diff --git a/dumux/geomechanics/el1p2c/el1p2cproperties.hh b/dumux/geomechanics/el1p2c/el1p2cproperties.hh
index 7a126496c485975f574fa28604c5045d19435a15..cb913fd95389b06c991f2e0d7323d4981c428d14 100644
--- a/dumux/geomechanics/el1p2c/el1p2cproperties.hh
+++ b/dumux/geomechanics/el1p2c/el1p2cproperties.hh
@@ -51,15 +51,6 @@ NEW_TYPE_TAG(BoxElasticOnePTwoC, INHERITS_FROM(BoxModel));
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Property tags
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-NEW_PROP_TAG(NumPhases);   //!< Number of fluid phases in the system
-NEW_PROP_TAG(PhaseIdx); //!< A phase index in to allow that a two-phase fluidsystem is used
-NEW_PROP_TAG(NumComponents);   //!< Number of fluid components in the system
-NEW_PROP_TAG(Indices); //!< Enumerations for the 1p2c model
-NEW_PROP_TAG(FluidSystem ); //!<The fluid systems including the information about the phases
-NEW_PROP_TAG(SpatialParams); //!< The type of the soil properties object
-NEW_PROP_TAG(UseMoles); //!Defines whether mole (true) or mass (false) fractions are used
-NEW_PROP_TAG(ProblemEnableGravity); //!< Returns whether gravity is considered in the problem
-NEW_PROP_TAG(ImplicitMassUpwindWeight);   //!< The default value of the upwind weight
 //! Returns whether the stabilization terms are included in the balance equations
 NEW_PROP_TAG(ImplicitWithStabilization);
 //! Returns whether the output should be written according to rock mechanics sign convention (compressive stresses > 0)
diff --git a/dumux/geomechanics/el2p/el2pproperties.hh b/dumux/geomechanics/el2p/el2pproperties.hh
index 0d3addeaa5efd0cb3d184d3b031b2f143885c1d5..1f65b52a6b2cabdfb3872960b0c166d54d915005 100644
--- a/dumux/geomechanics/el2p/el2pproperties.hh
+++ b/dumux/geomechanics/el2p/el2pproperties.hh
@@ -48,19 +48,6 @@ NEW_TYPE_TAG(BoxElasticTwoP, INHERITS_FROM(BoxModel));
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Property tags
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-NEW_PROP_TAG(NumPhases);   //!< Number of fluid phases in the system
-NEW_PROP_TAG(NumComponents);   //!< Number of fluid components in the system
-NEW_PROP_TAG(Indices); //!< Enumerations for the linear elasticity model
-NEW_PROP_TAG(SpatialParams); //!< The type of the soil properties object
-NEW_PROP_TAG(MaterialLaw);   //!< The material law which ought to be used (extracted from the soil)
-NEW_PROP_TAG(MaterialLawParams); //!< The context material law (extracted from the soil)
-NEW_PROP_TAG(WettingPhase); //!< The wetting phase for two-phase models
-NEW_PROP_TAG(NonwettingPhase); //!< The non-wetting phase for two-phase models
-NEW_PROP_TAG(ImplicitMobilityUpwindWeight);   //!< The default value of the upwind parameter
-NEW_PROP_TAG(ProblemEnableGravity); //!< Returns whether gravity is considered in the problem
-NEW_PROP_TAG(FluidSystem); //!< The fluid systems including the information about the phases
-NEW_PROP_TAG(FluidState); //!< The phases state
 NEW_PROP_TAG(DisplacementGridFunctionSpace); //!< grid function space for the displacement
 NEW_PROP_TAG(PressureGridFunctionSpace); //!< grid function space for the pressure, saturation, ...
 NEW_PROP_TAG(GridOperatorSpace); //!< The grid operator space