diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/pointMesh/pointPatches/basic/coupled/coupledPointPatch.H b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/pointMesh/pointPatches/basic/coupled/coupledPointPatch.H
index 80ad9195472e75aff4979797485949d8467a2d24..f1d07d79b98d0c9b38c02013efd183f1cb37e993 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/pointMesh/pointPatches/basic/coupled/coupledPointPatch.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/pointMesh/pointPatches/basic/coupled/coupledPointPatch.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -98,16 +98,6 @@ public:
     //- Destructor
     virtual ~coupledPointPatch();
 
-
-    // Member Functions
-
-        // Access
-
-            //- Return true because this patch is coupled
-            virtual bool coupled() const
-            {
-                return true;
-            }
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/pointMesh/pointPatches/constraint/processor/processorPointPatch.H b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/pointMesh/pointPatches/constraint/processor/processorPointPatch.H
index da777d683c53287bc9ee0942c9c989919d8bd7ad..6699795bfc87ef14a76bda87cdef1681f0a4bc5a 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/pointMesh/pointPatches/constraint/processor/processorPointPatch.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/pointMesh/pointPatches/constraint/processor/processorPointPatch.H
@@ -115,19 +115,6 @@ public:
 
     // Member functions
 
-        //- Return true if running parallel
-        virtual bool coupled() const
-        {
-            if (Pstream::parRun())
-            {
-                return true;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-
         //- Return message tag to use for communication
         virtual int tag() const
         {
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/pointMesh/pointPatches/facePointPatch/facePointPatch.H b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/pointMesh/pointPatches/facePointPatch/facePointPatch.H
index c59234c66c5d5143ba7a9db32d5dc191f0f6531a..f5958be5e042a026501c846355be1a04022ac72f 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/pointMesh/pointPatches/facePointPatch/facePointPatch.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/pointMesh/pointPatches/facePointPatch/facePointPatch.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -171,6 +171,12 @@ public:
             return polyPatch_.index();
         }
 
+        //- Return true if this patch field is coupled
+        virtual bool coupled() const
+        {
+            return polyPatch_.coupled();
+        }
+
         //- Return mesh points
         virtual const labelList& meshPoints() const
         {
diff --git a/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/patches/cyclicAMI/cyclicAMIPointPatch/cyclicAMIPointPatch.H b/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/patches/cyclicAMI/cyclicAMIPointPatch/cyclicAMIPointPatch.H
index 3cbe4c29f683f28034d4656c05ff7c83122f50a4..6641d0d1e291236da3c55ad5153c3af68fce938f 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/patches/cyclicAMI/cyclicAMIPointPatch/cyclicAMIPointPatch.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/patches/cyclicAMI/cyclicAMIPointPatch/cyclicAMIPointPatch.H
@@ -112,13 +112,6 @@ public:
 
     // Member Functions
 
-        //- Is patch 'coupled'. Note that on AMI the geometry is not
-        //  coupled but the fields are!
-        virtual bool coupled() const
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
         //- Return the constraint type this pointPatch implements.
         virtual const word& constraintType() const
         {