diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/directMappedVelocityFluxFixedValue/directMappedVelocityFluxFixedValueFvPatchField.C b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/directMappedVelocityFluxFixedValue/directMappedVelocityFluxFixedValueFvPatchField.C
index 716c5b12355da55d364cf67daaf22df42dc24c7d..17fa6f71fb093b1b6fcc72eaed4c93577cf95c2e 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/directMappedVelocityFluxFixedValue/directMappedVelocityFluxFixedValueFvPatchField.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/directMappedVelocityFluxFixedValue/directMappedVelocityFluxFixedValueFvPatchField.C
@@ -112,13 +112,6 @@ directMappedVelocityFluxFixedValueFvPatchField
             << " in file " << dimensionedInternalField().objectPath()
             << exit(FatalError);
     }
-
-    // Force calculation of schedule (uses parallel comms)
-    const directMappedPolyPatch& mpp = refCast<const directMappedPolyPatch>
-    (
-        this->patch().patch()
-    );
-    (void)mpp.map().schedule();
 }