diff --git a/dumux/common/properties.hh b/dumux/common/properties.hh
index 066292109d320ca94438e8c76066311162c81a8d..3ac71613f4bcfec3db3bc0f8000e45c5ddbb5482 100644
--- a/dumux/common/properties.hh
+++ b/dumux/common/properties.hh
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ NEW_PROP_TAG(ElementFluxVariablesCache);           //!< A local vector of flux v
 NEW_PROP_TAG(GridFluxVariablesCache);              //!< The global vector of flux variable containers
 NEW_PROP_TAG(EnableGridFluxVariablesCache);        //!< specifies if data on flux vars should be saved (faster, but more memory consuming)
 NEW_PROP_TAG(GridVariables);                       //!< The grid variables object managing variable data on the grid (volvars/fluxvars cache)
-NEW_PROP_TAG(MaxNumNeighborsPerScvf);              //!< The maximum number of neighboring elements allowed per scvf (for static memory allocation)
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Additional properties used by the cell-centered mpfa schemes:
diff --git a/dumux/discretization/cellcentered/mpfa/properties.hh b/dumux/discretization/cellcentered/mpfa/properties.hh
index d861dd3b814ebb84498a76e81c9809d3dac213d8..3f9cba7bc470264286d22f48471dacbaa3a46c42 100644
--- a/dumux/discretization/cellcentered/mpfa/properties.hh
+++ b/dumux/discretization/cellcentered/mpfa/properties.hh
@@ -66,19 +66,6 @@ SET_PROP(CCMpfaModel, DiscretizationMethod)
     static const DiscretizationMethods value = DiscretizationMethods::CCMpfa;
 };
 
-//! Set the maximum admissible number of branches per scvf
-SET_PROP(CCMpfaModel, MaxNumNeighborsPerScvf)
-{
-private:
-    using GridView = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, GridView);
-    static constexpr int dim = GridView::dimension;
-    static constexpr int dimWorld = GridView::dimensionworld;
-
-public:
-    // Per default, we allow for 8 neighbors on network/surface grids
-    static constexpr std::size_t value = dim < dimWorld ? 9 : 2;
-};
-
 //! Set the index set type used on the dual grid nodes
 SET_PROP(CCMpfaModel, DualGridNodalIndexSet)
 {
diff --git a/dumux/discretization/cellcentered/tpfa/properties.hh b/dumux/discretization/cellcentered/tpfa/properties.hh
index c0efc9cdb342547361e7d01e8e3a7b79048c2a28..8e9cb32413add7152cf826cd722ceb885fb6fa92 100644
--- a/dumux/discretization/cellcentered/tpfa/properties.hh
+++ b/dumux/discretization/cellcentered/tpfa/properties.hh
@@ -85,19 +85,6 @@ SET_TYPE_PROP(CCTpfaModel, ElementFluxVariablesCache, CCTpfaElementFluxVariables
 //! The global current volume variables vector class
 SET_TYPE_PROP(CCTpfaModel, GridVolumeVariables, CCGridVolumeVariables<TypeTag, GET_PROP_VALUE(TypeTag, EnableGridVolumeVariablesCache)>);
 
-//! Set the maximum admissible number of branches per scvf
-SET_PROP(CCTpfaModel, MaxNumNeighborsPerScvf)
-{
-private:
-    using GridView = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, GridView);
-    static constexpr int dim = GridView::dimension;
-    static constexpr int dimWorld = GridView::dimensionworld;
-
-public:
-    // Per default, we allow for 8 neighbors on network/surface grids
-    static constexpr std::size_t value = dim < dimWorld ? 9 : 2;
-};
-
 //! Set the solution vector type for an element
 SET_TYPE_PROP(CCTpfaModel, ElementSolutionVector, CCElementSolution<TypeTag>);