diff --git a/tutorials/basic/potentialFoam/cylinder/constant/polyMesh/boundary b/tutorials/basic/potentialFoam/cylinder/constant/polyMesh/boundary
deleted file mode 100644
index 057865c7ffa417ce9deaabef7ce0d5a894bc50fd..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/tutorials/basic/potentialFoam/cylinder/constant/polyMesh/boundary
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
-| ========= | |
-| \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox |
-| \\ / O peration | Version: dev |
-| \\ / A nd | Web: www.OpenFOAM.org |
-| \\/ M anipulation | |
-\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
- version 2.0;
- format ascii;
- class polyBoundaryMesh;
- location "constant/polyMesh";
- object boundary;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-6
-(
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- left
- {
- type patch;
- nFaces 30;
- startFace 4040;
- }
- cylinder
- {
- type symmetryPlane;
- nFaces 40;
- startFace 4070;
- }
- defaultFaces
- {
- type empty;
- nFaces 4000;
- startFace 4110;
- }
-)
-
-// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/combustion/PDRFoam/flamePropagationWithObstacles/constant/polyMesh/boundary b/tutorials/combustion/PDRFoam/flamePropagationWithObstacles/constant/polyMesh/boundary
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ed0ccf403f6a137842b319723d7245c72e9eaf1..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/tutorials/combustion/PDRFoam/flamePropagationWithObstacles/constant/polyMesh/boundary
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
-| ========= | |
-| \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox |
-| \\ / O peration | Version: dev |
-| \\ / A nd | Web: www.OpenFOAM.org |
-| \\/ M anipulation | |
-\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
- version 2.0;
- format ascii;
- class polyBoundaryMesh;
- location "constant/polyMesh";
- object boundary;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-6
-(
- outer
- {
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- startFace 23340;
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- {
- type wall;
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- {
- type wall;
- nFaces 0;
- startFace 24810;
- }
- baffleWall
- {
- type wall;
- nFaces 0;
- startFace 24810;
- }
- baffleCyclic_half0
- {
- type cyclic;
- inGroups 1(cyclic);
- nFaces 0;
- startFace 24810;
- matchTolerance 0.0001;
- neighbourPatch baffleCyclic_half1;
- }
- baffleCyclic_half1
- {
- type cyclic;
- inGroups 1(cyclic);
- nFaces 0;
- startFace 24810;
- matchTolerance 0.0001;
- neighbourPatch baffleCyclic_half0;
- }
-)
-
-// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/compressible/rhoSimplecFoam/squareBend/constant/polyMesh/boundary b/tutorials/compressible/rhoSimplecFoam/squareBend/constant/polyMesh/boundary
deleted file mode 100644
index ae1e146725bc8086594a16afae82bc7ac774dfe9..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/tutorials/compressible/rhoSimplecFoam/squareBend/constant/polyMesh/boundary
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
-| ========= | |
-| \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox |
-| \\ / O peration | Version: dev |
-| \\ / A nd | Web: www.OpenFOAM.org |
-| \\/ M anipulation | |
-\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
- version 2.0;
- format ascii;
- class polyBoundaryMesh;
- location "constant/polyMesh";
- object boundary;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-3
-(
- Default_Boundary_Region
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- nFaces 22400;
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- }
- inlet
- {
- type patch;
- nFaces 400;
- startFace 346800;
- }
- outlet
- {
- type patch;
- nFaces 400;
- startFace 347200;
- }
-)
-
-// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/heatTransfer/chtMultiRegionSimpleFoam/multiRegionHeater/constant/polyMesh/boundary b/tutorials/heatTransfer/chtMultiRegionSimpleFoam/multiRegionHeater/constant/polyMesh/boundary
deleted file mode 100644
index 73459cea0720d03956f9bd6cfb7f59f4d60a5d64..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/tutorials/heatTransfer/chtMultiRegionSimpleFoam/multiRegionHeater/constant/polyMesh/boundary
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
-| ========= | |
-| \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox |
-| \\ / O peration | Version: dev |
-| \\ / A nd | Web: www.OpenFOAM.org |
-| \\/ M anipulation | |
-\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
- version 2.0;
- format ascii;
- class polyBoundaryMesh;
- location "constant/polyMesh";
- object boundary;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-6
-(
- maxY
- {
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- nFaces 300;
- startFace 8300;
- }
- minX
- {
- type patch;
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- maxX
- {
- type patch;
- nFaces 100;
- startFace 8700;
- }
- minY
- {
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- }
- minZ
- {
- type wall;
- nFaces 300;
- startFace 9100;
- }
- maxZ
- {
- type wall;
- nFaces 300;
- startFace 9400;
- }
-)
-
-// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleDyMFoam/movingCone/constant/polyMesh/boundary b/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleDyMFoam/movingCone/constant/polyMesh/boundary
deleted file mode 100644
index bf656b10e3727c479de4ca77f5329ad458abc5f8..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleDyMFoam/movingCone/constant/polyMesh/boundary
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
-| ========= | |
-| \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox |
-| \\ / O peration | Version: dev |
-| \\ / A nd | Web: www.OpenFOAM.org |
-| \\/ M anipulation | |
-\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
- version 2.0;
- format binary;
- class polyBoundaryMesh;
- location "constant/polyMesh";
- object boundary;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-8
-(
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- {
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- nFaces 85;
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- }
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- {
- type patch;
- nFaces 50;
- startFace 3750;
- }
- fixedWall
- {
- type wall;
- nFaces 35;
- startFace 3800;
- }
- axis
- {
- type symmetryPlane;
- nFaces 0;
- startFace 3835;
- }
- left
- {
- type patch;
- nFaces 30;
- startFace 3835;
- }
- farField
- {
- type patch;
- nFaces 35;
- startFace 3865;
- }
- back
- {
- type wedge;
- nFaces 1900;
- startFace 3900;
- }
- front
- {
- type wedge;
- nFaces 1900;
- startFace 5800;
- }
-)
-
-// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/simpleFoam/pitzDaily/constant/polyMesh/boundary b/tutorials/incompressible/simpleFoam/pitzDaily/constant/polyMesh/boundary
deleted file mode 100644
index 43b78ef4111bd17a26b37dd07818415f04eac737..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/simpleFoam/pitzDaily/constant/polyMesh/boundary
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
-| ========= | |
-| \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox |
-| \\ / O peration | Version: dev |
-| \\ / A nd | Web: www.OpenFOAM.org |
-| \\/ M anipulation | |
-\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
- version 2.0;
- format ascii;
- class polyBoundaryMesh;
- location "constant/polyMesh";
- object boundary;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-5
-(
- inlet
- {
- type patch;
- nFaces 30;
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- }
- outlet
- {
- type patch;
- nFaces 57;
- startFace 24200;
- }
- upperWall
- {
- type wall;
- nFaces 223;
- startFace 24257;
- }
- lowerWall
- {
- type wall;
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- startFace 24480;
- }
- frontAndBack
- {
- type empty;
- inGroups 1(empty);
- nFaces 24450;
- startFace 24730;
- }
-)
-
-// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/moveDynamicMesh/SnakeRiverCanyon/constant/polyMesh/boundary b/tutorials/mesh/moveDynamicMesh/SnakeRiverCanyon/constant/polyMesh/boundary
deleted file mode 100644
index f088cdc54314e944ec525b7e2365e0acacb396e8..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/tutorials/mesh/moveDynamicMesh/SnakeRiverCanyon/constant/polyMesh/boundary
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
-| ========= | |
-| \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox |
-| \\ / O peration | Version: dev |
-| \\ / A nd | Web: www.OpenFOAM.org |
-| \\/ M anipulation | |
-\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
- version 2.0;
- format ascii;
- class polyBoundaryMesh;
- location "constant/polyMesh";
- object boundary;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-6
-(
- maxX
- {
- type patch;
- nFaces 36;
- startFace 540;
- }
- minZ
- {
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- nFaces 36;
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- {
- type patch;
- nFaces 36;
- startFace 612;
- }
- minX
- {
- type patch;
- nFaces 36;
- startFace 648;
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- minY
- {
- type patch;
- nFaces 36;
- startFace 684;
- }
- maxY
- {
- type patch;
- nFaces 36;
- startFace 720;
- }
-)
-
-// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/moveDynamicMesh/simpleHarmonicMotion/constant/polyMesh/boundary b/tutorials/mesh/moveDynamicMesh/simpleHarmonicMotion/constant/polyMesh/boundary
deleted file mode 100644
index a926f59fd2166502adf4d80bc3b873ca35821d77..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/tutorials/mesh/moveDynamicMesh/simpleHarmonicMotion/constant/polyMesh/boundary
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
-| ========= | |
-| \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox |
-| \\ / O peration | Version: dev |
-| \\ / A nd | Web: www.OpenFOAM.org |
-| \\/ M anipulation | |
-\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
- version 2.0;
- format ascii;
- class polyBoundaryMesh;
- location "constant/polyMesh";
- object boundary;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-2
-(
- stationaryWalls
- {
- type patch;
- nFaces 666;
- startFace 3069;
- }
- movingBlock
- {
- type patch;
- nFaces 0;
- startFace 3735;
- }
-)
-
-// ************************************************************************* //