diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMesh.C b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMesh.C
index 7a8de07dd3f9f3f4a1b785946cc9422ccb33ccc5..8d4bee062ea7cef8c29dc7d42486b20626679062 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMesh.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMesh.C
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Copyright (C) 2011-2017 OpenFOAM Foundation
-    Copyright (C) 2016-2020 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2016-2021 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ void Foam::fvMesh::storeOldVol(const scalarField& V)
 }
 
 
-void Foam::fvMesh::clearOut()
+void Foam::fvMesh::clearOutLocal()
 {
     clearGeom();
     surfaceInterpolation::clearOut();
@@ -233,7 +233,12 @@ void Foam::fvMesh::clearOut()
 
     // Clear mesh motion flux
     deleteDemandDrivenData(phiPtr_);
+}
+
 
+void Foam::fvMesh::clearOut()
+{
+    clearOutLocal();
     polyMesh::clearOut();
 }
 
@@ -659,7 +664,8 @@ Foam::polyMesh::readUpdateState Foam::fvMesh::readUpdate()
     {
         DebugInfo << "Topological update" << endl;
 
-        clearOut();
+        // fvMesh::clearOut() but without the polyMesh::clearOut
+        clearOutLocal();
     }
     else if (state == polyMesh::POINTS_MOVED)
     {
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMesh.H b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMesh.H
index b5b1abf34819f1085151ffb1e50bad6ebe2de6ea..da3748cfe2ad9c5cae88a2b91a5dc53b5cb6d6b9 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMesh.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMesh.H
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Copyright (C) 2011-2017 OpenFOAM Foundation
-    Copyright (C) 2016-2020 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2016-2021 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -143,12 +143,15 @@ protected:
             //  geometric demand-driven data that was set
             void updateGeomNotOldVol();
 
-            //- Clear geometry
+            //- Clear local geometry
             void clearGeom();
 
-            //- Clear addressing
+            //- Clear local addressing
             void clearAddressing(const bool isMeshUpdate = false);
 
+            //- Clear local-only storage (geometry, addressing etc)
+            void clearOutLocal();
+
             //- Preserve old volume(s)
             void storeOldVol(const scalarField&);