diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/laminar/mixerVesselAMI2D/mixerVesselAMI2D-topologyChange/system/decomposeParDict b/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/laminar/mixerVesselAMI2D/mixerVesselAMI2D-topologyChange/system/decomposeParDict
index 1a7262db54..9b41e61664 100644
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/laminar/mixerVesselAMI2D/mixerVesselAMI2D-topologyChange/system/decomposeParDict
+++ b/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/laminar/mixerVesselAMI2D/mixerVesselAMI2D-topologyChange/system/decomposeParDict
@@ -22,9 +22,4 @@ numberOfSubdomains 4;
 
 method          scotch;
 
-distributed     no;
-
-roots           ( );
-
-
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/laminar/mixerVesselAMI2D/mixerVesselAMI2D/system/decomposeParDict b/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/laminar/mixerVesselAMI2D/mixerVesselAMI2D/system/decomposeParDict
index 1a7262db54..a8b4dd3a74 100644
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/laminar/mixerVesselAMI2D/mixerVesselAMI2D/system/decomposeParDict
+++ b/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/laminar/mixerVesselAMI2D/mixerVesselAMI2D/system/decomposeParDict
@@ -22,9 +22,5 @@ numberOfSubdomains 4;
 
 method          scotch;
 
-distributed     no;
-
-roots           ( );
-
 
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/lagrangian/reactingParcelFoam/hotBoxes/system/decomposeParDict b/tutorials/lagrangian/reactingParcelFoam/hotBoxes/system/decomposeParDict
index c40aadf5e9..27bc1f1170 100644
--- a/tutorials/lagrangian/reactingParcelFoam/hotBoxes/system/decomposeParDict
+++ b/tutorials/lagrangian/reactingParcelFoam/hotBoxes/system/decomposeParDict
@@ -18,9 +18,4 @@ numberOfSubdomains 4;
 
 method          scotch;
 
-distributed     no;
-
-roots           ( );
-
-
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/lagrangian/reactingParcelFoam/hotBoxes/system/wallFilmRegion.orig/decomposeParDict b/tutorials/lagrangian/reactingParcelFoam/hotBoxes/system/wallFilmRegion.orig/decomposeParDict
index c40aadf5e9..27bc1f1170 100644
--- a/tutorials/lagrangian/reactingParcelFoam/hotBoxes/system/wallFilmRegion.orig/decomposeParDict
+++ b/tutorials/lagrangian/reactingParcelFoam/hotBoxes/system/wallFilmRegion.orig/decomposeParDict
@@ -18,9 +18,4 @@ numberOfSubdomains 4;
 
 method          scotch;
 
-distributed     no;
-
-roots           ( );
-
-
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/lagrangian/reactingParcelFoam/rectangularChannel/system/decomposeParDict b/tutorials/lagrangian/reactingParcelFoam/rectangularChannel/system/decomposeParDict
index b067841896..4ee3cdab18 100644
--- a/tutorials/lagrangian/reactingParcelFoam/rectangularChannel/system/decomposeParDict
+++ b/tutorials/lagrangian/reactingParcelFoam/rectangularChannel/system/decomposeParDict
@@ -23,9 +23,4 @@ coeffs
     n           (2 2 1);
 }
 
-distributed     no;
-
-roots           ( );
-
-
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/lagrangian/reactingParcelFoam/verticalChannel/system/decomposeParDict b/tutorials/lagrangian/reactingParcelFoam/verticalChannel/system/decomposeParDict
index b067841896..4ee3cdab18 100644
--- a/tutorials/lagrangian/reactingParcelFoam/verticalChannel/system/decomposeParDict
+++ b/tutorials/lagrangian/reactingParcelFoam/verticalChannel/system/decomposeParDict
@@ -23,9 +23,4 @@ coeffs
     n           (2 2 1);
 }
 
-distributed     no;
-
-roots           ( );
-
-
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/preProcessing/decompositionConstraints/geometric/Allrun b/tutorials/preProcessing/decompositionConstraints/geometric/Allrun
index 442127d2d8..49de2cf4d8 100755
--- a/tutorials/preProcessing/decompositionConstraints/geometric/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/preProcessing/decompositionConstraints/geometric/Allrun
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ mkdir -p constant/triSurface
 # Use 'blob' as an arbitrary enclosing surface
 runApplication surfaceTransformPoints \
     -translate '(0 0 5)' \
-    -origin '(0 0 5)' \
+    -centre '(0 0 5)' \
     -rotate-x 45 \
     "$FOAM_TUTORIALS"/resources/geometry/blob.stl.gz \
     constant/triSurface/blob.obj