diff --git a/dumux/discretization/staggered/properties.hh b/dumux/discretization/staggered/properties.hh
index c9a2d811b4e703caab7bae4ab0d2310849f7a55c..5ea414b538636c298e54db98c0faeade062a6d27 100644
--- a/dumux/discretization/staggered/properties.hh
+++ b/dumux/discretization/staggered/properties.hh
@@ -87,19 +87,6 @@ public:
     typedef Dumux::CCSubControlVolume<ScvGeometry, IndexType> type;
 };
 
-// SET_PROP(StaggeredModel, SubControlVolumeFace)
-// {
-// private:
-//     using GridView = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, GridView);
-//     using Scalar = typename GridView::ctype;
-//     static const int dim = GridView::dimension;
-//     static const int dimWorld = GridView::dimensionworld;
-//     using ScvfGeometry = Dune::MultiLinearGeometry<Scalar, dim-1, dimWorld>;
-//     using IndexType = typename GridView::IndexSet::IndexType;
-// public:
-//     using type = BoxSubControlVolumeFace<ScvfGeometry, IndexType>;
-// };
-
 SET_TYPE_PROP(StaggeredModel, GlobalFaceVars, Dumux::StaggeredGlobalFaceVariables<TypeTag>);
 
 //! Set the default for the ElementBoundaryTypes
diff --git a/dumux/freeflow/properties.hh b/dumux/freeflow/properties.hh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..efc76d8cf612eaa9fba78724f8bb999739c53d90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dumux/freeflow/properties.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+// -*- mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*-
+// vi: set et ts=4 sw=4 sts=4:
+/*****************************************************************************
+ *   See the file COPYING for full copying permissions.                      *
+ *                                                                           *
+ *   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify    *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by    *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or       *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                     *
+ *                                                                           *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,         *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of          *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the            *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                            *
+ *                                                                           *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License       *
+ *   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.   *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+/*!
+ * \ingroup Properties
+ * \file
+ *
+ * \brief Defines a type tag and some properties for free flow models.
+ */
+
+#ifndef DUMUX_FREE_FLOW_PROPERTIES_HH
+#define DUMUX_FREE_FLOW_PROPERTIES_HH
+
+#include <dumux/io/vtkoutputmodule.hh>
+
+// #include <dumux/FreeFlow/implicit/fluxvariables.hh>
+// #include <dumux/FreeFlow/implicit/fluxvariablescache.hh>
+// #include <dumux/FreeFlow/nonisothermal/implicit/localresidual.hh>
+// #include <dumux/FreeFlow/compositional/primaryvariableswitch.hh>
+// #include <dumux/FreeFlow/implicit/velocityoutput.hh>
+
+// #include <dumux/discretization/darcyslaw.hh>
+// #include <dumux/discretization/fickslaw.hh>
+// #include <dumux/discretization/fourierslaw.hh>
+#include <dumux/discretization/staggered/freeflow/staggeredgeometryhelper.hh>
+#include <dumux/discretization/staggered/freeflow/subcontrolvolumeface.hh>
+#include <dumux/discretization/staggered/freeflow/facevariables.hh>
+#include <dumux/implicit/staggered/primaryvariables.hh>
+
+#include "./staggered/boundarytypes.hh"
+
+namespace Dumux
+{
+namespace Properties
+{
+//! Type tag for models involving flow in porous media
