diff --git a/dumux/freeflow/compositional/kepsilonncmodel.hh b/dumux/freeflow/compositional/kepsilonncmodel.hh
index 3d272dd21ccf2adeca621c2f53f3d1857e5e84f1..757ddc59668f2037a841bc4a2eaa3aeebe81d965 100644
--- a/dumux/freeflow/compositional/kepsilonncmodel.hh
+++ b/dumux/freeflow/compositional/kepsilonncmodel.hh
@@ -69,19 +69,6 @@ struct KEpsilonNCModelTraits : NavierStokesNCModelTraits<dimension, nComp, useMo
 
     //! the indices
     using Indices = KEpsilonIndices<dimension, nComp>;
-
-    //! return the names of the primary variables in cells
-    template <class FluidSystem>
-    static std::string primaryVariableNameCell(int pvIdx, int state = 0)
-    {
-        using ParentType = NavierStokesNCModelTraits<dimension, nComp, useMoles, replaceCompEqIdx>;
-        if (pvIdx < nComp)
-            return ParentType::template primaryVariableNameCell<FluidSystem>(pvIdx, state);
-        else if (pvIdx == nComp)
-            return "k";
-        else
-            return "epsilon";
-    }
 };
 
 //!< states some specifics of the isothermal multi-component low-Reynolds k-epsilon model
diff --git a/dumux/freeflow/compositional/lowrekepsilonncmodel.hh b/dumux/freeflow/compositional/lowrekepsilonncmodel.hh
index 7242e1810097ed27f542092f2e5ac0a873714e89..d09a86edaa28fec15e5ea46e7297a8547e08fb88 100644
--- a/dumux/freeflow/compositional/lowrekepsilonncmodel.hh
+++ b/dumux/freeflow/compositional/lowrekepsilonncmodel.hh
@@ -74,19 +74,6 @@ struct LowReKEpsilonNCModelTraits : NavierStokesNCModelTraits<dimension, nComp,
 
     //! the indices
     using Indices = LowReKEpsilonIndices<dimension, nComp>;
-
-    //! return the names of the primary variables in cells
-    template <class FluidSystem>
-    static std::string primaryVariableNameCell(int pvIdx, int state = 0)
-    {
-        using ParentType = NavierStokesNCModelTraits<dimension, nComp, useMoles, replaceCompEqIdx>;
-        if (pvIdx < nComp)
-            return ParentType::template primaryVariableNameCell<FluidSystem>(pvIdx, state);
-        else if (pvIdx == nComp)
-            return "k";
-        else
-            return "epsilon";
-    }
 };
 
 //!< states some specifics of the isothermal multi-component low-Reynolds k-epsilon model
diff --git a/dumux/freeflow/compositional/navierstokesncmodel.hh b/dumux/freeflow/compositional/navierstokesncmodel.hh
index fa1ec5d18b32cefaef107689dbf680590848e2bc..b2fb022b1654c2db7a1ddc34f271bea5d1215ac7 100644
--- a/dumux/freeflow/compositional/navierstokesncmodel.hh
+++ b/dumux/freeflow/compositional/navierstokesncmodel.hh
@@ -102,18 +102,6 @@ struct NavierStokesNCModelTraits : NavierStokesModelTraits<dimension>
 
     //! the indices
     using Indices = NavierStokesIndices<dimension>;
-
-    //! return the names of the primary variables in cells
-    template <class FluidSystem>
-    static std::string primaryVariableNameCell(int pvIdx = 0, int state = 0)
-    {
-        const std::string xString = useMoles() ? "x" : "X";
-        if (pvIdx == 0)
-            return NavierStokesModelTraits<dimension>::template primaryVariableNameCell<FluidSystem>(pvIdx, state);
-        else
-            return xString + "^" + FluidSystem::componentName(pvIdx)
-                   + "_" + FluidSystem::phaseName(0);
-    }
 };
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/dumux/freeflow/navierstokes/model.hh b/dumux/freeflow/navierstokes/model.hh
index 0f3aaad66fbb6d6aaffa8eb049c9145ebd170f54..c3940e3628564101450ed47cd3a605dc0115ce79 100644
--- a/dumux/freeflow/navierstokes/model.hh
+++ b/dumux/freeflow/navierstokes/model.hh
@@ -103,20 +103,6 @@ struct NavierStokesModelTraits
 
     //! the indices
     using Indices = NavierStokesIndices<dim()>;
-
-    //! return the names of the primary variables in cells
-    template <class FluidSystem = void>
-    static std::string primaryVariableNameCell(int pvIdx = 0, int state = 0)
-    {
-        return "p";
-    }
-
-    //! return the names of the primary variables on faces
-    template <class FluidSystem = void>
-    static std::string primaryVariableNameFace(int pvIdx = 0, int state = 0)
-    {
-        return "v";
-    }
 };
 
