diff --git a/etc/caseDicts/meshQualityDict b/etc/caseDicts/meshQualityDict
index b1e007fe1c..4dc571e217 100644
--- a/etc/caseDicts/meshQualityDict
+++ b/etc/caseDicts/meshQualityDict
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ minTriangleTwist -1;
 //minVolCollapseRatio 0.1;
 
 //- Minimum edge length. Set to <0 to disable
-minEdgeLength 0.001;
+minEdgeLength -1;
 
 
 // ************************************************************************* //