diff --git a/src/lagrangian/basic/Cloud/CloudIO.C b/src/lagrangian/basic/Cloud/CloudIO.C
index 2580d779a..5cdba6ba8 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/basic/Cloud/CloudIO.C
+++ b/src/lagrangian/basic/Cloud/CloudIO.C
@@ -117,11 +117,6 @@ void Foam::Cloud<ParticleType>::initCloud(const bool checkClass)
     {
         ioP.readData(*this, checkClass);
         ioP.close();
-
-        if (this->size())
-        {
-            readFields();
-        }
     }
     else
     {
@@ -247,11 +242,6 @@ void Foam::Cloud<ParticleType>::checkFieldFieldIOobject
 }
 
 
-template<class ParticleType>
-void Foam::Cloud<ParticleType>::readFields()
-{}
-
-
 template<class ParticleType>
 void Foam::Cloud<ParticleType>::writeFields() const
 {