 /*!
diff --git a/dumux/freeflow/rans/oneeq/model.hh b/dumux/freeflow/rans/oneeq/model.hh
index e434db80ae11f5f5b2e75f579dbea4c2d3c68ccc..ac34e6be3bb512f08e2cbcf158846b6d51cf34f5 100644
--- a/dumux/freeflow/rans/oneeq/model.hh
+++ b/dumux/freeflow/rans/oneeq/model.hh
@@ -113,17 +113,6 @@ struct OneEqModelTraits : RANSModelTraits<dimension>
 
     //! the indices
     using Indices = OneEqIndices<dim(), numComponents()>;
-
-    //! return the names of the primary variables in cells
-    template <class FluidSystem = void>
-    static std::string primaryVariableNameCell(int pvIdx, int state = 0)
-    {
-        using ParentType = RANSModelTraits<dimension>;
-        if (pvIdx == 0)
-            return ParentType::template primaryVariableNameCell<FluidSystem>(pvIdx, state);
-        else
-            return "nu_tilde";
-    }
 };
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/dumux/freeflow/rans/twoeq/kepsilon/model.hh b/dumux/freeflow/rans/twoeq/kepsilon/model.hh
index 6c99ba07ce2e89e831b13835f717640ecff310d1..9a70db5584d9403223e9f7ff0544bc8cbf84453a 100644
--- a/dumux/freeflow/rans/twoeq/kepsilon/model.hh
+++ b/dumux/freeflow/rans/twoeq/kepsilon/model.hh
@@ -99,21 +99,6 @@ struct KEpsilonModelTraits : RANSModelTraits<dimension>
 
     //! the indices
     using Indices = KEpsilonIndices<dim(), numComponents()>;
-
-    //! return the names of the primary variables in cells
-    template<class FluidSystem = void>
-    static std::string primaryVariableNameCell(int pvIdx, int state = 0)
-    {
-        using ParentType = RANSModelTraits<dimension>;
-        switch (pvIdx) {
-            case 0:
-                return ParentType::template primaryVariableNameCell<FluidSystem>(pvIdx, state);
-            case 1:
-                return "k";
-            default:
-                return "epsilon";
-        }
-    }
 };
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/dumux/freeflow/rans/twoeq/komega/model.hh b/dumux/freeflow/rans/twoeq/komega/model.hh
index 806c24338711fe53ec9d08d863d1a9cbc6f04458..7bf6db6d8c27c0ca6a20385ff280fd3bab4b512f 100644
--- a/dumux/freeflow/rans/twoeq/komega/model.hh
+++ b/dumux/freeflow/rans/twoeq/komega/model.hh
@@ -106,21 +106,6 @@ struct KOmegaModelTraits : RANSModelTraits<dimension>
 
     //! The indices
     using Indices = KOmegaIndices<dim(), numComponents()>;
-
-    //! return the names of the primary variables in cells
-    template<class FluidSystem = void>
-    static std::string primaryVariableNameCell(int pvIdx, int state = 0)
-    {
-        using ParentType = RANSModelTraits<dimension>;
-        switch (pvIdx) {
-            case 0:
-                return ParentType::template primaryVariableNameCell<FluidSystem>(pvIdx, state);
-            case 1:
-                return "k";
-            default:
-                return "omega";
-        }
-    }
 };
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/dumux/freeflow/rans/twoeq/lowrekepsilon/model.hh b/dumux/freeflow/rans/twoeq/lowrekepsilon/model.hh
index 43c36f2896cbadd3b65038f39bcf89e298e67172..b1a840544b601b462679565f5e58c8d25b2a8eb4 100644
--- a/dumux/freeflow/rans/twoeq/lowrekepsilon/model.hh
+++ b/dumux/freeflow/rans/twoeq/lowrekepsilon/model.hh
@@ -115,21 +115,6 @@ struct LowReKEpsilonModelTraits : RANSModelTraits<dimension>
 
     //! the indices
     using Indices = LowReKEpsilonIndices<dim(), numComponents()>;
-
-    //! return the names of the primary variables in cells
-    template<class FluidSystem = void>
-    static std::string primaryVariableNameCell(int pvIdx, int state = 0)
-    {
-        using ParentType = RANSModelTraits<dimension>;
-        switch (pvIdx) {
-            case 0:
-                return ParentType::template primaryVariableNameCell<FluidSystem>(pvIdx, state);
-            case 1:
-                return "k";
-            default:
-                return "epsilon";
-        }
-    }
 };
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////