diff --git a/dumux/implicit/1p2c/1p2cfluxvariables.hh b/dumux/implicit/1p2c/1p2cfluxvariables.hh
index ff2a651a2916a7dd51cac9e6449adbeb08ef2009..7f4eefda5e1ea88886728e120b13f22d89cfadbd 100644
--- a/dumux/implicit/1p2c/1p2cfluxvariables.hh
+++ b/dumux/implicit/1p2c/1p2cfluxvariables.hh
@@ -293,58 +293,37 @@ protected:
const VolumeVariables &volVarsI = elemVolVars[face().i];
const VolumeVariables &volVarsJ = elemVolVars[face().j];
- GlobalPosition tmp;
- if (!problem.spatialParams().useTwoPointGradient(element, face().i, face().j)) {
- // use finite-element gradients
- tmp = 0.0;
- for (unsigned int idx = 0;
- idx < face().numFap;
- idx++) // loop over adjacent vertices
- {
- // FE gradient at vertex idx
- const GlobalPosition &feGrad = face().grad[idx];
-
- // index for the element volume variables
- int volVarsIdx = face().fapIndices[idx];
-
- // the pressure gradient
- tmp = feGrad;
- tmp *= elemVolVars[volVarsIdx].pressure();
- potentialGrad_ += tmp;
-
- // the mole-fraction gradient
- tmp = feGrad;
- tmp *= elemVolVars[volVarsIdx].moleFraction(transportCompIdx);
- moleFractionGrad_ += tmp;
-
- // phase viscosity
- viscosity_ += elemVolVars[volVarsIdx].viscosity()*face().shapeValue[idx];
-
- //phase molar density
- molarDensity_ += elemVolVars[volVarsIdx].molarDensity()*face().shapeValue[idx];
-
- //phase density
- density_ += elemVolVars[volVarsIdx].density()*face().shapeValue[idx];
- }
- }
- else {
- // use two-point gradients
- const auto geometry = element.geometry();
- const GlobalPosition &globalPosI = geometry.corner(face().i);
- const GlobalPosition &globalPosJ = geometry.corner(face().j);
- tmp = globalPosI;
- tmp -= globalPosJ;
- Scalar dist = tmp.two_norm();
-
- tmp = face().normal;
- tmp /= face().normal.two_norm()*dist;
-
- potentialGrad_ = tmp;
- potentialGrad_ *= volVarsJ.pressure() - volVarsI.pressure();
- moleFractionGrad_ = tmp;
- moleFractionGrad_ *= volVarsJ.moleFraction(transportCompIdx) - volVarsI.moleFraction(transportCompIdx);
+ GlobalPosition tmp(0.0);
+ // use finite-element gradients
+ for (unsigned int idx = 0; idx < face().numFap; idx++) // loop over adjacent vertices
+ {
+ // FE gradient at vertex idx
+ const GlobalPosition &feGrad = face().grad[idx];
+
+ // index for the element volume variables
+ int volVarsIdx = face().fapIndices[idx];
+
+ // the pressure gradient
+ tmp = feGrad;
+ tmp *= elemVolVars[volVarsIdx].pressure();
+ potentialGrad_ += tmp;
+
+ // the mole-fraction gradient
+ tmp = feGrad;
+ tmp *= elemVolVars[volVarsIdx].moleFraction(transportCompIdx);
+ moleFractionGrad_ += tmp;
+
+ // phase viscosity
+ viscosity_ += elemVolVars[volVarsIdx].viscosity()*face().shapeValue[idx];
+
+ //phase molar density
+ molarDensity_ += elemVolVars[volVarsIdx].molarDensity()*face().shapeValue[idx];
+
+ //phase density
+ density_ += elemVolVars[volVarsIdx].density()*face().shapeValue[idx];
}
+
///////////////
// correct the pressure gradients by the gravitational acceleration
///////////////
diff --git a/test/geomechanics/el1p2c/el1p2cspatialparams.hh b/test/geomechanics/el1p2c/el1p2cspatialparams.hh
index 3d491ba0ce64e0bfb6e2f1fc3c8b9bbd618a17ea..6d65645a96cb1e9ef088b5d948bd70a2f805585b 100644
--- a/test/geomechanics/el1p2c/el1p2cspatialparams.hh
+++ b/test/geomechanics/el1p2c/el1p2cspatialparams.hh
@@ -185,21 +185,6 @@ public:
return param;
}
- /*!
