diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fvMatrices/fvScalarMatrix/fvScalarMatrix.H b/src/finiteVolume/fvMatrices/fvScalarMatrix/fvScalarMatrix.H
index 4d719d925..fbaa535d2 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fvMatrices/fvScalarMatrix/fvScalarMatrix.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fvMatrices/fvScalarMatrix/fvScalarMatrix.H
@@ -55,18 +55,6 @@ void fvMatrix<scalar>::setComponentReference
     const scalar value
 );
 
-template<>
-autoPtr<fvMatrix<scalar>::fvSolver> fvMatrix<scalar>::solver
-(
-    const dictionary&
-);
-
-template<>
-lduMatrix::solverPerformance fvMatrix<scalar>::fvSolver::solve
-(
-    const dictionary&
-);
-
 template<>
 lduMatrix::solverPerformance fvMatrix<scalar>::solve
 (