diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/objectRegistry/objectRegistry.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/objectRegistry/objectRegistry.C
index e5ba7cf781f88ae194f3414ae1260920f23a16c6..cb5965df22290e277122b5b90631eead27f0ea78 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/objectRegistry/objectRegistry.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/objectRegistry/objectRegistry.C
@@ -285,6 +285,12 @@ bool Foam::objectRegistry::checkOut(regIOobject& io) const
 }
 
 
+bool Foam::objectRegistry::checkOut(const word& key) const
+{
+    return const_cast<objectRegistry&>(*this).erase(key);
+}
+
+
 void Foam::objectRegistry::clear()
 {
     // Free anything owned by the registry
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/objectRegistry/objectRegistry.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/objectRegistry/objectRegistry.H
index af6c0a3450ccd690b01efd4371c568ecb2166900..1bb7248212218dd0acd26a9b35d511f6b12199ef 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/objectRegistry/objectRegistry.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/objectRegistry/objectRegistry.H
@@ -438,6 +438,10 @@ public:
         //- object is ownedByRegistry
         bool checkOut(regIOobject& io) const;
 
+        //- Remove a regIOobject by name from registry and frees memory if the
+        //- object is ownedByRegistry
+        bool checkOut(const word& key) const;
+
         //- Clear all entries from the registry
         //  Performs a checkOut() for all objects that are ownedByRegistry
         void clear();
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldAverage/fieldAverageItem/fieldAverageItem.C b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldAverage/fieldAverageItem/fieldAverageItem.C
index 8ac5a9dafec1bd8afb8cd446ca76552f75fc1c78..7864b12bbbfa37a5358b6b87a2c35c0a61c06953 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldAverage/fieldAverageItem/fieldAverageItem.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldAverage/fieldAverageItem/fieldAverageItem.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2009-2011, 2017 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2009-2011, 2017-2019 OpenCFD Ltd.
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void Foam::functionObjects::fieldAverageItem::evolve(const objectRegistry& obr)
             const word fieldName = windowFieldNames_.pop();
 
             //Info<< "evolve: removing field: " << fieldName << endl;
-            obr.checkOut(*obr[fieldName]);
+            obr.checkOut(fieldName);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -164,22 +164,19 @@ void Foam::functionObjects::fieldAverageItem::clear
     bool fullClean
 )
 {
-    if (mean_ && obr.found(meanFieldName_))
+    if (mean_)
     {
-        obr.checkOut(*obr[meanFieldName_]);
+        obr.checkOut(meanFieldName_);
     }
 
-    if (prime2Mean_ && obr.found(prime2MeanFieldName_))
+    if (prime2Mean_)
     {
-        obr.checkOut(*obr[prime2MeanFieldName_]);
+        obr.checkOut(prime2MeanFieldName_);
     }
 
     for (const word& fieldName : windowFieldNames_)
     {
-        if (obr.found(fieldName))
-        {
-            obr.checkOut(*obr[fieldName]);
-        }
+        obr.checkOut(fieldName);
     }
 
     if (totalTime_ < 0 || fullClean)
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/momentum/momentum.C b/src/functionObjects/field/momentum/momentum.C
index 342b46eb9783b94b06c32d96c4a40e98b4e6b791..260253bf00b563f985b822aec58651f24d351226 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/momentum/momentum.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/momentum/momentum.C
@@ -46,11 +46,9 @@ namespace functionObjects
 
 void Foam::functionObjects::momentum::purgeFields()
 {
-    objectRegistry& obr = const_cast<objectRegistry&>(obr_);
-
-    obr.erase(scopedName("momentum"));
-    obr.erase(scopedName("angularMomentum"));
-    obr.erase(scopedName("angularVelocity"));
+    obr_.checkOut(scopedName("momentum"));
+    obr_.checkOut(scopedName("angularMomentum"));
+    obr_.checkOut(scopedName("angularVelocity"));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/sampling/surfMeshSample/surfMeshSamplers/surfMeshSamplers.C b/src/sampling/surfMeshSample/surfMeshSamplers/surfMeshSamplers.C
index 5cf3391d5da5b743694829056fcbfb063c93cfaa..42cc4509b680f78c1ad8bdc3da7b8b431a73c680 100644
--- a/src/sampling/surfMeshSample/surfMeshSamplers/surfMeshSamplers.C
+++ b/src/sampling/surfMeshSample/surfMeshSamplers/surfMeshSamplers.C
@@ -49,24 +49,6 @@ namespace Foam
 
 bool Foam::surfMeshSamplers::verbose_ = false;
 
