diff --git a/dumux/material/fluidsystems/base.hh b/dumux/material/fluidsystems/base.hh
index 954ba29feffb9ff77fdc099fa6728ca9771dfe2d..b73abf94d3df04f7d671002898f1a233198eb870 100644
--- a/dumux/material/fluidsystems/base.hh
+++ b/dumux/material/fluidsystems/base.hh
@@ -104,16 +104,6 @@ public:
     static std::string componentName(int phaseIdx)
     { return "DefaultComponentName"; }
 
-    /*!
-     * \brief The number of components of the fluid system
-     */
-    static constexpr int numComponents = Implementation::numComponents;
-
-    /*!
-     * \brief The number of phases of the fluid system
-     */
-    static constexpr int numPhases = Implementation::numPhases;
-
     // \}
 
     /*!