diff --git a/dumux/material/fluidsystems/base.hh b/dumux/material/fluidsystems/base.hh
index e2ab7ecf8c8c917838e136f9c82ee5446daba413..4d7e957b1a52e9c6b5d1a4a9f560fcd60369a372 100644
--- a/dumux/material/fluidsystems/base.hh
+++ b/dumux/material/fluidsystems/base.hh
@@ -27,20 +27,17 @@
 #include <string>
 #include "nullparametercache.hh"
 
-namespace Dumux
-{
-
-namespace FluidSystems
+namespace Dumux {
+namespace FluidSystems {
 
-{
-   /*!
-    * \ingroup Fluidsystems
-    * \brief Fluid system base class.
-    *
-    * \note Always derive your fluid system from this class to be sure
-    *       that all basic functionality is available!
-    */
-   template <class Scalar, class Implementation>
+/*!
+* \ingroup Fluidsystems
+* \brief Fluid system base class.
+*
+* \note Always derive your fluid system from this class to be sure
+*       that all basic functionality is available!
+*/
+template <class ScalarType, class Implementation>
 class BaseFluidSystem
 {
 public: