diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/splitMeshRegions/splitMeshRegions.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/splitMeshRegions/splitMeshRegions.C
index 94f78980a..1e9b46144 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/splitMeshRegions/splitMeshRegions.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/splitMeshRegions/splitMeshRegions.C
@@ -816,9 +816,6 @@ autoPtr<mapPolyMesh> createRegionMesh
         }
     }
 
-    polyBoundaryMesh& polyPatches =
-        const_cast<polyBoundaryMesh&>(mesh.boundaryMesh());
-
     // Reorder polyPatches and trim empty patches from the end
     // of the list
     newPatches.reorder(oldToNew);