+NEW_TYPE_TAG(FreeFlow);
+
+SET_INT_PROP(FreeFlow, NumEqFace, 1); //!< set the number of equations to 1
+
+
+
+//! The sub-controlvolume face
+SET_PROP(FreeFlow, SubControlVolumeFace)
+{
+private:
+    using Grid = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, Grid);
+    using ScvfGeometry = typename Grid::template Codim<1>::Geometry;
+    using IndexType = typename Grid::LeafGridView::IndexSet::IndexType;
+public:
+    typedef Dumux::StaggeredSubControlVolumeFace<ScvfGeometry, IndexType> type;
+};
+
+//! The geometry helper required for the stencils, etc.
+SET_PROP(FreeFlow, StaggeredGeometryHelper)
+{
+private:
+    using GridView = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, GridView);
+public:
+    using type = StaggeredGeometryHelper<GridView>;
+};
+
+//! The variables living on the faces
+SET_TYPE_PROP(FreeFlow, FaceVariables, StaggeredFaceVariables<TypeTag>);
+
+
+SET_PROP(FreeFlow, BoundaryValues)
+{
+private:
+    using CellCenterBoundaryValues = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, CellCenterPrimaryVariables);
+    using GridView = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, GridView);
+    using FaceBoundaryValues = Dune::FieldVector<typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, Scalar),
+                                                 GridView::dimension>;
+public:
+    using type = StaggeredPrimaryVariables<TypeTag, CellCenterBoundaryValues, FaceBoundaryValues>;
+};
+
+//! Boundary types at a single degree of freedom
+SET_TYPE_PROP(FreeFlow,
+              BoundaryTypes,
+              StaggeredFreeFlowBoundaryTypes<GET_PROP_VALUE(TypeTag, NumEq)>);
+
+
+
+
+
+
+// //! The flux variables for models involving flow in porous media
+// SET_TYPE_PROP(FreeFlow, FluxVariables, PorousMediumFluxVariables<TypeTag>);
+//
+// //! The flux variables cache class for models involving flow in porous media
+// SET_TYPE_PROP(FreeFlow, FluxVariablesCache, PorousMediumFluxVariablesCache<TypeTag>);
+//
+// //! By default, we use darcy's law for the advective fluxes
+// SET_TYPE_PROP(FreeFlow, AdvectionType, DarcysLaw<TypeTag>);
+//
+// //! By default, we use fick's law for the diffusive fluxes
+// SET_TYPE_PROP(FreeFlow, MolecularDiffusionType, FicksLaw<TypeTag>);
+//
+// //! By default, we use fourier's law as the default for heat conduction fluxes
+// SET_TYPE_PROP(FreeFlow, HeatConductionType, FouriersLaw<TypeTag>);
+//
+// //! By default, parameters are solution-dependent
+// SET_BOOL_PROP(FreeFlow, SolutionDependentAdvection, true);
+// SET_BOOL_PROP(FreeFlow, SolutionDependentMolecularDiffusion, true);
+// SET_BOOL_PROP(FreeFlow, SolutionDependentHeatConduction, true);
+//
+// //! By default, we evaluate the permeability in the volume
+// SET_BOOL_PROP(FreeFlow, EvaluatePermeabilityAtScvfIP, false);
+//
+// //! The default implementation of the energy balance equation for flow problems in porous media.
+// SET_TYPE_PROP(FreeFlow, EnergyLocalResidual, EnergyLocalResidual<TypeTag> );
+
+//! Velocity output
+// SET_TYPE_PROP(FreeFlow, VelocityOutput, ImplicitVelocityOutput<TypeTag>);
+
+//! By default, we set an empty primary variables switch
+// SET_TYPE_PROP(FreeFlow, PrimaryVariableSwitch, NoPrimaryVariableSwitch<TypeTag>);
+
+} // namespace Properties
+} // namespace Dumux
+
+ #endif
diff --git a/dumux/freeflow/staggered/localresidual.hh b/dumux/freeflow/staggered/localresidual.hh
index e87b58925812ca963240bf9eb31b85e40752e8e9..f64775a4a758ed8cf7c0307939c41b3f630d644c 100644
--- a/dumux/freeflow/staggered/localresidual.hh
+++ b/dumux/freeflow/staggered/localresidual.hh
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@
 #ifndef DUMUX_STAGGERED_NAVIERSTOKES_LOCAL_RESIDUAL_HH
 #define DUMUX_STAGGERED_NAVIERSTOKES_LOCAL_RESIDUAL_HH
 
