diff --git a/patches/multidomaingrid-2.3.patch b/patches/multidomaingrid-2.3.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 4fedee6f9dc0c3783b39880866358068b6db6080..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/patches/multidomaingrid-2.3.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,292 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/entity.hh b/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/entity.hh
-index 2de5650..25e049a 100644
---- a/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/entity.hh
-+++ b/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/entity.hh
-@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
- 
- #include <dune/grid/common/entity.hh>
- #include <dune/grid/common/gridenums.hh>
-+#include <dune/common/version.hh>
- 
- namespace Dune {
- 
-@@ -178,6 +179,12 @@ public:
-     return _hostEntityPointer->template count<cc>();
-   }
- 
-+#if DUNE_VERSION_NEWER(DUNE_GRID, 2, 4)
-+  int subEntities(int cc) const {
-+    return _hostEntityPointer->subEntities(cc);
-+  }
-+#endif
-+
-   Geometry geometry() const {
-     return Geometry(_hostEntityPointer->geometry());
-   }
-@@ -271,6 +278,12 @@ public:
-     return _hostEntityPointer->template count<cc>();
-   }
- 
-+#if DUNE_VERSION_NEWER(DUNE_GRID, 2, 4)
-+  int subEntities(int cc) const {
-+    return _hostEntityPointer->subEntities(cc);
-+  }
-+#endif
-+
-   template<int cc>
-   typename GridImp::template Codim<cc>::EntityPointer subEntity(int i) const {
-     return EntityPointerWrapper<cc,GridImp>(_hostEntityPointer->template subEntity<cc>(i));
-diff --git a/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/geometry.hh b/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/geometry.hh
-index 517abe2..0a47501 100644
---- a/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/geometry.hh
-+++ b/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/geometry.hh
-@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
- #define DUNE_MULTIDOMAINGRID_GEOMETRY_HH
- 
- #include <dune/grid/common/geometry.hh>
-+#include <dune/common/version.hh>
- 
- namespace Dune {
- 
-@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ private:
- } // namespace mdgrid
- 
- 
-+#if !DUNE_VERSION_NEWER(DUNE_COMMON, 2, 4)
- namespace FacadeOptions {
- 
- template< int mydim, int coorddim, class GridImp >
-@@ -111,6 +113,7 @@ struct StoreGeometryReference< mydim, coorddim, GridImp, mdgrid::GeometryWrapper
- };
- 
- } // namespace FacadeOptions
-+#endif
- 
- } // namespace Dune
- 
-diff --git a/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/indexsets.hh b/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/indexsets.hh
-index 96ca13b..01b982c 100644
---- a/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/indexsets.hh
-+++ b/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/indexsets.hh
-@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
- #include <boost/swap.hpp>
- 
- #include <dune/common/shared_ptr.hh>
-+#include <dune/common/version.hh>
- #include <dune/grid/common/exceptions.hh>
- #include <dune/grid/common/indexidset.hh>
- 
-@@ -237,7 +238,11 @@ T& rw(const T& t) {
- template<typename GridImp, typename HostGridViewType>
- class IndexSetWrapper :
-     public Dune::IndexSet<GridImp,IndexSetWrapper<GridImp,HostGridViewType>,
--                          typename HostGridViewType::IndexSet::IndexType>
-+                          typename HostGridViewType::IndexSet::IndexType
-+#if DUNE_VERSION_NEWER(DUNE_COMMON, 2, 4)
-+                          , typename HostGridViewType::IndexSet::Types
-+#endif
-+                         >
- {
- 
-   template<typename, typename>
-@@ -275,6 +280,9 @@ public:
- 
- 
-   typedef typename HostIndexSet::IndexType IndexType;
-+#if DUNE_VERSION_NEWER(DUNE_COMMON, 2, 4)
-+  typedef typename HostIndexSet::Types Types;
-+#endif
-   static const int dimension = remove_const<GridImp>::type::dimension;
-   static const std::size_t maxSubDomains = SubDomainSet::maxSize;
- 
-@@ -384,6 +392,12 @@ public:
-     return r;
-   }
- 
-+#if DUNE_VERSION_NEWER(DUNE_COMMON, 2, 4)
-+  Types types (int codim) const {
-+    return _hostGridView.indexSet().types(codim);
-+  }
-+#endif
-+
-   //! Returns a list of all geometry types with codimension codim contained in the grid.
-   const std::vector<GeometryType>& geomTypes(int codim) const {
-     return _hostGridView.indexSet().geomTypes(codim);
-diff --git a/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/localgeometry.hh b/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/localgeometry.hh
-index 7e9a748..2f8049d 100644
---- a/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/localgeometry.hh
-+++ b/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/localgeometry.hh
-@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
- #define DUNE_MULTIDOMAINGRID_LOCALGEOMETRY_HH
- 
- #include <dune/grid/common/geometry.hh>
-+#include <dune/common/version.hh>
- 
- namespace Dune {
- 
-@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ private:
- } // namespace mdgrid
- 
- 
-+#if !DUNE_VERSION_NEWER(DUNE_COMMON, 2, 4)
- namespace FacadeOptions {
- 
- template< int mydim, int coorddim, class GridImp >
-@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ struct StoreGeometryReference< mydim, coorddim, GridImp, mdgrid::LocalGeometryWr
- };
- 
- } // namespace FacadeOptions
-+#endif
- 
- } // namespace Dune
- 
-diff --git a/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/subdomaingrid/entity.hh b/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/subdomaingrid/entity.hh
-index 2d5a43d..f65c6a8 100644
---- a/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/subdomaingrid/entity.hh
