diff --git a/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicMesh/polyMeshModifiers/layerAdditionRemoval/setLayerPairing.C b/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicMesh/polyMeshModifiers/layerAdditionRemoval/setLayerPairing.C
index 134049ffa..92e72ee04 100644
--- a/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicMesh/polyMeshModifiers/layerAdditionRemoval/setLayerPairing.C
+++ b/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicMesh/polyMeshModifiers/layerAdditionRemoval/setLayerPairing.C
@@ -129,8 +129,7 @@ bool Foam::layerAdditionRemoval::setLayerPairing() const
         // Grab the opposite face for face collapse addressing
         ftc[faceI] = lidFace.oppositeIndex();
 
-        // lidFace is only valid in simple cases
-        const face& lidFace2 = faces[lidFace.oppositeIndex()];
+        // Taken out lidFace2: fails normal layering.  HJ, 10/Feb/2014
 
         // Using the local face insert the points into the lid list
         forAll (curLocalFace, pointI)
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ bool Foam::layerAdditionRemoval::setLayerPairing() const
 
                     const labelListList& ppAddr = mesh.pointPoints();
 
-                    const labelList& p1List = ppAddr[lidFace2[pointI]];
+                    const labelList& p1List = ppAddr[lidFace[pointI]];
                     const labelList& p2List = ppAddr[ptc[clp]];
 
                     bool found = false;
diff --git a/src/foam/meshes/meshShapes/cell/oppositeCellFace.C b/src/foam/meshes/meshShapes/cell/oppositeCellFace.C
index 1d94b2b88..c932fa237 100644
--- a/src/foam/meshes/meshShapes/cell/oppositeCellFace.C
+++ b/src/foam/meshes/meshShapes/cell/oppositeCellFace.C
@@ -181,8 +181,7 @@ Foam::oppositeFace Foam::cell::opposingFace
                             }
                         }
 
-                        // None of them matches, return a failure
-                        return oppositeFace(face(0), masterFaceLabel, oppFaceLabel);
+                        // Removed: fails normal layering.  HJ, 10/Feb/2014
                     }
                 }
             }