-#include <dune/istl/matrix.hh>
-
-#include <dumux/common/valgrind.hh>
-#include <dumux/implicit/staggered/localresidual.hh>
-
-#include "properties.hh"
 
 namespace Dumux
 {
@@ -39,6 +33,8 @@ namespace Properties
 NEW_PROP_TAG(EnableComponentTransport);
 NEW_PROP_TAG(EnableInertiaTerms);
 NEW_PROP_TAG(ReplaceCompEqIdx);
+NEW_PROP_TAG(EnergyFluxVariables);
+NEW_PROP_TAG(NormalizePressure);
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/dumux/freeflow/staggered/model.hh b/dumux/freeflow/staggered/model.hh
index 6b0dab51f48810c3449ceb67870362fd9796b7f6..7a1bc622195dc5d2c4c021c8aeb6d25d78fed2c9 100644
--- a/dumux/freeflow/staggered/model.hh
+++ b/dumux/freeflow/staggered/model.hh
@@ -50,7 +50,4 @@
  * The model supports compressible as well as incompressible fluids.
  */
 
-
- #include "../staggeredni/model.hh"
- #include "properties.hh"
 #endif
diff --git a/dumux/freeflow/staggered/properties.hh b/dumux/freeflow/staggered/properties.hh
index a3cf7e352aec2102dc028de81f450f8492223bd8..d7b51e269cb6bb10d79d4fb7486265a142392cf1 100644
--- a/dumux/freeflow/staggered/properties.hh
+++ b/dumux/freeflow/staggered/properties.hh
@@ -27,11 +27,29 @@
 #ifndef DUMUX_NAVIERSTOKES_PROPERTIES_HH
 #define DUMUX_NAVIERSTOKES_PROPERTIES_HH
 
-
 #include <dumux/common/basicproperties.hh>
 #include <dumux/linear/linearsolverproperties.hh>
+#include <dumux/freeflow/properties.hh>
+
 #include <dumux/freeflow/staggeredni/properties.hh>
+#include <dumux/freeflow/staggeredni/localresidual.hh>
+#include <dumux/freeflow/staggeredni/fluxvariables.hh>
+
+#include <dumux/implicit/staggered/localresidual.hh>
 
+#include "localresidual.hh"
+#include "volumevariables.hh"
+#include "fluxvariables.hh"
+#include "fluxvariablescache.hh"
+#include "indices.hh"
+#include "velocityoutput.hh"
+#include "vtkoutputfields.hh"
+#include "boundarytypes.hh"
+
+#include <dumux/material/fluidsystems/gasphase.hh>
+#include <dumux/material/fluidsystems/liquidphase.hh>
+#include <dumux/material/components/nullcomponent.hh>
+#include <dumux/material/fluidsystems/1p.hh>
 
 
 namespace Dumux
@@ -47,7 +65,7 @@ namespace Properties {
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 //! The type tags for the implicit single-phase problems
-NEW_TYPE_TAG(NavierStokes, INHERITS_FROM(LinearSolverTypeTag));
+NEW_TYPE_TAG(NavierStokes, INHERITS_FROM(FreeFlow, LinearSolverTypeTag));
 