-+++ b/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/subdomaingrid/entity.hh
-@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
- 
- #include <dune/grid/common/entity.hh>
- #include <dune/grid/common/gridenums.hh>
-+#include <dune/common/version.hh>
- 
- namespace Dune {
- 
-@@ -190,6 +191,12 @@ public:
-     return _multiDomainEntityPointer->template count<cc>();
-   }
- 
-+#if DUNE_VERSION_NEWER(DUNE_COMMON, 2, 4)
-+  int subEntities(int cc) const {
-+    return _multiDomainEntityPointer->subEntities(cc);
-+  }
-+#endif
-+
-   Geometry geometry() const {
-     return Geometry(hostEntity().geometry());
-   }
-@@ -302,6 +309,12 @@ public:
-     return hostEntity().template count<cc>();
-   }
- 
-+#if DUNE_VERSION_NEWER(DUNE_COMMON, 2, 4)
-+  int subEntities(int cc) const {
-+    return hostEntity().subEntities(cc);
-+  }
-+#endif
-+
-   template<int cc>
-   typename GridImp::template Codim<cc>::EntityPointer subEntity(int i) const {
-     return EntityPointerWrapper<cc,GridImp>(_grid,_multiDomainEntityPointer->template subEntity<cc>(i));
-diff --git a/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/subdomaingrid/geometry.hh b/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/subdomaingrid/geometry.hh
-index 235bf2f..6aa23fc 100644
---- a/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/subdomaingrid/geometry.hh
-+++ b/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/subdomaingrid/geometry.hh
-@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
- #define DUNE_MULTIDOMAINGRID_SUBDOMAINGRID_GEOMETRY_HH
- 
- #include <dune/grid/common/geometry.hh>
-+#include <dune/common/version.hh>
- 
- namespace Dune {
- 
-@@ -78,12 +79,20 @@ public:
-     return _hostGeometry.center();
-   }
- 
-+#if DUNE_VERSION_NEWER(DUNE_COMMON, 2, 4)
-+  const JacobianTransposed
-+#else
-   const JacobianTransposed&
-+#endif
-   jacobianTransposed(const LocalCoords& local) const {
-     return _hostGeometry.jacobianTransposed(local);
-   }
- 
-+#if DUNE_VERSION_NEWER(DUNE_COMMON, 2, 4)
-+  const JacobianInverseTransposed
-+#else
-   const JacobianInverseTransposed&
-+#endif
-   jacobianInverseTransposed(const LocalCoords& local) const {
-     return _hostGeometry.jacobianInverseTransposed(local);
-   }
-@@ -103,6 +112,7 @@ private:
- } // namespace mdgrid
- 
- 
-+#if !DUNE_VERSION_NEWER(DUNE_COMMON, 2, 4)
- namespace FacadeOptions {
- 
- template< int mydim, int coorddim, class GridImp >
-@@ -112,6 +122,7 @@ struct StoreGeometryReference< mydim, coorddim, GridImp, mdgrid::subdomain::Geom
- };
- 
- } // namespace FacadeOptions
-+#endif
- 
- } // namespace Dune
- 
-diff --git a/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/subdomaingrid/indexsets.hh b/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/subdomaingrid/indexsets.hh
-index b510dcd..e45b7c1 100644
---- a/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/subdomaingrid/indexsets.hh
-+++ b/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/subdomaingrid/indexsets.hh
-@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
- #include <tuple>
- #include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
- #include <boost/bind.hpp>
-+#include <dune/common/version.hh>
- #include <dune/grid/common/indexidset.hh>
- #include <dune/grid/multidomaingrid/utility.hh>
- 
-@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ public:
-   typedef SubDomainIndex SubDomainIndexType DUNE_DEPRECATED_MSG("Use SubDomainIndex instead.");
-   typedef SubDomainIndex SubDomainType DUNE_DEPRECATED_MSG("Use SubDomainIndex instead.");
-   typedef typename MDIndexSet::IndexType IndexType;
-+#if DUNE_VERSION_NEWER(DUNE_COMMON, 2, 4)
-+  typedef typename MDIndexSet::Types Types;
-+#endif
-   static const int dimension = remove_const<GridImp>::type::dimension;
-   //typedef typename SubDomainSet::DomainType DomainType;
-   //static const std::size_t maxSubDomains = MDGrid::MDGridTraits::template Codim
-@@ -86,6 +90,12 @@ public:
-     return _mdIndexSet.subIndex(_grid.domain(),_grid.multiDomainEntity(e),i,codim);
-   }
- 
-+#if DUNE_VERSION_NEWER(DUNE_COMMON, 2, 4)
-+  Types types (int codim) const {
-+    return _mdIndexSet.types(codim);
-+  }
-+#endif
-+
-   const std::vector<GeometryType>& geomTypes(int codim) const {
-     return _mdIndexSet.geomTypesForSubDomain(_grid.domain(),codim);
-   }
-diff --git a/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/subdomaingrid/localgeometry.hh b/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/subdomaingrid/localgeometry.hh
-index bd1cc68..b8096cb 100644
---- a/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/subdomaingrid/localgeometry.hh
-+++ b/dune/grid/multidomaingrid/subdomaingrid/localgeometry.hh
-@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
- #define DUNE_MULTIDOMAINGRID_SUBDOMAINGRID_LOCALGEOMETRY_HH
- 
- #include <dune/grid/common/geometry.hh>
-+#include <dune/common/version.hh>
- 
- namespace Dune {
- 
-@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ private:
- } // namespace mdgrid
- 
- 
-+#if !DUNE_VERSION_NEWER(DUNE_COMMON, 2, 4)
- namespace FacadeOptions {
- 
- template< int mydim, int coorddim, class GridImp >
-@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@ struct StoreGeometryReference< mydim, coorddim, GridImp, mdgrid::subdomain::Loca
- };
- 
- } // namespace FacadeOptions
-+#endif
- 
- } // namespace Dune
- 
diff --git a/test/multidomain/README b/test/multidomain/README
index 7bbac37808d004fa4b51f05044f77cd8d82be727..f45f90541473f1b16add48f7dff860464fccbbeb 100755
--- a/test/multidomain/README
+++ b/test/multidomain/README
@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
 == Running the test cases in test/multidomain ==
 
