diff --git a/dumux/porousmediumflow/sequential/gridadaptproperties.hh b/dumux/porousmediumflow/sequential/gridadaptproperties.hh
index a6d929616865cdc4a9d9d701feef96cd89cb32ee..6bb904116e3cffe26598a72c22027e99b25c0bb7 100644
--- a/dumux/porousmediumflow/sequential/gridadaptproperties.hh
+++ b/dumux/porousmediumflow/sequential/gridadaptproperties.hh
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@
 
 namespace Dumux
 {
+// forward declarations
+template<class TypeTag>
+class GridAdaptInitializationIndicatorDefault;
+
+template<class TypeTag, bool>
+class GridAdapt;
+
+
 namespace Properties
 {
 //! Grid adaption type tag for all sequential models.
@@ -39,6 +47,9 @@ NEW_TYPE_TAG(GridAdaptTypeTag);
 //! Defines if the grid is h-adaptive
 NEW_PROP_TAG( AdaptiveGrid);
 
+//! The type of grid adaptation
+NEW_PROP_TAG( GridAdaptModel );
+
 //! Class defining the refinement/coarsening indicator
 NEW_PROP_TAG(AdaptionIndicator);
 
@@ -81,6 +92,12 @@ NEW_PROP_TAG(GridAdaptRefineAtSource);
 //no adaptive grid
 SET_BOOL_PROP(GridAdaptTypeTag, AdaptiveGrid, false);
 
+//Set default class for adaptation initialization indicator
+SET_TYPE_PROP(GridAdaptTypeTag,  AdaptionInitializationIndicator, GridAdaptInitializationIndicatorDefault<TypeTag>);
+//Set default class for adaptation
+SET_TYPE_PROP(GridAdaptTypeTag,  GridAdaptModel, GridAdapt<TypeTag, false>);
+
+
 //standard setting
 SET_INT_PROP(GridAdaptTypeTag, GridAdaptMinLevel, 0);
 SET_INT_PROP(GridAdaptTypeTag, GridAdaptMaxLevel, 1);
diff --git a/dumux/porousmediumflow/sequential/impetproblem.hh b/dumux/porousmediumflow/sequential/impetproblem.hh
index bfc96b6d40222ec0629c8a23f47b05e62d3ecb2a..0cd59f80f6bacc8727458a6f8aba662b8045937e 100644
--- a/dumux/porousmediumflow/sequential/impetproblem.hh
+++ b/dumux/porousmediumflow/sequential/impetproblem.hh
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ private:
     typedef typename GridView::Traits::template Codim<0>::Entity Element;
     typedef typename GridView::Intersection Intersection;
     // The module to adapt grid. If adaptiveGrid is false, this model does nothing.
-    typedef GridAdapt<TypeTag, adaptiveGrid> GridAdaptModel;
+    typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, GridAdaptModel) GridAdaptModel;
 
     typedef typename SolutionTypes::PrimaryVariables PrimaryVariables;
     typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, BoundaryTypes) BoundaryTypes;
@@ -590,10 +590,6 @@ public:
      */
     GridAdaptModel& gridAdapt()
     {
-        if (!adaptiveGrid)
-            Dune::dgrave << "adaptivity module was called despite "
-                         << "adaptivity is disabled in property system \n;" << adaptiveGrid;
-
         return *gridAdapt_;
     }
 
@@ -606,9 +602,6 @@ public:
      */
     void preAdapt()
     {
-        if (!adaptiveGrid)
-            Dune::dgrave << "adaptivity functionality was called despite "
-                         << "adaptivity is disabled in property system \n;" << adaptiveGrid;
     }
 
     /*!
@@ -620,9 +613,6 @@ public:
      */
     void postAdapt()
     {
-        if (!adaptiveGrid)
-            Dune::dgrave << "adaptivity functionality was called despite "
-                         << "adaptivity is disabled in property system \n;" << adaptiveGrid;
         // write out new grid
         //        Dune::VTKWriter<LeafGridView> vtkwriter(problem_.gridView());
         //        vtkwriter.write("latestgrid",Dune::VTK::appendedraw);
diff --git a/dumux/porousmediumflow/sequential/properties.hh b/dumux/porousmediumflow/sequential/properties.hh
index a142e3d62333a716db15d27f8cc5f0cde461dcb3..3b4858cb27e2a22c63a0903e87f6ec7d793de0a9 100644
--- a/dumux/porousmediumflow/sequential/properties.hh
+++ b/dumux/porousmediumflow/sequential/properties.hh
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@ NEW_PROP_TAG( MaxIntersections ); //!< Gives maximum number of intersections of
 namespace Dumux
 {
 
-template<class TypeTag>
-class GridAdaptInitializationIndicatorDefault;
-
 template<class TypeTag>
 class VariableClass;
 
@@ -181,13 +178,7 @@ SET_PROP(SequentialModel, BoundaryTypes)
 public:
     typedef BoundaryTypes<numEq>  type;
 };
-
-//Set default class for adaptation initialization indicator
-SET_TYPE_PROP(GridAdaptTypeTag,  AdaptionInitializationIndicator, GridAdaptInitializationIndicatorDefault<TypeTag>);
-
 }
 }
 
-#include "gridadaptinitializationindicatordefault.hh"
-
 #endif