diff --git a/dumux/implicit/common/implicitporousmediaproblem.hh b/dumux/implicit/common/implicitporousmediaproblem.hh
index b538272900c20909600be532d40376b7d1100b58..85bae2937851b621f70dbaa09e9ebb6a4cd7cfb7 100644
--- a/dumux/implicit/common/implicitporousmediaproblem.hh
+++ b/dumux/implicit/common/implicitporousmediaproblem.hh
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ public:
         : ParentType(timeManager, gridView),
           gravity_(0)
     {
-        newSpatialParams_ = true;
         spatialParams_ = Dune::make_shared<SpatialParams>(gridView);
 
         if (GET_PARAM_FROM_GROUP(TypeTag, bool, Problem, EnableGravity))