-void Foam::surfMeshSamplers::checkOutNames
-(
-    const objectRegistry& registry,
-    const UList<word>& names
-)
-{
-    objectRegistry& reg = const_cast<objectRegistry&>(registry);
-
-    for (const word& fldName : names)
-    {
-        objectRegistry::iterator iter = reg.find(fldName);
-        if (iter.found())
-        {
-            registry.checkOut(*iter());
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * Private Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -297,7 +279,11 @@ bool Foam::surfMeshSamplers::execute()
         }
     }
 
-    checkOutNames(db, cleanup);
+    // Cleanup any locally introduced names
+    for (const word& fieldName : cleanup)
+    {
+        db.checkOut(fieldName);
+    }
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/sampling/surfMeshSample/surfMeshSamplers/surfMeshSamplers.H b/src/sampling/surfMeshSample/surfMeshSamplers/surfMeshSamplers.H
index 19cd1bb8fa46e1fd8e3060420409c5038d1f6467..ecd729dabee8230eba8ba4b20326a2b0ea85432c 100644
--- a/src/sampling/surfMeshSample/surfMeshSamplers/surfMeshSamplers.H
+++ b/src/sampling/surfMeshSample/surfMeshSamplers/surfMeshSamplers.H
@@ -157,14 +157,6 @@ class surfMeshSamplers
 
     // Private Member Functions
 
-        //- Remove items by name from objectRegistry
-        static void checkOutNames
-        (
-            const objectRegistry& registry,
-            const UList<word>& names
-        );
-
-
         //- Hard-coded derived field (rho * U)
         //  \return true if field did not previously exist
         bool add_rhoU(const word& derivedName);
diff --git a/src/thermophysicalModels/basic/basicThermo/basicThermo.C b/src/thermophysicalModels/basic/basicThermo/basicThermo.C
index dd4909dfd48e1a66dc1181034b00d332f22650e9..88341dc0bb16c0f6a8f19f2d38173c2cb5cc4174 100644
--- a/src/thermophysicalModels/basic/basicThermo/basicThermo.C
+++ b/src/thermophysicalModels/basic/basicThermo/basicThermo.C
@@ -160,15 +160,6 @@ Foam::volScalarField& Foam::basicThermo::lookupOrConstruct
 }
 
 
-void Foam::basicThermo::lookupAndCheckout(const char* name) const
-{
-    if (db().foundObject<volScalarField>(name))
-    {
-         db().checkOut(*db()[name]);
-    }
-}
-
-
 Foam::basicThermo::basicThermo
 (
     const fvMesh& mesh,
@@ -326,7 +317,7 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::basicThermo> Foam::basicThermo::New
 
 Foam::basicThermo::~basicThermo()
 {
-    lookupAndCheckout("p");
+    db().checkOut("p");
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/thermophysicalModels/basic/basicThermo/basicThermo.H b/src/thermophysicalModels/basic/basicThermo/basicThermo.H
index bb98338380ebde498a9fbdc88a12cfc960653603..337373c685bdff2ff4dfbf4e7dcfab3e75b23731 100644
--- a/src/thermophysicalModels/basic/basicThermo/basicThermo.H
+++ b/src/thermophysicalModels/basic/basicThermo/basicThermo.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2004-2010, 2017 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2004-2010, 2017-2019 OpenCFD Ltd.
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             | Copyright (C) 2011-2017 OpenFOAM Foundation
@@ -105,9 +105,6 @@ protected:
             bool& isOwner
         );
 
-        //- Lookup and check out field
-        void lookupAndCheckout(const char* name) const;
-
         //- Return the enthalpy/internal energy field boundary types
         //  by interrogating the temperature field boundary types
         wordList heBoundaryTypes();