diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/DelaunayMesh/DelaunayMesh.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/DelaunayMesh/DelaunayMesh.C
index d78011c9db..7eb8216b00 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/DelaunayMesh/DelaunayMesh.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/DelaunayMesh/DelaunayMesh.C
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Foam::DelaunayMesh<Triangulation>::DelaunayMesh
             if (indices.headerOk())
             {
                 vh->index() = indices[ptI];
-                vertexCount()++;
+                vertexCount_++;
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/DelaunayMesh/DelaunayMesh.H b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/DelaunayMesh/DelaunayMesh.H
index 1fbf19c1d6..63d227fcca 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/DelaunayMesh/DelaunayMesh.H
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/DelaunayMesh/DelaunayMesh.H
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ public:
         inline void resetCellCount();
 
         inline label vertexCount() const;
-        inline label& vertexCount();
 
         inline void resetVertexCount();
 
diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/DelaunayMesh/DelaunayMeshI.H b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/DelaunayMesh/DelaunayMeshI.H
index bf2277e356..bad25b2b83 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/DelaunayMesh/DelaunayMeshI.H
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/foamyHexMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/DelaunayMesh/DelaunayMeshI.H
@@ -124,12 +124,6 @@ Foam::label Foam::DelaunayMesh<Triangulation>::vertexCount() const
     return vertexCount_;
 }
 
-template<class Triangulation>
-Foam::label& Foam::DelaunayMesh<Triangulation>::vertexCount()
-{
-    return vertexCount_;
-}
-
 
 template<class Triangulation>
 void Foam::DelaunayMesh<Triangulation>::resetVertexCount()