diff --git a/etc/templates/closedVolume/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/etc/templates/closedVolume/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index 2bc7718a5245a207a73e14c43941af43deb1738c..25f1b3a79cf5b0d997997e939ba350f6809e3c04 100644
--- a/etc/templates/closedVolume/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/etc/templates/closedVolume/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ meshQualityControls
 
 writeFlags
 (
-    scalarLevels
+//    scalarLevels
     layerSets
     layerFields
 );
diff --git a/etc/templates/closedVolumeRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/etc/templates/closedVolumeRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index 587e4ad23fc2c4604929c9d1999459327f443fda..86797a98bfda74233f46f0f4c123d93513bfc7ef 100644
--- a/etc/templates/closedVolumeRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/etc/templates/closedVolumeRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ meshQualityControls
 
 writeFlags
 (
-    scalarLevels
+//    scalarLevels
     layerSets
     layerFields
 );
diff --git a/etc/templates/compressibleInflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/etc/templates/compressibleInflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index 7c1659090cb629137d16197fedcda2b7996e50e4..97fc13331282954c9dcf23b0da9add1b49571baf 100644
--- a/etc/templates/compressibleInflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/etc/templates/compressibleInflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ meshQualityControls
 
 writeFlags
 (
-    scalarLevels
+//    scalarLevels
     layerSets
     layerFields
 );
diff --git a/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index 7c1659090cb629137d16197fedcda2b7996e50e4..97fc13331282954c9dcf23b0da9add1b49571baf 100644
--- a/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ meshQualityControls
 
 writeFlags
 (
-    scalarLevels
+//    scalarLevels
     layerSets
     layerFields
 );
diff --git a/etc/templates/inflowOutflowRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict b/etc/templates/inflowOutflowRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict
index dfcd05a870923823799919d3a215732548b8d0a4..a40addbc3b402ad1b3ac23b5123f0814bedc7fb8 100644
--- a/etc/templates/inflowOutflowRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict
+++ b/etc/templates/inflowOutflowRotating/system/snappyHexMeshDict
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ meshQualityControls
 
 writeFlags
 (
-    scalarLevels
+//    scalarLevels
     layerSets
     layerFields
 );