diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/extrude/extrudeMesh/extrudeMesh.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/extrude/extrudeMesh/extrudeMesh.C
index f4ce2cc95de8e8863839a554ba845f43131dc4c9..f2c091e4adad7c2feedef870eb83e6f1980ec9e9 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/extrude/extrudeMesh/extrudeMesh.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/extrude/extrudeMesh/extrudeMesh.C
@@ -493,7 +493,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                         mesh.nFaces(),      // start
                         patchI,             // index
                         mesh.boundaryMesh(),// polyBoundaryMesh
-                        Pstream::worldComm, // communicator
                         Pstream::myProcNo(),// myProcNo
                         nbrProcI            // neighbProcNo
                     )
diff --git a/src/dynamicMesh/fvMeshDistribute/fvMeshDistribute.C b/src/dynamicMesh/fvMeshDistribute/fvMeshDistribute.C
index f6e8bc02dc20c8eed379bcbab9f74d2054719b19..61cc9986a8f5eaf38542f1cd69f6858957bda839 100644
--- a/src/dynamicMesh/fvMeshDistribute/fvMeshDistribute.C
+++ b/src/dynamicMesh/fvMeshDistribute/fvMeshDistribute.C
@@ -945,7 +945,6 @@ void Foam::fvMeshDistribute::addProcPatches
                         mesh_.nFaces(),
                         mesh_.boundaryMesh().size(),
                         mesh_.boundaryMesh(),
-                        Pstream::worldComm,
                         Pstream::myProcNo(),
                         nbrProc[bFaceI]
                     );
@@ -989,7 +988,6 @@ void Foam::fvMeshDistribute::addProcPatches
                         mesh_.nFaces(),
                         mesh_.boundaryMesh().size(),
                         mesh_.boundaryMesh(),
-                        Pstream::worldComm,
                         Pstream::myProcNo(),
                         nbrProc[bFaceI],
                         cycName,