 //! The type tags for the corresponding non-isothermal problems
 NEW_TYPE_TAG(NavierStokesNI, INHERITS_FROM(NavierStokes, NavierStokesNonIsothermal));
@@ -56,23 +74,98 @@ NEW_TYPE_TAG(NavierStokesNI, INHERITS_FROM(NavierStokes, NavierStokesNonIsotherm
 // Property tags
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-NEW_PROP_TAG(NumPhases);   //!< Number of fluid phases in the system
-NEW_PROP_TAG(Indices); //!< Enumerations for the model
-NEW_PROP_TAG(FluidSystem); //!< The type of the fluid system to use
-NEW_PROP_TAG(Fluid); //!< The fluid used for the default fluid system
-NEW_PROP_TAG(FluidState); //!< The type of the fluid state to use
-NEW_PROP_TAG(ProblemEnableGravity); //!< Returns whether gravity is considered in the problem
-NEW_PROP_TAG(ImplicitMassUpwindWeight); //!< Returns weight of the upwind cell when calculating fluxes
-NEW_PROP_TAG(ImplicitMobilityUpwindWeight); //!< Weight for the upwind mobility in the velocity calculation
-NEW_PROP_TAG(VtkAddVelocity); //!< Returns whether velocity vectors are written into the vtk output
 NEW_PROP_TAG(EnableInertiaTerms); //!< Returns whether to include inertia terms in the momentum balance eq or not (Stokes / Navier-Stokes)
-NEW_PROP_TAG(BoundaryValues); //!< Type to set values on the boundary
 NEW_PROP_TAG(EnableComponentTransport); //!< Returns whether to consider component transport or not
 NEW_PROP_TAG(EnableEnergyTransport); //!<  Returns whether to consider energy transport or not
-NEW_PROP_TAG(FaceVariables); //!<  Returns whether to consider energy transport or not
 NEW_PROP_TAG(NormalizePressure); //!<  Returns whether to normalize the pressure term in the momentum balance or not
 NEW_PROP_TAG(EnergyLocalResidual); //!<  The energy local residual
 NEW_PROP_TAG(EnergyFluxVariables); //!<  The energy flux variables
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// default property values for the isothermal single phase model
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+SET_INT_PROP(NavierStokes, NumEqCellCenter, 1); //!< set the number of equations to 1
+SET_INT_PROP(NavierStokes, NumPhases, 1); //!< The number of phases in the 1p model is 1
+
+//! The fluid system to use by default
+SET_TYPE_PROP(NavierStokes, FluidSystem, Dumux::FluidSystems::OneP<typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, Scalar), typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, Fluid)>);
+
+SET_PROP(NavierStokes, Fluid)
+{ private:
+    typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, Scalar) Scalar;
+public:
+    typedef FluidSystems::LiquidPhase<Scalar, Dumux::NullComponent<Scalar> > type;
+};
+
+/*!
+ * \brief The fluid state which is used by the volume variables to
+ *        store the thermodynamic state. This should be chosen
+ *        appropriately for the model ((non-)isothermal, equilibrium, ...).
+ *        This can be done in the problem.
+ */
+SET_PROP(NavierStokes, FluidState){
+    private:
+        typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, Scalar) Scalar;
+        typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, FluidSystem) FluidSystem;
+    public:
+        typedef Dumux::ImmiscibleFluidState<Scalar, FluidSystem> type;
+};
+
+//! The local residual function
+SET_TYPE_PROP(NavierStokes, LocalResidual, StaggeredNavierStokesResidual<TypeTag>);
+
+//! the VolumeVariables property
+SET_TYPE_PROP(NavierStokes, VolumeVariables, NavierStokesVolumeVariables<TypeTag>);
+
+//! The class that contains the different flux variables (i.e. darcy, diffusion, energy)
+//! by default, we set the flux variables to ones for porous media
+SET_TYPE_PROP(NavierStokes, FluxVariables, FreeFlowFluxVariables<TypeTag>);
+
+//! The flux variables cache class, by default the one for porous media
+SET_TYPE_PROP(NavierStokes, FluxVariablesCache, FreeFlowFluxVariablesCache<TypeTag>);
+
+//! Enable advection
+SET_BOOL_PROP(NavierStokes, EnableAdvection, true);
+
+//! The one-phase model has no molecular diffusion
+SET_BOOL_PROP(NavierStokes, EnableMolecularDiffusion, false);
+
+//! The indices required by the isothermal single-phase model
+SET_TYPE_PROP(NavierStokes, Indices, NavierStokesCommonIndices<TypeTag>);
+
+SET_TYPE_PROP(NavierStokes, EnergyLocalResidual, FreeFlowEnergyLocalResidual<TypeTag>);
+
+SET_TYPE_PROP(NavierStokes, EnergyFluxVariables, FreeFlowEnergyFluxVariables<TypeTag>);
+
+SET_BOOL_PROP(NavierStokes, EnableEnergyBalance, false);
+
+SET_TYPE_PROP(NavierStokes, VelocityOutput, StaggeredFreeFlowVelocityOutput<TypeTag>);
+
+// disable velocity output by default
+SET_BOOL_PROP(NavierStokes, VtkAddVelocity, true);
+
+SET_TYPE_PROP(NavierStokes, VtkOutputFields, NavierStokesVtkOutputFields<TypeTag>);
+
+SET_BOOL_PROP(NavierStokes, EnableInertiaTerms, true);
+
+SET_BOOL_PROP(NavierStokes, EnableEnergyTransport, false);
+
+SET_BOOL_PROP(NavierStokes, EnableComponentTransport, false);
+
+//! Normalize the pressure term in the momentum balance or not
+SET_BOOL_PROP(NavierStokes, NormalizePressure, true);
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Property values for isothermal model required for the general non-isothermal model
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//set isothermal Indices
+SET_TYPE_PROP(NavierStokesNI, IsothermalIndices, NavierStokesCommonIndices<TypeTag>);
+
+//set isothermal NumEq
+SET_INT_PROP(NavierStokesNI, IsothermalNumEqCellCenter, 1); //!< set the number of equations to 1
+SET_INT_PROP(NavierStokesNI, IsothermalNumEqFace, 1); //!< set the number of equations to 1
+
 // \}
 }
 
