diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/regionFunctionObject/regionFunctionObject.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/regionFunctionObject/regionFunctionObject.H
index 7a17daacf5b92f105661fe6518074e33391b18c5..bb1062c93dbddb531df80b9a555fa77b589d479f 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/regionFunctionObject/regionFunctionObject.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/regionFunctionObject/regionFunctionObject.H
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Copyright (C) 2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
-    Copyright (C) 2016-2019 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2016-2020 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ SourceFiles
 namespace Foam
 {
 
-// Forward declarations
+// Forward Declarations
 class objectRegistry;
 
 namespace functionObjects
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ public:
         //- Deprecated(2018-10)
         //  \deprecated(2018-10) - use findObject() method
         template<class ObjectType>
+        FOAM_DEPRECATED_FOR(2018-10, "findObject / cfindObject() methods")
         const ObjectType* lookupObjectPtr(const word& fieldName) const
         {
             return this->cfindObject<ObjectType>(fieldName);
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@ public:
         //- Deprecated(2018-10)
         //  \deprecated(2018-10) - use getObjectPtr() method
         template<class ObjectType>
+        FOAM_DEPRECATED_FOR(2018-10, "getObjectPtr() method")
         ObjectType* lookupObjectRefPtr(const word& fieldName) const
         {
             return this->getObjectPtr<ObjectType>(fieldName);
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/objectRegistry/objectRegistry.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/objectRegistry/objectRegistry.H
index fda27b6543b49264b10703d37b4967dbf6f3136f..578391a1d68039e62eddf1ee89485c90a1d7ff4d 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/objectRegistry/objectRegistry.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/objectRegistry/objectRegistry.H
@@ -537,6 +537,7 @@ public:
         //- Deprecated(2018-10) find object
         //  \deprecated(2018-10) - use findObject() method
         template<class Type>
+        FOAM_DEPRECATED_FOR(2018-10, "findObject / cfindObject() methods")
         const Type* lookupObjectPtr
         (
             const word& name,
@@ -549,6 +550,7 @@ public:
         //- Deprecated(2018-10) get object pointer, ignoring constness
         //  \deprecated(2018-10) - use getObjectPtr() method
         template<class Type>
+        FOAM_DEPRECATED_FOR(2018-10, "getObjectPtr() method")
         Type* lookupObjectRefPtr
         (
             const word& name,
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/columnAverage/columnAverage.C b/src/functionObjects/field/columnAverage/columnAverage.C
index b2543fcf193e7e1f73280f85dd2a1182e49fe2a8..f1eb09e2508a3a8522a3ee0dee6d2e67834ca299 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/columnAverage/columnAverage.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/columnAverage/columnAverage.C
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     \\  /    A nd           | www.openfoam.com
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    Copyright (C) 2018 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2018-2020 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::columnAverage::write()
     {
         const word resultName("columnAverage(" + fieldName + ")");
         const regIOobject* obj =
-            obr_.lookupObjectPtr<regIOobject>(averageName(fieldName));
+            obr_.cfindObject<regIOobject>(averageName(fieldName));
 
         if (obj)
         {
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/columnAverage/columnAverage.H b/src/functionObjects/field/columnAverage/columnAverage.H
index ef1bb8e28bb3adecc58ee404bc75e3f54cdb72ab..e97366e68bf747ac3070829ee8ac07e701faa4f0 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/columnAverage/columnAverage.H
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/columnAverage/columnAverage.H
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class columnAverage
 :
     public fvMeshFunctionObject
 {
-    // Private data
+    // Private Data
 
         //- Patches on which to collapse the fields
         labelHashSet patchSet_;
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public:
     // Member Functions
 
         //- Read the settings
-        virtual bool read(const dictionary&);
+        virtual bool read(const dictionary& dict);
 
         //- Execute, currently does nothing
         virtual bool execute();
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/columnAverage/columnAverageTemplates.C b/src/functionObjects/field/columnAverage/columnAverageTemplates.C
index ab9aef1f5295e50d8ec5ecac4368d780c409d50f..bb928a0a055cc0e710e27590d7440dccf94a0b24 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/columnAverage/columnAverageTemplates.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/columnAverage/columnAverageTemplates.C
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     \\  /    A nd           | www.openfoam.com
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    Copyright (C) 2018-2019 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2018-2020 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::columnAverage::columnAverageField
 {
     typedef GeometricField<Type, fvPatchField, volMesh> fieldType;
 
