diff --git a/bin/tools/doxyFilter.sed b/bin/tools/doxyFilter.sed
index cfb3b8a85f8a9f9b3cc0a8545c5a8968481b50d9..b7b28a862159acce58921f4bb530fecdd1937d3d 100644
--- a/bin/tools/doxyFilter.sed
+++ b/bin/tools/doxyFilter.sed
@@ -177,9 +177,6 @@ s/.*\*\//\*\//
 # Convert /heading in source files to bold font and add some space
 s#\\heading \(.*\)#<br><b>\1</b>#g
 
-# Add a linebreak
-s#\\linebreak#<br>#g
-
 }
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.H
index 632f615cb185332224f4763f0a6f960d3ee477ef..8bf20a0f28124615643f3edfa51dc4f18f337930 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.H
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ Description
     field and derived quantities.  Alternatively, the same actions can be
     executed after the simulation using the \c -postProcess command-line option.
 
-    \linebreak
     \subsection secFunctionObjects Using function objects
 
     FunctionObjects are selected by additional entries in the
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/fieldValueDelta/fieldValueDelta.H b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/fieldValueDelta/fieldValueDelta.H
index 12267d588f77ad038a11ffc4fb23d32f70f38503..f40461a7222fff8dfa96f7fb258c046b1568f4a7 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/fieldValueDelta/fieldValueDelta.H
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/fieldValueDelta/fieldValueDelta.H
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ Description
         type         | type name: fieldValueDelta   | yes    |
     \endtable
 
-    \linebreak
     The \c operation is one of:
     \plaintable
        add           | add
@@ -65,6 +64,7 @@ Description
        max           | maximum
        average       | average
     \endplaintable
+
 SeeAlso
     Foam::fieldValue
 
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/surfaceRegion/surfaceRegion.H b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/surfaceRegion/surfaceRegion.H
index 3d314a24dcc0bd86e42ee6d1a5e8160771c23ba4..fbe1182262aa302a9c314bbaf24dbc2b1684b5d1 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/surfaceRegion/surfaceRegion.H
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/surfaceRegion/surfaceRegion.H
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ Description
     of mesh (or general surface) faces, a number of operations can be
     performed, such as sums, averages and integrations.
 
-    \linebreak
     For example, to calculate the volumetric or mass flux across a patch,
     apply the 'sum' operator to the flux field (typically \c phi)
 
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ Description
         orientedFields | list of oriented fields to operate on | no |
     \endtable
 
-    \linebreak
     Where \c regionType is defined by
     \plaintable
         faceZone     | requires a 'name' entry to specify the faceZone
@@ -86,7 +84,6 @@ Description
         sampledSurface | requires a 'sampledSurfaceDict' sub-dictionary
     \endplaintable
 
-    \linebreak
     The \c operation is one of:
     \plaintable
        none          | no operation
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/volRegion/volRegion.H b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/volRegion/volRegion.H
index 9f9d54a0fe60a6705bdbe4c15f2d853c1f71c463..3e0650c4140b79d81c3245782ac9f1b7f91c2e79 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/volRegion/volRegion.H
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldValues/volRegion/volRegion.H
@@ -69,14 +69,12 @@ Description
         fields       | list of fields to operate on | yes    |
     \endtable
 
-    \linebreak
     Where \c regionType is defined by
     \plaintable
         cellZone     | requires a 'name' entry to specify the cellZone
         all          | all cells
     \endplaintable
 
-    \linebreak
     The \c operation is one of:
     \plaintable
        none          | no operation
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/streamLine/streamLine.H b/src/functionObjects/field/streamLine/streamLine.H
index c34d6ad937cdd44ab49d630f1e2156d8a4b20420..e47fcf984f7a9654e66876048edf32acd3547fd1 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/streamLine/streamLine.H
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/streamLine/streamLine.H
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ Description
         seedSampleSet| Seeding method (see below)| yes       |
     \endtable
 
-    \linebreak
     Where \c seedSampleSet is typically one of
     \plaintable
         uniform | uniform particle seeding
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/wallBoundedStreamLine/wallBoundedStreamLine.H b/src/functionObjects/field/wallBoundedStreamLine/wallBoundedStreamLine.H
index 94e1e3fa00d818bb023756cac345b8088919782f..2061af85c9376bd5024eae30a203dfc59f7af78c 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/wallBoundedStreamLine/wallBoundedStreamLine.H
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/wallBoundedStreamLine/wallBoundedStreamLine.H
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ Description
         seedSampleSet| Seeding method (see below)| yes       |
     \endtable
 
-    \linebreak
     Where \c seedSampleSet is typically one of
     \plaintable
         uniform | uniform particle seeding