diff --git a/dumux/freeflow/staggered/propertydefaults.hh b/dumux/freeflow/staggered/propertydefaults.hh
deleted file mode 100644
index 4653b05b4720cc41333faa3592ceb588f10e5919..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/dumux/freeflow/staggered/propertydefaults.hh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,221 +0,0 @@
-// -*- mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*-
-// vi: set et ts=4 sw=4 sts=4:
-/*****************************************************************************
- *   See the file COPYING for full copying permissions.                      *
- *                                                                           *
- *   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify    *
- *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by    *
- *   the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or       *
- *   (at your option) any later version.                                     *
- *                                                                           *
- *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,         *
- *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of          *
- *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the            *
- *   GNU General Public License for more details.                            *
- *                                                                           *
- *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License       *
- *   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.   *
- *****************************************************************************/
-/*!
- * \ingroup Properties
- * \ingroup ImplicitProperties
- * \ingroup NavierStokesModel
- * \file
- *
- * \brief Defines the properties required for the one-phase fully implicit model.
- */
-#ifndef DUMUX_NAVIERSTOKES_PROPERTY_DEFAULTS_HH
-#define DUMUX_NAVIERSTOKES_PROPERTY_DEFAULTS_HH
-
-#include "properties.hh"
-
-#include "model.hh"
-#include "volumevariables.hh"
-#include "indices.hh"
-#include "problem.hh"
-#include "localresidual.hh"
-#include "fluxvariables.hh"
-#include "fluxvariablescache.hh"
-#include "velocityoutput.hh"
-#include "vtkoutputfields.hh"
-#include "boundarytypes.hh"
-
-#include <dumux/implicit/staggered/localresidual.hh>
-#include <dumux/freeflow/staggeredni/localresidual.hh>
-#include <dumux/freeflow/staggeredni/fluxvariables.hh>
-
-#include <dumux/material/fluidsystems/gasphase.hh>
-#include <dumux/material/fluidsystems/liquidphase.hh>
-#include <dumux/material/components/nullcomponent.hh>
-#include <dumux/material/fluidsystems/1p.hh>
-
-#include <dumux/discretization/staggered/freeflow/staggeredgeometryhelper.hh>
-#include <dumux/discretization/staggered/freeflow/subcontrolvolumeface.hh>
-#include <dumux/discretization/staggered/freeflow/facevariables.hh>
-#include <dumux/implicit/staggered/primaryvariables.hh>
-
-
-
-namespace Dumux
-{
-
-namespace Properties
-{
-// forward declaration
-NEW_PROP_TAG(FluxVariables);
-NEW_PROP_TAG(FluxVariablesCache);
-NEW_PROP_TAG(StaggeredGeometryHelper);
-}
-// \{
-
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// default property values for the isothermal single phase model
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-namespace Properties {
-SET_INT_PROP(NavierStokes, NumEqCellCenter, 1); //!< set the number of equations to 1
-SET_INT_PROP(NavierStokes, NumEqFace, 1); //!< set the number of equations to 1
-SET_INT_PROP(NavierStokes, NumPhases, 1); //!< The number of phases in the 1p model is 1
-
-//! The sub-controlvolume face
-SET_PROP(NavierStokes, SubControlVolumeFace)
-{
-private:
-    using Grid = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, Grid);
-    using ScvfGeometry = typename Grid::template Codim<1>::Geometry;
-    using IndexType = typename Grid::LeafGridView::IndexSet::IndexType;
-public:
-    typedef Dumux::StaggeredSubControlVolumeFace<ScvfGeometry, IndexType> type;
-};
-
-//! The geometry helper required for the stencils, etc.
-SET_PROP(NavierStokes, StaggeredGeometryHelper)
-{
-private:
-    using GridView = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, GridView);
-public:
-    using type = StaggeredGeometryHelper<GridView>;
-};
-
-//! The variables living on the faces
-SET_TYPE_PROP(NavierStokes, FaceVariables, StaggeredFaceVariables<TypeTag>);
-
-//! The local residual function
-SET_TYPE_PROP(NavierStokes, LocalResidual, StaggeredNavierStokesResidual<TypeTag>);
-
-//! the VolumeVariables property
-SET_TYPE_PROP(NavierStokes, VolumeVariables, NavierStokesVolumeVariables<TypeTag>);
-
-//! The class that contains the different flux variables (i.e. darcy, diffusion, energy)
-//! by default, we set the flux variables to ones for porous media
-SET_TYPE_PROP(NavierStokes, FluxVariables, FreeFlowFluxVariables<TypeTag>);
-
