diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/Field.C b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/Field.C
index 994f8ee630..c906bcbf55 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/Field.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/Field.C
@@ -575,20 +575,6 @@ void Field<Type>::replace
 }
 
 
-template<class Type>
-void Field<Type>::transfer(Field<Type>& f)
-{
-    List<Type>::transfer(f);
-}
-
-
-template<class Type>
-void Field<Type>::transfer(List<Type>& lst)
-{
-    List<Type>::transfer(lst);
-}
-
-
 template<class Type>
 tmp<Field<Type> > Field<Type>::T() const
 {
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/Field.H b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/Field.H
index 8e168cb0ac..1b372925e3 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/Field.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/Field.H
@@ -297,12 +297,6 @@ public:
         //- Replace a component field of the field
         void replace(const direction, const cmptType&);
 
-        //- Transfer the contents of the argument Field into this Field
-        void transfer(Field<Type>&);
-
-        //- Transfer the contents of the argument List into this Field
-        void transfer(List<Type>&);
-
         //- Return the field transpose (only defined for second rank tensors)
         tmp<Field<Type> > T() const;