diff --git a/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/utilities/pressureTools/pressureTools.C b/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/utilities/pressureTools/pressureTools.C
index 607d52e5034eb046d30ceedc1803376a120a23ca..181099c0077e692d9ab9f789f90d7b6262ec5de1 100644
--- a/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/utilities/pressureTools/pressureTools.C
+++ b/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/utilities/pressureTools/pressureTools.C
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Foam::dimensionedScalar Foam::pressureTools::rhoScale
     }
     else
     {
-        return dimensionedScalar("rhoRef", dimDensity, rhoRef_);
+        return dimensionedScalar("rhoRef", dimDensity, rhoInf_);
     }
 }
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Foam::tmp<Foam::volScalarField> Foam::pressureTools::rho
                         IOobject::NO_WRITE
                     ),
                     p.mesh(),
-                    dimensionedScalar("zero", dimDensity, rhoRef_)
+                    dimensionedScalar("zero", dimDensity, rhoInf_)
                 )
             );
     }
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ Foam::pressureTools::pressureTools
     pName_("p"),
     UName_("U"),
     rhoName_("rho"),
-    rhoRef_(1.0),
     calcTotal_(false),
     pRef_(0.0),
     calcCoeff_(false),
@@ -242,7 +241,7 @@ void Foam::pressureTools::read(const dictionary& dict)
 
         if (p.dimensions() != dimPressure)
         {
-            dict.lookup("rhoRef") >> rhoRef_;
+            dict.lookup("rhoRef") >> rhoInf_;
         } 
 
         dict.lookup("calcTotal") >> calcTotal_;
diff --git a/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/utilities/pressureTools/pressureTools.H b/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/utilities/pressureTools/pressureTools.H
index 11f490429d25f11630a0aaf1ce387886c26df1ce..82a44921edeb921703ee87e07be63c3ecfe83960 100644
--- a/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/utilities/pressureTools/pressureTools.H
+++ b/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/utilities/pressureTools/pressureTools.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2012-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ Description
     \table
         Property     | Description             | Required    | Default value
         type         | type name: pressureTools| yes         |
-        rhoRef       | Reference density for incompressible cases | no | 1
         calcTotal    | Calculate total coefficient | yes     |
         pRef         | Reference pressure for total pressure | no | 0.0
         calcCoeff    | Calculate pressure coefficient | yes  |
@@ -150,9 +149,6 @@ class pressureTools
         //- Name of density field, default is "rho"
         word rhoName_;
 
-        //- Reference density employed for incompressible cases
-        scalar rhoRef_;
-
 
         // Total pressure calculation