-//! The flux variables cache class, by default the one for porous media
-SET_TYPE_PROP(NavierStokes, FluxVariablesCache, FreeFlowFluxVariablesCache<TypeTag>);
-
-//! Enable advection
-SET_BOOL_PROP(NavierStokes, EnableAdvection, true);
-
-//! The one-phase model has no molecular diffusion
-SET_BOOL_PROP(NavierStokes, EnableMolecularDiffusion, false);
-
-//! The indices required by the isothermal single-phase model
-SET_TYPE_PROP(NavierStokes, Indices, NavierStokesCommonIndices<TypeTag>);
-
-//! The weight of the upwind control volume when calculating
-//! fluxes. Use central differences by default.
-SET_SCALAR_PROP(NavierStokes, ImplicitMassUpwindWeight, 0.5);
-
-//! weight for the upwind mobility in the velocity calculation
-//! fluxes. Use central differences by default.
-SET_SCALAR_PROP(NavierStokes, ImplicitMobilityUpwindWeight, 0.5);
-
-//! The fluid system to use by default
-SET_TYPE_PROP(NavierStokes, FluidSystem, Dumux::FluidSystems::OneP<typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, Scalar), typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, Fluid)>);
-
-SET_PROP(NavierStokes, Fluid)
-{ private:
-    typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, Scalar) Scalar;
-public:
-    typedef FluidSystems::LiquidPhase<Scalar, Dumux::NullComponent<Scalar> > type;
-};
-
-/*!
- * \brief The fluid state which is used by the volume variables to
- *        store the thermodynamic state. This should be chosen
- *        appropriately for the model ((non-)isothermal, equilibrium, ...).
- *        This can be done in the problem.
- */
-SET_PROP(NavierStokes, FluidState){
-    private:
-        typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, Scalar) Scalar;
-        typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, FluidSystem) FluidSystem;
-    public:
-        typedef Dumux::ImmiscibleFluidState<Scalar, FluidSystem> type;
-};
-
-// disable velocity output by default
-SET_BOOL_PROP(NavierStokes, VtkAddVelocity, true);
-
-SET_TYPE_PROP(NavierStokes, VtkOutputFields, NavierStokesVtkOutputFields<TypeTag>);
-
-// enable gravity by default
-SET_BOOL_PROP(NavierStokes, ProblemEnableGravity, true);
-
-SET_BOOL_PROP(NavierStokes, EnableInertiaTerms, true);
-
-SET_BOOL_PROP(NavierStokes, EnableEnergyTransport, false);
-
-SET_BOOL_PROP(NavierStokes, EnableComponentTransport, false);
-
-//! Normalize the pressure term in the momentum balance or not
-SET_BOOL_PROP(NavierStokes, NormalizePressure, true);
-
-SET_PROP(NavierStokes, BoundaryValues)
-{
-private:
-    using CellCenterBoundaryValues = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, CellCenterPrimaryVariables);
-    using GridView = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, GridView);
-    using FaceBoundaryValues = Dune::FieldVector<typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, Scalar),
-                                                 GridView::dimension>;
-public:
-    using type = StaggeredPrimaryVariables<TypeTag, CellCenterBoundaryValues, FaceBoundaryValues>;
-};
-
-//! Boundary types at a single degree of freedom
-SET_TYPE_PROP(NavierStokes,
-              BoundaryTypes,
-              StaggeredFreeFlowBoundaryTypes<GET_PROP_VALUE(TypeTag, NumEq)>);
-
-SET_TYPE_PROP(NavierStokes, VelocityOutput, StaggeredFreeFlowVelocityOutput<TypeTag>);
-
-SET_TYPE_PROP(NavierStokes, EnergyLocalResidual, FreeFlowEnergyLocalResidual<TypeTag>);
-
-SET_TYPE_PROP(NavierStokes, EnergyFluxVariables, FreeFlowEnergyFluxVariables<TypeTag>);
-
-SET_BOOL_PROP(NavierStokes, EnableEnergyBalance, false);
-
-//! average is used as default model to compute the effective thermal heat conductivity
-// SET_PROP(NavierStokesNI, ThermalConductivityModel)
-// { private :
-//     typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, Scalar) Scalar;
-//   public:
-//     typedef ThermalConductivityAverage<Scalar> type;
-// };
-
-//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Property values for isothermal model required for the general non-isothermal model
-//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-//set isothermal Indices
-SET_TYPE_PROP(NavierStokesNI, IsothermalIndices, NavierStokesCommonIndices<TypeTag>);
-
-//set isothermal NumEq
-SET_INT_PROP(NavierStokesNI, IsothermalNumEqCellCenter, 1); //!< set the number of equations to 1
-SET_INT_PROP(NavierStokesNI, IsothermalNumEqFace, 1); //!< set the number of equations to 1
-
-// \}
-} // end namespace Properties
-
-} // end namespace Dumux
-
-#endif
diff --git a/dumux/implicit/staggered/localresidual.hh b/dumux/implicit/staggered/localresidual.hh
index d6b5941e2b0f77d0c2d842b0bc99f1ae4ad7228e..bdac723a8354a13d16fd7b9a6e83a628a821f85b 100644
--- a/dumux/implicit/staggered/localresidual.hh
+++ b/dumux/implicit/staggered/localresidual.hh
@@ -23,12 +23,9 @@
 #ifndef DUMUX_STAGGERED_LOCAL_RESIDUAL_HH
 #define DUMUX_STAGGERED_LOCAL_RESIDUAL_HH
 