-    const fieldType* fldPtr = lookupObjectPtr<fieldType>(fieldName);
+    const fieldType* fldPtr = cfindObject<fieldType>(fieldName);
 
     if (fldPtr)
     {
@@ -47,9 +47,11 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::columnAverage::columnAverageField
 
         const word resultName(averageName(fieldName));
 
-        if (!obr_.foundObject<fieldType>(resultName))
+        fieldType* resPtr = obr_.getObjectPtr<fieldType>(resultName);
+
+        if (!resPtr)
         {
-            fieldType* ptr = new fieldType
+            resPtr = new fieldType
             (
                 IOobject
                 (
@@ -61,10 +63,9 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::columnAverage::columnAverageField
                 ),
                 fld
             );
-            obr_.objectRegistry::store(ptr);
+            obr_.objectRegistry::store(resPtr);
         }
-
-        fieldType& res = obr_.lookupObjectRef<fieldType>(resultName);
+        fieldType& res = *resPtr;
 
         const meshStructure& ms = meshAddressing(fld.mesh());
         if (globalFaces_().empty())
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/continuityError/continuityError.C b/src/functionObjects/field/continuityError/continuityError.C
index 36e40ac54b8336114236c9eb533a4b7d1d1c3627..c0364e98380dfea6966185f939c5d18d17fa79b7 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/continuityError/continuityError.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/continuityError/continuityError.C
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     \\  /    A nd           | www.openfoam.com
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    Copyright (C) 2019 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2019-2020 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::continuityError::execute()
 
 bool Foam::functionObjects::continuityError::write()
 {
-    const auto phiPtr = mesh_.lookupObjectPtr<surfaceScalarField>(phiName_);
+    const auto* phiPtr = mesh_.cfindObject<surfaceScalarField>(phiName_);
 
     if (!phiPtr)
     {
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/heatTransferCoeff/heatTransferCoeffModels/ReynoldsAnalogy/ReynoldsAnalogy.C b/src/functionObjects/field/heatTransferCoeff/heatTransferCoeffModels/ReynoldsAnalogy/ReynoldsAnalogy.C
index 31a2019c86173db1e91fd061854cb1b1fa33056d..2562c4407e79c83ebde2bb1ce7b05f4677c9c9fc 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/heatTransferCoeff/heatTransferCoeffModels/ReynoldsAnalogy/ReynoldsAnalogy.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/heatTransferCoeff/heatTransferCoeffModels/ReynoldsAnalogy/ReynoldsAnalogy.C
@@ -149,14 +149,12 @@ Foam::heatTransferCoeffModels::ReynoldsAnalogy::devReff() const
 
         return -nu*dev(twoSymm(fvc::grad(U)));
     }
-    else
-    {
-        FatalErrorInFunction
-            << "No valid model for viscous stress calculation"
-            << exit(FatalError);
 
-        return volSymmTensorField::null();
-    }
+    FatalErrorInFunction
+        << "No valid model for viscous stress calculation"
+        << exit(FatalError);
+
+    return nullptr;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/pressure/pressure.C b/src/functionObjects/field/pressure/pressure.C
index a9cddd414991635554d7210448bc45a3541b475d..3e6fad918e5a1a3e933ef160b58e23a4b5268f3e 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/pressure/pressure.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/pressure/pressure.C
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ Foam::tmp<Foam::volScalarField> Foam::functionObjects::pressure::calcPressure
     if (mode_ & ISENTROPIC)
     {
         const basicThermo* thermoPtr =
-            p.mesh().lookupObjectPtr<basicThermo>(basicThermo::dictName);
+            p.mesh().cfindObject<basicThermo>(basicThermo::dictName);
 
         if (!thermoPtr)
         {
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/utilities/writeDictionary/writeDictionary.C b/src/functionObjects/utilities/writeDictionary/writeDictionary.C
index 20afdfad196c90bc98ae82c51edfacfb7249f801..3b1f52301e7e0e4f916e08828cf5e99562f77c6e 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/utilities/writeDictionary/writeDictionary.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/utilities/writeDictionary/writeDictionary.C
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Copyright (C) 2013-2017 OpenFOAM Foundation
-    Copyright (C) 2016-2019 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2016-2020 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::writeDictionary::write()
     forAll(dictNames_, dicti)
     {
         const IOdictionary* dictptr =
-            obr_.lookupObjectPtr<IOdictionary>(dictNames_[dicti]);
+            obr_.cfindObject<IOdictionary>(dictNames_[dicti]);
 
         if (dictptr)
         {