diff --git a/src/mesh/mesh_generation.C b/src/mesh/mesh_generation.C
index e4215c61bd..ff4812c57b 100644
--- a/src/mesh/mesh_generation.C
+++ b/src/mesh/mesh_generation.C
@@ -1777,11 +1777,11 @@ void MeshTools::Generation::build_cube(UnstructuredMesh & mesh,
           }
         else // !gauss_lobatto_grid
           {
-            for (unsigned int p=0; p<mesh.n_nodes(); p++)
+            for (Node * node : mesh.node_ptr_range())
               {
-                mesh.node_ref(p)(0) = (mesh.node_ref(p)(0))*(xmax-xmin) + xmin;
-                mesh.node_ref(p)(1) = (mesh.node_ref(p)(1))*(ymax-ymin) + ymin;
-                mesh.node_ref(p)(2) = (mesh.node_ref(p)(2))*(zmax-zmin) + zmin;
+                (*node)(0) = ((*node)(0))*(xmax-xmin) + xmin;
+                (*node)(1) = ((*node)(1))*(ymax-ymin) + ymin;
+                (*node)(2) = ((*node)(2))*(zmax-zmin) + zmin;
               }
           }