+
+-- Dune 2.3 --
 You need the following versions of the required Dune modules:
 Dune core modules, dune-typetree, dune-multidomaingrid: release (branch) 2.3
 Dune-PDELab, dune-multidomain: release (branch) 2.0
 
+The necessary modules and the correct versions can be obtained by using
+the script located in:
+  bin/installexternal.sh
+
+  
+-- Dune 2.4 --
 Alternatively, you can use version 2.4 of the Dune core modules
-(_not_ dune-typetree which stays at 2.3). In this case, you have to patch
-dune-multidomaingrid. See the patches directory for more information.
+(_not_ dune-typetree which stays at 2.3).
 
-For your convenience we provide the Shell script installRequiredModules.sh
-in the same folder as this README. Alternatively, you can use the script
-checkout-dumux from dumux.org/download/.
 
+-- Other external packages --
 Install the external grid manager UG and a direct linear solver like SuperLU
 or UMFPACK. You need Boost fusion for dune-multidomaingrid.
 
diff --git a/test/multidomain/installRequiredModules.sh b/test/multidomain/installRequiredModules.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 88b5f0fbbd131a8d7fe09cbbb84bec7f8ef72d89..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/test/multidomain/installRequiredModules.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# First create and enter a folder for the dune and dumux modules
-
-# download Dune core modules
-git clone http://git.dune-project.org/repositories/dune-common
-cd dune-common
-git checkout releases/2.3
-cd ..
-
-git clone http://git.dune-project.org/repositories/dune-geometry
-cd dune-geometry
-git checkout releases/2.3
-cd ..
-
-git clone http://git.dune-project.org/repositories/dune-grid
-cd dune-grid
-git checkout releases/2.3
-cd ..
-
-git clone http://git.dune-project.org/repositories/dune-istl
-cd dune-istl
-git checkout releases/2.3
-cd ..
-
-git clone http://git.dune-project.org/repositories/dune-localfunctions
-cd dune-localfunctions
-git checkout releases/2.3
-cd ..
-
-# download dune-typetree
-git clone http://git.dune-project.org/repositories/dune-typetree
-cd dune-typetree
-git checkout releases/2.3
-cd ..
-
-# download dune-PDELab
-git clone http://git.dune-project.org/repositories/dune-pdelab
-cd dune-pdelab
-git checkout releases/2.0
-cd ..
-
-# download dune-multidomaingrid
-git clone git://github.com/smuething/dune-multidomaingrid.git
-cd dune-multidomaingrid
-git checkout releases/2.3
-cd ..
-
-# download dune-multidomain
-git clone git://github.com/smuething/dune-multidomain.git
-cd dune-multidomain
-git checkout releases/2.0
-cd ..
-
-# download DuMuX
-svn co svn://svn.iws.uni-stuttgart.de/DUMUX/dumux/trunk dumux