diff --git a/src/lagrangian/dieselSpray/spray/spray.C b/src/lagrangian/dieselSpray/spray/spray.C
index fb9e16bc9b7ddc9f8c1588973946828cbb0fb2c5..4aa5c775efe57d18b891eec44d5259747f836a5d 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/dieselSpray/spray/spray.C
+++ b/src/lagrangian/dieselSpray/spray/spray.C
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ defineTemplateTypeNameAndDebug(IOPtrList<injector>, 0);
 // Construct from components
 Foam::spray::spray
 (
-    const volPointInterpolation& vpi,
     const volVectorField& U,
     const volScalarField& rho,
     const volScalarField& p,
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ Foam::spray::spray
     runTime_(U.time()),
     time0_(runTime_.value()),
     mesh_(U.mesh()),
-    volPointInterpolation_(vpi),
     rndGen_(label(0)),
 
     U_(U),
@@ -263,7 +261,7 @@ Foam::spray::spray
         {
             FatalErrorIn
             (
-                "spray::spray(const pointMesh& pMesh, const volVectorField& U, "
+                "spray::spray(const volVectorField& U, "
                 "const volScalarField& rho, const volScalarField& p, "
                 "const volScalarField& T, const combustionMixture& composition,"
                 "const PtrList<specieProperties>& gaseousFuelProperties, "
diff --git a/src/lagrangian/dieselSpray/spray/spray.H b/src/lagrangian/dieselSpray/spray/spray.H
index 83c93c16f0d65a2a84c075da5fa6110787a905dd..603d0c8b68a4abaffe1bb8089bce418698d2bb30 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/dieselSpray/spray/spray.H
+++ b/src/lagrangian/dieselSpray/spray/spray.H
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ Description
 #include "parcel.H"
 #include "injector.H"
 #include "IOPtrList.H"
-#include "volPointInterpolation.H"
 #include "interpolation.H"
 #include "liquid.H"
 #include "sprayThermoTypes.H"
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ class spray
             const Time& runTime_;
             scalar time0_;
             const fvMesh& mesh_;
-            const volPointInterpolation& volPointInterpolation_;
 
             //- Random number generator
             Random rndGen_;
@@ -189,7 +187,6 @@ public:
         //- Construct from components
         spray
         (
-            const volPointInterpolation& vpi,
             const volVectorField& U,
             const volScalarField& rho,
             const volScalarField& p,