diff --git a/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/field/fieldMinMax/fieldMinMax.C b/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/field/fieldMinMax/fieldMinMax.C
index 172a1325c8..47629bf823 100644
--- a/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/field/fieldMinMax/fieldMinMax.C
+++ b/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/field/fieldMinMax/fieldMinMax.C
@@ -181,9 +181,6 @@ void Foam::fieldMinMax::calcMinMaxFields<Foam::scalar>
         scalar minValue = min(field).value();
         scalar maxValue = max(field).value();
 
-        reduce(minValue, minOp<scalar>());
-        reduce(maxValue, maxOp<scalar>());
-
         if (Pstream::master())
         {
             fieldMinMaxFilePtr_() << obr_.time().value() << tab
diff --git a/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/field/fieldMinMax/fieldMinMaxTemplates.C b/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/field/fieldMinMax/fieldMinMaxTemplates.C
index 354668d3f4..e2a1170c29 100644
--- a/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/field/fieldMinMax/fieldMinMaxTemplates.C
+++ b/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/field/fieldMinMax/fieldMinMaxTemplates.C
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ void Foam::fieldMinMax::calcMinMaxFields(const word& fieldName)
         scalar minValue = min(mag(field)).value();
         scalar maxValue = max(mag(field)).value();
 
-        reduce(minValue, minOp<scalar>());
-        reduce(maxValue, maxOp<scalar>());
-
         if (Pstream::master())
         {
             fieldMinMaxFilePtr_() << obr_.time().value() << tab