diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldMinMax/controlDict b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldMinMax/controlDict
deleted file mode 100644
index b9e0926a2..000000000
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldMinMax/controlDict
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
-| =========                 |                                                 |
-| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  dev                                   |
-|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
-|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
-\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
-    version     2.0;
-    format      ascii;
-    class       dictionary;
-    object      controlDict;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-application     XXX;
-
-startFrom       latestTime;
-
-startTime       0;
-
-stopAt          endTime;
-
-endTime         0.1;
-
-deltaT          1e-05;
-
-writeControl    timeStep;
-
-writeInterval   10;
-
-purgeWrite      0;
-
-writeFormat     ascii;
-
-writePrecision  6;
-
-writeCompression off;
-
-timeFormat      general;
-
-timePrecision   6;
-
-runTimeModifiable true;
-
-functions
-{
-    minMax
-    {
-        // Type of functionObject
-        type            fieldMinMax;
-
-        // Where to load it from (if not already in solver)
-        libs            ("libfieldFunctionObjects.so");
-
-        // Function object enabled flag
-        enabled         true;
-
-        // Log to output (default: false)
-        log             false;
-
-        // Write information to file (default: true)
-        write           true;
-
-        // Fields to be monitored - runTime modifiable
-        fields
-        (
-            U
-            p
-        );
-    }
-}
-
-// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/utilities/systemCall/controlDict b/src/functionObjects/utilities/systemCall/controlDict
deleted file mode 100644
index afac84b1f..000000000
--- a/src/functionObjects/utilities/systemCall/controlDict
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
-| =========                 |                                                 |
-| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  dev                                   |
-|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
-|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
-\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
-    version     2.0;
-    format      ascii;
-    class       dictionary;
-    object      controlDict;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-application     icoFoam;
-
-startFrom       startTime;
-
-startTime       0;
-
-stopAt          endTime;
-
-endTime         0.5;
-
-deltaT          0.005;
-
-writeControl    timeStep;
-
-writeInterval   20;
-
-purgeWrite      0;
-
-writeFormat     ascii;
-
-writePrecision  6;
-
-writeCompression off;
-
-timeFormat      general;
-
-timePrecision   6;
-
-runTimeModifiable true;
-
-functions
-{
-    systemCall1
-    {
-        type            systemCall;
-        libs            ("libsystemCall.so");
-        enabled         true;
-        writeControl    writeTime;
-
-        // called every time step
-        executeCalls
-        (
-            "echo execute"
-        );
-
-        // called at the end of the run
-        endCalls
-        (
-            "echo \*\*\* writing .bashrc \*\*\*"
-            "cat ~/.bashrc"
-            "echo \*\*\* done \*\*\*"
-        );
-
-        // called every ouput time
-        writeCalls
-        (
-            "echo \*\*\* writing data \*\*\*"
-        );
-    }
-}
-
-// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/utilities/timeActivatedFileUpdate/controlDict b/src/functionObjects/utilities/timeActivatedFileUpdate/controlDict
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a3aa8a00..000000000
--- a/src/functionObjects/utilities/timeActivatedFileUpdate/controlDict
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
-| =========                 |                                                 |
-| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  dev                                   |
-|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
-|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
-\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
-    version     2.0;
-    format      ascii;
-    class       dictionary;
-    object      controlDict;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-application     icoFoam;
-
-startFrom       startTime;
-
-startTime       0;
-
-stopAt          endTime;
-
-endTime         0.5;
-
-deltaT          0.005;
-
-writeControl    timeStep;
-
-writeInterval   20;
-
-purgeWrite      0;
-
-writeFormat     ascii;
-
-writePrecision  6;
-
-writeCompression off;
-
-timeFormat      general;
-
-timePrecision   6;
-
-runTimeModifiable true;
-
-functions
-{
-    fileUpdate1
-    {
-        type            timeActivatedFileUpdate;
-        libs            ("libutilityFunctionObjects.so");
-        writeControl    timeStep;
-        writeInterval   1;
-        fileToUpdate    "$FOAM_CASE/system/fvSolution";
-
-        timeVsFile
-        (
-            ( -1   "$FOAM_CASE/system/fvSolution.0"  )
-            ( 0.10 "$FOAM_CASE/system/fvSolution.10" )
-            ( 0.20 "$FOAM_CASE/system/fvSolution.20" )
-            ( 0.35 "$FOAM_CASE/system/fvSolution.35" )
-        );
-    }
-}
-
-// ************************************************************************* //