diff --git a/src/finiteArea/fields/faPatchFields/constraint/processor/processorFaPatchField.C b/src/finiteArea/fields/faPatchFields/constraint/processor/processorFaPatchField.C
index 4e155a0a6..3537b4c27 100644
--- a/src/finiteArea/fields/faPatchFields/constraint/processor/processorFaPatchField.C
+++ b/src/finiteArea/fields/faPatchFields/constraint/processor/processorFaPatchField.C
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ void processorFaPatchField<Type>::initEvaluate
 {
     if (Pstream::parRun())
     {
-        procPatch_.compressedSend(commsType, this->patchInternalField()());
+        procPatch_.send(commsType, this->patchInternalField()());
     }
 }
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void processorFaPatchField<Type>::evaluate
 {
     if (Pstream::parRun())
     {
-        procPatch_.compressedReceive<Type>(commsType, *this);
+        procPatch_.receive<Type>(commsType, *this);
 
         if (doTransform())
         {
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ void processorFaPatchField<Type>::initInterfaceMatrixUpdate
     const bool switchToLhs
 ) const
 {
-    procPatch_.compressedSend
+    procPatch_.send
     (
         commsType,
         this->patch().patchInternalField(psiInternal)()
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ void processorFaPatchField<Type>::updateInterfaceMatrix
 {
     scalarField pnf
     (
-        procPatch_.compressedReceive<scalar>(commsType, this->size())()
+        procPatch_.receive<scalar>(commsType, this->size())()
     );
 
     // Transform according to the transformation tensor
diff --git a/src/finiteArea/fields/faPatchFields/constraint/processor/processorFaPatchScalarField.C b/src/finiteArea/fields/faPatchFields/constraint/processor/processorFaPatchScalarField.C
index 11be0915b..fe5b4dc27 100644
--- a/src/finiteArea/fields/faPatchFields/constraint/processor/processorFaPatchScalarField.C
+++ b/src/finiteArea/fields/faPatchFields/constraint/processor/processorFaPatchScalarField.C
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void processorFaPatchField<scalar>::initInterfaceMatrixUpdate
     const bool switchToLhs
 ) const
 {
-    procPatch_.compressedSend
+    procPatch_.send
     (
         commsType,
         patch().patchInternalField(psiInternal)()
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void processorFaPatchField<scalar>::updateInterfaceMatrix
 {
     scalarField pnf
     (
-        procPatch_.compressedReceive<scalar>(commsType, this->size())()
+        procPatch_.receive<scalar>(commsType, this->size())()
     );
 
     const unallocLabelList& edgeFaces = patch().edgeFaces();
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/constraint/processor/processorFvPatchField.C b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/constraint/processor/processorFvPatchField.C
index 0a92f62b1..e6ce38d34 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/constraint/processor/processorFvPatchField.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/constraint/processor/processorFvPatchField.C
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void processorFvPatchField<Type>::initEvaluate
 {
     if (Pstream::parRun())
     {
-        procPatch_.compressedSend(commsType, this->patchInternalField()());
+        procPatch_.send(commsType, this->patchInternalField()());
     }
 }
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ void processorFvPatchField<Type>::evaluate
 {
     if (Pstream::parRun())
     {
-        procPatch_.compressedReceive<Type>(commsType, *this);
+        procPatch_.receive<Type>(commsType, *this);
 
         if (doTransform())
         {
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ void processorFvPatchField<Type>::initInterfaceMatrixUpdate
     const bool switchToLhs
 ) const
 {
-    procPatch_.compressedSend
+    procPatch_.send
     (
         commsType,
         this->patch().patchInternalField(psiInternal)()
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ void processorFvPatchField<Type>::updateInterfaceMatrix
 {
     scalarField pnf
     (
-        procPatch_.compressedReceive<scalar>(commsType, this->size())()
+        procPatch_.receive<scalar>(commsType, this->size())()
     );
 
     // Transform according to the transformation tensor
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ void processorFvPatchField<Type>::initInterfaceMatrixUpdate
     const bool switchToLhs
 ) const
 {
-    procPatch_.compressedSend
+    procPatch_.send
     (
         commsType,
         this->patch().patchInternalField(psiInternal)()
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ void processorFvPatchField<Type>::updateInterfaceMatrix
 {
     Field<Type> pnf
     (
-        procPatch_.compressedReceive<Type>(commsType, this->size())()
+        procPatch_.receive<Type>(commsType, this->size())()
     );
 