- * \brief Define if the model should apply two-point approximation
- * instead of a box approximation for the fluxes
- *
- * \param element The finite element
- * \param vertexI first point for the two-point flux approximation
- * \param vertexJ second point for the two-point flux approximation
- */
- bool useTwoPointGradient(const Element &element,
- int vertexI,
- int vertexJ) const
- {
- return false;
- }
-
/*!
* \brief Return dispersivity (not needed here
*
diff --git a/test/implicit/1p/1pnispatialparams.hh b/test/implicit/1p/1pnispatialparams.hh
index 42f4824c11c7c32007275604f9b45d9daf254c83..19895fe0cda9cc32735448bef4cfa83d118a4401 100644
--- a/test/implicit/1p/1pnispatialparams.hh
+++ b/test/implicit/1p/1pnispatialparams.hh
@@ -116,13 +116,6 @@ public:
return 0;
}
- bool useTwoPointGradient(const Element &element,
- const int vertexI,
- const int vertexJ) const
- {
- return false;
- }
-
/*!
* \brief Returns the heat capacity \f$[J / (kg K)]\f$ of the rock matrix.
*
diff --git a/test/implicit/1p2c/1p2cnispatialparams.hh b/test/implicit/1p2c/1p2cnispatialparams.hh
index e771c7ade9c97f2212e4b4b7156f7e46b5f8e8d1..07206f29c12824c0b0844c5e46e1ec047edd1bf9 100644
--- a/test/implicit/1p2c/1p2cnispatialparams.hh
+++ b/test/implicit/1p2c/1p2cnispatialparams.hh
@@ -116,13 +116,6 @@ public:
return 0;
}
- bool useTwoPointGradient(const Element &element,
- const int vertexI,
- const int vertexJ) const
- {
- return false;
- }
-
/*!
* \brief Returns the heat capacity \f$[J / (kg K)]\f$ of the rock matrix.
*
diff --git a/test/implicit/1p2c/1p2coutflowspatialparams.hh b/test/implicit/1p2c/1p2coutflowspatialparams.hh
index deefb643f57c167d8d2dabd0be1fa67f93ca5868..e329be316ae8ccb938f1147c04002d0ae8dbae9c 100644
--- a/test/implicit/1p2c/1p2coutflowspatialparams.hh
+++ b/test/implicit/1p2c/1p2coutflowspatialparams.hh
@@ -118,13 +118,6 @@ public:
return 0;
}
- bool useTwoPointGradient(const Element &element,
- const int vertexI,
- const int vertexJ) const
- {
- return false;
- }
-
/*!
* \brief Returns the heat capacity \f$[J / (kg K)]\f$ of the rock matrix.
*
diff --git a/test/implicit/3p/3pnispatialparams.hh b/test/implicit/3p/3pnispatialparams.hh
index 17c6695fcd030ed0b640af11ba0e475bb08217b2..a1e4e6ab9c48841868c3199afcab435a851c2708 100644
--- a/test/implicit/3p/3pnispatialparams.hh
+++ b/test/implicit/3p/3pnispatialparams.hh
@@ -158,14 +158,6 @@ public:
return materialParams_;
}
-
- bool useTwoPointGradient(const Element &element,
- const int vertexI,
- const int vertexJ) const
- {
- return false;
- }
-
/*!
* \brief Returns the heat capacity \f$[J / (kg K)]\f$ of the rock matrix.
*
diff --git a/test/implicit/richards/richardsnispatialparams.hh b/test/implicit/richards/richardsnispatialparams.hh
index 017e393693afb0efc4232024d745eb5d62a2fb36..be724a4b1165d63f613099342a6945692d222855 100644
--- a/test/implicit/richards/richardsnispatialparams.hh
+++ b/test/implicit/richards/richardsnispatialparams.hh
@@ -165,14 +165,6 @@ public:
return materialParams_;
}
-
- bool useTwoPointGradient(const Element &element,
- const int vertexI,
- const int vertexJ) const
- {
- return false;
- }
-
/*!
* \brief Returns the heat capacity \f$[J / (kg K)]\f$ of the rock matrix.
*