField_(false),
-    orientedFieldsStart_(labelMax),
     writeArea_(dict.lookupOrDefault("writeArea", false)),
     nFaces_(0),
     faceId_(),
@@ -959,7 +940,7 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::write()
         }
         else
         {
-            Sf = filterField(mesh_.Sf(), true); // Oriented Sf
+            Sf = filterField(mesh_.Sf());
         }
     }
 
@@ -988,12 +969,7 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::write()
         {
             scalarField weightField
             (
-                getFieldValues<scalar>
-                (
-                    weightFieldName_,
-                    true,
-                    orientWeightField_
-                )
+                getFieldValues<scalar>(weightFieldName_, true)
             );
 
             // Process the fields
@@ -1003,12 +979,7 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::write()
         {
             vectorField weightField
             (
-                getFieldValues<vector>
-                (
-                    weightFieldName_,
-                    true,
-                    orientWeightField_
-                )
+                getFieldValues<vector>(weightFieldName_, true)
             );
 
             // Process the fields
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/surfaceFieldValue/surfaceFieldValue.H b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/surfaceFieldValue/surfaceFieldValue.H
index 062d13e7c8..d78e938bfd 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/surfaceFieldValue/surfaceFieldValue.H
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/surfaceFieldValue/surfaceFieldValue.H
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ Usage
         orientedWeightField  | name of oriented field to apply weighting | no |
         scaleFactor  | scale factor            | no          | 1
         fields       | list of fields to operate on | yes    |
-        orientedFields | list of oriented fields to operate on | no |
     \endtable
 
     Where \c regionType is defined by
@@ -130,8 +129,6 @@ Note
     - faces on empty patches get ignored
     - if the field is a volField the \c faceZone can only consist of boundary
       faces
-    - the `oriented' entries relate to mesh-oriented fields, such as the
-      flux, phi.  These fields will be oriented according to the face normals.
     - Using \c surface:
       - The keyword %subRegion should not be used to select surfaces.
         Specify instead the regionType 'surface' and provide the surface name.
@@ -285,12 +282,6 @@ protected:
         //- Weight field name - optional
         word weightFieldName_;
 
-        //- Flag to indicate if flipMap should be applied to the weight field
-        bool orientWeightField_;
-
-        //- Start index of fields that require application of flipMap
-        label orientedFieldsStart_;
-
         //- Total area of the surfaceFieldValue
         scalar totalArea_;
 
@@ -353,8 +344,7 @@ protected:
         tmp<Field<Type>> getFieldValues
         (
             const word& fieldName,
-            const bool mustGet = false,
-            const bool applyOrientation = false
+            const bool mustGet = false
         ) const;
 
         //- Apply the 'operation' to the values. Operation must preserve Type.
@@ -380,16 +370,14 @@ protected:
         template<class Type>
         tmp<Field<Type>> filterField
         (
-            const GeometricField<Type, fvsPatchField, surfaceMesh>& field,
-            const bool applyOrientation
+            const GeometricField<Type, fvsPatchField, surfaceMesh>& field
         ) const;
 
         //- Filter a volume field according to faceIds
         template<class Type>
         tmp<Field<Type>> filterField
         (
-            const GeometricField<Type, fvPatchField, volMesh>& field,
-            const bool applyOrientation
+            const GeometricField<Type, fvPatchField, volMesh>& field
         ) const;
 
         //- Weighting factor
@@ -424,7 +412,6 @@ protected:
             const word& fieldName,
             const vectorField& Sf,
             const Field<WeightType>& weightField,
-            const bool orient,
             const meshedSurf& surfToWrite
         );
 
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/surfaceFieldValue/surfaceFieldValueTemplates.C b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/surfaceFieldValue/surfaceFieldValueTemplates.C
index 0577870ad3..e59f2eb36b 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/surfaceFieldValue/surfaceFieldValueTemplates.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/surfaceFieldValue/surfaceFieldValueTemplates.C
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ Foam::tmp<Foam::Field<Type>>
 Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::getFieldValues
 (
     const word& fieldName,
-    const bool mustGet,
-    const bool applyOrientation
+    const bool mustGet
 ) const
 {
     typedef GeometricField<Type, fvsPatchField, surfaceMesh> sf;
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::getFieldValues
     }
     else if (regionType_ != stSampledSurface && foundObject<sf>(fieldName))
     {
-        return filterField(lookupObject<sf>(fieldName), applyOrientation);
+        return filterField(lookupObject<sf>(fieldName));
     }
     else if (foundObject<vf>(fieldName))
     {
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::getFieldValues
         }
         else
         {
-            return filterField(fld, applyOrientation);
+            return filterField(fld);
         }
     }
 