-#include <dune/istl/matrix.hh>
-
 #include <dumux/common/valgrind.hh>
 #include <dumux/common/capabilities.hh>
 #include <dumux/common/timeloop.hh>
-#include <dumux/discretization/staggered/properties.hh>
 
 namespace Dumux
 {
diff --git a/test/freeflow/staggered/doneatestproblem.hh b/test/freeflow/staggered/doneatestproblem.hh
index 672dbba5f5fcf95c1b0a9d98425f7842171e6bbc..566e278d441f73ada83318ed479372a52545f349 100644
--- a/test/freeflow/staggered/doneatestproblem.hh
+++ b/test/freeflow/staggered/doneatestproblem.hh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include <dumux/material/components/constant.hh>
 
 #include <dumux/discretization/staggered/properties.hh>
-#include <dumux/freeflow/staggered/propertydefaults.hh>
+#include <dumux/freeflow/staggered/properties.hh>
 
 
 namespace Dumux
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@ SET_BOOL_PROP(DoneaTestProblem, EnableFVGridGeometryCache, true);
 SET_BOOL_PROP(DoneaTestProblem, EnableGlobalFluxVariablesCache, true);
 SET_BOOL_PROP(DoneaTestProblem, EnableGlobalVolumeVariablesCache, true);
 
-// Enable gravity
-SET_BOOL_PROP(DoneaTestProblem, ProblemEnableGravity, true);
-
 #if ENABLE_NAVIERSTOKES
 SET_BOOL_PROP(DoneaTestProblem, EnableInertiaTerms, true);
 #else