diff --git a/src/functionObjects/lagrangian/vtkCloud/vtkCloud.C b/src/functionObjects/lagrangian/vtkCloud/vtkCloud.C
index b2f0d191dab67e67ed27203478e9e4669d4bdc44..26981fceead503e06183ea37c9edcbf90930ecae 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/lagrangian/vtkCloud/vtkCloud.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/lagrangian/vtkCloud/vtkCloud.C
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@ Foam::functionObjects::vtkCloud::vtkCloud
     fvMeshFunctionObject(name, runTime, dict),
     writeOpts_(vtk::formatType::INLINE_BASE64),
     printf_(),
-    useTimeName_(false),
     useVerts_(false),
     selectClouds_(),
     selectFields_(),
@@ -394,7 +393,7 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::vtkCloud::read(const dictionary& dict)
         printf_ = "%0" + std::to_string(padWidth) + "d";
     }
 
-    useTimeName_ = dict.lookupOrDefault<bool>("timeName", false);
+    // useTimeName_ = dict.lookupOrDefault<bool>("useTimeName", false);
 
     useVerts_ = dict.lookupOrDefault<bool>("cellData", false);
 
@@ -436,11 +435,18 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::vtkCloud::write()
         return true;  // skip - not available
     }
 
+//     const word timeDesc =
+//     (
+//         useTimeName_
+//       ? time_.timeName()
+//       : printf_.empty()
+//       ? Foam::name(time_.timeIndex())
+//       : word::printf(printf_, time_.timeIndex())
+//     );
+
     const word timeDesc =
     (
-        useTimeName_
-      ? time_.timeName()
-      : printf_.empty()
+        printf_.empty()
       ? Foam::name(time_.timeIndex())
       : word::printf(printf_, time_.timeIndex())
     );
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/lagrangian/vtkCloud/vtkCloud.H b/src/functionObjects/lagrangian/vtkCloud/vtkCloud.H
index 6ead433ff8071da7a05b68a6d8e8c93ef9a8df35..498df102e3a3bf01f60953b1f410ad7960632cbc 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/lagrangian/vtkCloud/vtkCloud.H
+++ b/src/functionObjects/lagrangian/vtkCloud/vtkCloud.H
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ Group
     grpUtilitiesFunctionObjects
 
 Description
-    This functionObject writes cloud(s) in VTK format.
+    This functionObject writes cloud(s) in VTK PolyData format
+    (.vtp extension) with the time information saved in a '.series' file.
 
     Example of function object specification:
     \verbatim
@@ -38,11 +39,11 @@ Description
         libs            ("liblagrangianFunctionObjects.so");
         writeControl    writeTime;
         writeInterval   1;
-        format          binary;
+        format          ascii;
 
         cloud           myCloud;
-        width           12;
         fields          (T U rho);
+        width           4;  // file-padding
     }
     \endverbatim
 
@@ -57,20 +58,19 @@ Usage
         cellData     | Emit cellData instead of pointData | no        | false
         directory    | The output directory name        | no          | VTK
         width        | Padding width for file name      | no          | 8
-        timeName     | Use time-name instead of time-index | no       | false
         format       | ascii or binary format           | no          | binary
         writePrecision | write precision in ascii       | no | same as IOstream
     \endtable
 
-    The output filename and fields are added to the cloud's \c OutputProperties
-    dictionary. For the previous example specification:
+    The output filename and fields are added to the functionObjectProperties
+    information. For the previous example specification:
 
     \verbatim
     cloudWrite1
     {
         myCloud
         {
-            file    "<case>/VTK/myCloud_00001.vtp";
+            file    "<case>/VTK/myCloud_0001.vtp";
             fields  (T U rho);
         }
     }
@@ -122,9 +122,6 @@ class vtkCloud
         //- The printf format for zero-padding names
         string printf_;
 
-        //- Use time-name instead of time-index
-        bool useTimeName_;
-
         //- Write lagrangian as cell data (verts) instead of point data
         bool useVerts_;