diff --git a/src/lagrangian/intermediate/clouds/Templates/KinematicCloud/KinematicCloud.C b/src/lagrangian/intermediate/clouds/Templates/KinematicCloud/KinematicCloud.C
index 0cd229d035019fd6b9d99e8edf472b01a2bcf743..d59f4dbc9bd1c853f2e72f8b30279658b2b5f262 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/intermediate/clouds/Templates/KinematicCloud/KinematicCloud.C
+++ b/src/lagrangian/intermediate/clouds/Templates/KinematicCloud/KinematicCloud.C
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ Foam::KinematicCloud<ParcelType>::KinematicCloud
 :
     Cloud<ParcelType>(rho.mesh(), cloudName, false),
     kinematicCloud(),
-    cloudName_(cloudName),
     mesh_(rho.mesh()),
     particleProperties_
     (
diff --git a/src/lagrangian/intermediate/clouds/Templates/KinematicCloud/KinematicCloud.H b/src/lagrangian/intermediate/clouds/Templates/KinematicCloud/KinematicCloud.H
index ba83febe3c9b187921ec96c4c969cd746c83cd64..c25324fa1c8ee4341e5661e0a6be02d870afe75f 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/intermediate/clouds/Templates/KinematicCloud/KinematicCloud.H
+++ b/src/lagrangian/intermediate/clouds/Templates/KinematicCloud/KinematicCloud.H
@@ -89,10 +89,6 @@ class KinematicCloud
 {
     // Private data
 
-        //- Cloud type - used to set the name of the parcel properties
-        //  dictionary by appending "Properties"
-        const word cloudName_;
-
         //- References to the mesh and time databases
         const fvMesh& mesh_;
 
@@ -215,9 +211,6 @@ public:
 
             // References to the mesh and databases
 
-                //- Return the cloud type
-                inline const word& cloudName() const;
-
                 //- Return the parcel type id
                 inline label parcelTypeId() const;
 
diff --git a/src/lagrangian/intermediate/clouds/Templates/KinematicCloud/KinematicCloudI.H b/src/lagrangian/intermediate/clouds/Templates/KinematicCloud/KinematicCloudI.H
index b477901d7279bcf25c851edf919cf2fb462c21da..08c16f439e6b544375f5b693c9088fc32cd42b7a 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/intermediate/clouds/Templates/KinematicCloud/KinematicCloudI.H
+++ b/src/lagrangian/intermediate/clouds/Templates/KinematicCloud/KinematicCloudI.H
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@ License
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-template<class ParcelType>
-inline const Foam::word& Foam::KinematicCloud<ParcelType>::cloudName() const
-{
-    return cloudName_;
-}
-
-
 template<class ParcelType>
 inline Foam::label Foam::KinematicCloud<ParcelType>::parcelTypeId() const
 {