diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/primitiveMesh/PatchTools/PatchToolsGatherAndMerge.C b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/primitiveMesh/PatchTools/PatchToolsGatherAndMerge.C
index 81e587ed4b..d5db54c949 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/primitiveMesh/PatchTools/PatchToolsGatherAndMerge.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/primitiveMesh/PatchTools/PatchToolsGatherAndMerge.C
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ void Foam::PatchTools::gatherAndMerge
 )
 {
     typedef typename PrimitivePatch<FaceList,PointField>::face_type FaceType;
-    typedef typename PrimitivePatch<FaceList,PointField>::point_type PointType;
 
     // Faces from all ranks
     const globalIndex faceAddr(pp.size(), globalIndex::gatherOnly{});