     // Multiply neighbour field with coeffs and re-use pnf for result
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/constraint/processor/processorFvPatchScalarField.C b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/constraint/processor/processorFvPatchScalarField.C
index 105c6b466..36e3392d9 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/constraint/processor/processorFvPatchScalarField.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/constraint/processor/processorFvPatchScalarField.C
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void processorFvPatchField<scalar>::initInterfaceMatrixUpdate
     const bool switchToLhs
 ) const
 {
-    procPatch_.compressedSend
+    procPatch_.send
     (
         commsType,
         patch().patchInternalField(psiInternal)()
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void processorFvPatchField<scalar>::updateInterfaceMatrix
 {
     scalarField pnf
     (
-        procPatch_.compressedReceive<scalar>(commsType, this->size())()
+        procPatch_.receive<scalar>(commsType, this->size())()
     );
 
     const unallocLabelList& faceCells = patch().faceCells();
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void processorFvPatchField<scalar>::initInterfaceMatrixUpdate
     const bool switchToLhs
 ) const
 {
-    procPatch_.compressedSend
+    procPatch_.send
     (
         commsType,
         patch().patchInternalField(psiInternal)()
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void processorFvPatchField<scalar>::updateInterfaceMatrix
 {
     scalarField pnf
     (
-        procPatch_.compressedReceive<scalar>(commsType, this->size())()
+        procPatch_.receive<scalar>(commsType, this->size())()
     );
 
     const unallocLabelList& faceCells = patch().faceCells();
diff --git a/src/foam/matrices/blockLduMatrix/BlockAMG/BlockAMGInterfaceFields/ProcessorBlockAMGInterfaceField/ProcessorBlockAMGInterfaceField.C b/src/foam/matrices/blockLduMatrix/BlockAMG/BlockAMGInterfaceFields/ProcessorBlockAMGInterfaceField/ProcessorBlockAMGInterfaceField.C
index bc50d1a43..483cbe802 100644
--- a/src/foam/matrices/blockLduMatrix/BlockAMG/BlockAMGInterfaceFields/ProcessorBlockAMGInterfaceField/ProcessorBlockAMGInterfaceField.C
+++ b/src/foam/matrices/blockLduMatrix/BlockAMG/BlockAMGInterfaceFields/ProcessorBlockAMGInterfaceField/ProcessorBlockAMGInterfaceField.C
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void Foam::ProcessorBlockAMGInterfaceField<Type>::initInterfaceMatrixUpdate
     const bool switchToLhs
 ) const
 {
-    procInterface_.compressedSend
+    procInterface_.send
     (
         commsType,
         procInterface_.interfaceInternalField(psiInternal)()
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void Foam::ProcessorBlockAMGInterfaceField<Type>::updateInterfaceMatrix
 {
     Field<Type> pnf
     (
-        procInterface_.compressedReceive<Type>(commsType, this->size())
+        procInterface_.receive<Type>(commsType, this->size())
     );
 
     // Multiply neighbour field with coeffs and re-use pnf for result
diff --git a/src/foam/matrices/lduMatrix/lduAddressing/lduInterfaces/processorLduInterface/processorLduInterface.H b/src/foam/matrices/lduMatrix/lduAddressing/lduInterfaces/processorLduInterface/processorLduInterface.H
index a600d27a8..b2b390dcf 100644
--- a/src/foam/matrices/lduMatrix/lduAddressing/lduInterfaces/processorLduInterface/processorLduInterface.H
+++ b/src/foam/matrices/lduMatrix/lduAddressing/lduInterfaces/processorLduInterface/processorLduInterface.H
@@ -128,32 +128,6 @@ public:
                 const Pstream::commsTypes commsType,
                 const label size
             ) const;
-
-
-            //- Raw field send function with data compression
-            template<class Type>
-            void compressedSend
-            (
-                const Pstream::commsTypes commsType,
-                const UList<Type>&
-            ) const;
-
-            //- Raw field receive function with data compression
-            template<class Type>
-            void compressedReceive
-            (
-                const Pstream::commsTypes commsType,
-                UList<Type>&
-            ) const;
-
-            //- Raw field receive function with data compression,
-            //  returning a field
-            template<class Type>
-            tmp<Field<Type> > compressedReceive
-            (
-                const Pstream::commsTypes commsType,
-                const label size
-            ) const;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/foam/matrices/lduMatrix/lduAddressing/lduInterfaces/processorLduInterface/processorLduInterfaceTemplates.C b/src/foam/matrices/lduMatrix/lduAddressing/lduInterfaces/processorLduInterface/processorLduInterfaceTemplates.C
index 1645f505c..2a471f2af 100644
--- a/src/foam/matrices/lduMatrix/lduAddressing/lduInterfaces/processorLduInterface/processorLduInterfaceTemplates.C
+++ b/src/foam/matrices/lduMatrix/lduAddressing/lduInterfaces/processorLduInterface/processorLduInterfaceTemplates.C
@@ -131,146 +131,4 @@ Foam::tmp<Foam::Field<Type> > Foam::processorLduInterface::receive
 }
 