@@ -140,7 +139,9 @@ processSameTypeValues
     switch (operation_)
     {
         case opNone:
+        {
             break;
+        }
         case opSum:
         {
             result = gSum(values);
@@ -258,8 +259,10 @@ processSameTypeValues
 
         case opAreaNormalAverage:
         case opAreaNormalIntegrate:
-            // handled in specializations only
+        {
+            // Handled in specializations only
             break;
+        }
     }
 
     return result;
@@ -302,30 +305,17 @@ Foam::label Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::writeAll
     forAll(fields_, i)
     {
         const word& fieldName = fields_[i];
-        const bool orient = (i >= orientedFieldsStart_);
 
         if
         (
-            writeValues<scalar>
-            (
-                fieldName, Sf, weightField, orient, surfToWrite
-            )
-         || writeValues<vector>
-            (
-                fieldName, Sf, weightField, orient, surfToWrite
-            )
+            writeValues<scalar>(fieldName, Sf, weightField, surfToWrite)
+         || writeValues<vector>(fieldName, Sf, weightField, surfToWrite)
          || writeValues<sphericalTensor>
             (
-                fieldName, Sf, weightField, orient, surfToWrite
-            )
-         || writeValues<symmTensor>
-            (
-                fieldName, Sf, weightField, orient, surfToWrite
-            )
-         || writeValues<tensor>
-            (
-                fieldName, Sf, weightField, orient, surfToWrite
+                fieldName, Sf, weightField, surfToWrite
             )
+         || writeValues<symmTensor>(fieldName, Sf, weightField, surfToWrite)
+         || writeValues<tensor>(fieldName, Sf, weightField, surfToWrite)
         )
         {
             ++nProcessed;
@@ -349,7 +339,6 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::writeValues
     const word& fieldName,
     const vectorField& Sf,
     const Field<WeightType>& weightField,
-    const bool orient,
     const meshedSurf& surfToWrite
 )
 {
@@ -357,7 +346,7 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::writeValues
 
     if (ok)
     {
-        Field<Type> values(getFieldValues<Type>(fieldName, true, orient));
+        Field<Type> values(getFieldValues<Type>(fieldName, true));
 
         // Write raw values on surface if specified
         if (surfaceWriterPtr_.valid())
@@ -389,7 +378,9 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::writeValues
             switch (postOperation_)
             {
                 case postOpNone:
+                {
                     break;
+                }
                 case postOpSqrt:
                 {
                     // sqrt: component-wise - doesn't change the type
@@ -438,8 +429,7 @@ template<class Type>
 Foam::tmp<Foam::Field<Type>>
 Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::filterField
 (
-    const GeometricField<Type, fvPatchField, volMesh>& field,
-    const bool applyOrientation
+    const GeometricField<Type, fvPatchField, volMesh>& field
 ) const
 {
     tmp<Field<Type>> tvalues(new Field<Type>(faceId_.size()));
@@ -464,16 +454,7 @@ Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::filterField
         }
     }
 
-    if (applyOrientation)
-    {
-        forAll(values, i)
-        {
-            if (faceFlip_[i])
-            {
-                values[i] *= -1;
-            }
-        }
-    }
+    // No need to flip values - all boundary faces point outwards
 
     return tvalues;
 }
@@ -483,8 +464,7 @@ template<class Type>
 Foam::tmp<Foam::Field<Type>>
 Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::filterField
 (
-    const GeometricField<Type, fvsPatchField, surfaceMesh>& field,
-    const bool applyOrientation
+    const GeometricField<Type, fvsPatchField, surfaceMesh>& field
 ) const
 {
     tmp<Field<Type>> tvalues(new Field<Type>(faceId_.size()));
@@ -504,7 +484,13 @@ Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::filterField
         }
     }
 
-    if (applyOrientation)
+    if (debug)
+    {
+        Pout<< "field " << field.name() << " oriented: "
+            << field.oriented()() << endl;
+    }
+
+    if (field.oriented()())
     {
         forAll(values, i)
         {