diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/extractEulerianParticles/extractEulerianParticles/extractEulerianParticles.C b/src/functionObjects/field/extractEulerianParticles/extractEulerianParticles/extractEulerianParticles.C
index 37690a46f58f01863f17faa0dcf8d98b97ccb9e7..c07eae4b76779f4dec74cec8982fb9eba7634272 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/extractEulerianParticles/extractEulerianParticles/extractEulerianParticles.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/extractEulerianParticles/extractEulerianParticles/extractEulerianParticles.C
@@ -54,26 +54,6 @@ namespace functionObjects
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * Protected Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-Foam::fileName
-Foam::functionObjects::extractEulerianParticles::dictBaseFileDir() const
-{
-    fileName baseDir(".."); //  = mesh_.time().path();
-
-    if (Pstream::parRun())
-    {
-        // Put in undecomposed case (Note: gives problems for
-        // distributed data running)
-        baseDir = baseDir/".."/functionObject::outputPrefix;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        baseDir = baseDir/functionObject::outputPrefix;
-    }
-
-    return baseDir;
-}
-
-
 void Foam::functionObjects::extractEulerianParticles::checkFaceZone()
 {
     DebugInFunction << endl;
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/extractEulerianParticles/extractEulerianParticles/extractEulerianParticles.H b/src/functionObjects/field/extractEulerianParticles/extractEulerianParticles/extractEulerianParticles.H
index 4df87913c396aef89bb0144eaff4c6b93186b0d0..71f14690d9bf0051c0af183ead3ec562f76d9552 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/extractEulerianParticles/extractEulerianParticles/extractEulerianParticles.H
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/extractEulerianParticles/extractEulerianParticles/extractEulerianParticles.H
@@ -184,9 +184,6 @@ protected:
 
     // Protected Member Functions
 
-        //- Return the base directory for dictionary output
-        virtual fileName dictBaseFileDir() const;
-
         //- Check that the faceZone is valid
         virtual void checkFaceZone();