 
-template<class Type>
-void Foam::processorLduInterface::compressedSend
-(
-    const Pstream::commsTypes commsType,
-    const UList<Type>& f
-) const
-{
-    if (sizeof(scalar) != sizeof(float) && f.size())
-    {
-        static const label nCmpts = sizeof(Type)/sizeof(scalar);
-        label nm1 = (f.size() - 1)*nCmpts;
-        label nlast = sizeof(Type)/sizeof(float);
-        label nFloats = nm1 + nlast;
-        label nBytes = nFloats*sizeof(float);
-
-        const scalar *sArray = reinterpret_cast<const scalar*>(f.begin());
-        const scalar *slast = &sArray[nm1];
-        resizeBuf(sendBuf_, nBytes);
-        float *fArray = reinterpret_cast<float*>(sendBuf_.begin());
-
-        for (register label i = 0; i < nm1; i++)
-        {
-            fArray[i] = sArray[i] - slast[i%nCmpts];
-        }
-
-        reinterpret_cast<Type&>(fArray[nm1]) = f[f.size() - 1];
-
-        if (commsType == Pstream::blocking || commsType == Pstream::scheduled)
-        {
-            OPstream::write
-            (
-                commsType,
-                neighbProcNo(),
-                sendBuf_.begin(),
-                nBytes,
-                tag(),
-                comm()
-            );
-        }
-        else if (commsType == Pstream::nonBlocking)
-        {
-            resizeBuf(receiveBuf_, nBytes);
-
-            IPstream::read
-            (
-                commsType,
-                neighbProcNo(),
-                receiveBuf_.begin(),
-                receiveBuf_.size(),
-                tag(),
-                comm()
-            );
-
-            OPstream::write
-            (
-                commsType,
-                neighbProcNo(),
-                sendBuf_.begin(),
-                nBytes,
-                tag(),
-                comm()
-            );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            FatalErrorIn("processorLduInterface::compressedSend")
-                << "Unsupported communications type " << commsType
-                << exit(FatalError);
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        this->send(commsType, f);
-    }
-}
-
-template<class Type>
-void Foam::processorLduInterface::compressedReceive
-(
-    const Pstream::commsTypes commsType,
-    UList<Type>& f
-) const
-{
-    if (sizeof(scalar) != sizeof(float) && f.size())
-    {
-        static const label nCmpts = sizeof(Type)/sizeof(scalar);
-        label nm1 = (f.size() - 1)*nCmpts;
-        label nlast = sizeof(Type)/sizeof(float);
-        label nFloats = nm1 + nlast;
-        label nBytes = nFloats*sizeof(float);
-
-        if (commsType == Pstream::blocking || commsType == Pstream::scheduled)
-        {
-            resizeBuf(receiveBuf_, nBytes);
-
-            IPstream::read
-            (
-                commsType,
-                neighbProcNo(),
-                receiveBuf_.begin(),
-                nBytes,
-                tag(),
-                comm()
-            );
-        }
-        else if (commsType != Pstream::nonBlocking)
-        {
-            FatalErrorIn("processorLduInterface::compressedReceive")
-                << "Unsupported communications type " << commsType
-                << exit(FatalError);
-        }
-
-        const float *fArray =
-            reinterpret_cast<const float*>(receiveBuf_.begin());
-        f[f.size() - 1] = reinterpret_cast<const Type&>(fArray[nm1]);
-        scalar *sArray = reinterpret_cast<scalar*>(f.begin());
-        const scalar *slast = &sArray[nm1];
-
-        for (register label i = 0; i < nm1; i++)
-        {
-            sArray[i] = fArray[i] + slast[i%nCmpts];
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        this->receive<Type>(commsType, f);
-    }
-}
-
-template<class Type>
-Foam::tmp<Foam::Field<Type> > Foam::processorLduInterface::compressedReceive
-(
-    const Pstream::commsTypes commsType,
-    const label size
-) const
-{
-    tmp<Field<Type> > tf(new Field<Type>(size));
-    compressedReceive(commsType, tf());
-    return tf;
-}
-
-
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/foam/matrices/lduMatrix/solvers/AMG/interfaceFields/processorAMGInterfaceField/processorAMGInterfaceField.C b/src/foam/matrices/lduMatrix/solvers/AMG/interfaceFields/processorAMGInterfaceField/processorAMGInterfaceField.C
index b258ebb80..e87076154 100644
--- a/src/foam/matrices/lduMatrix/solvers/AMG/interfaceFields/processorAMGInterfaceField/processorAMGInterfaceField.C
+++ b/src/foam/matrices/lduMatrix/solvers/AMG/interfaceFields/processorAMGInterfaceField/processorAMGInterfaceField.C
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void Foam::processorAMGInterfaceField::initInterfaceMatrixUpdate
     const bool switchToLhs
 ) const
 {
-    procInterface_.compressedSend
+    procInterface_.send
     (
         commsType,
         procInterface_.interfaceInternalField(psiInternal)()
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void Foam::processorAMGInterfaceField::updateInterfaceMatrix
 {
     scalarField pnf
     (
-        procInterface_.compressedReceive<scalar>(commsType, coeffs.size())
+        procInterface_.receive<scalar>(commsType, coeffs.size())
     );
     transformCoupleField(pnf, cmpt);