diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ada8c48877ef67b99767aa06d3a03e1f4cca8463..8f83b44378cee0fb8769714814068041e73c8ac4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ C++20 mode is enforced through CMake.
 
 ### Immediate interface changes not allowing/requiring a deprecation period:
 
+- __Property DefaultModelParameters__: Has been removed without replacement. Introduced in 3.0, we are not aware of any use case so far. If you have used this feature, please get in touch with us. This feature can easily be realized by a simple traits mechanism.
+
 ### Deprecated properties/classes/functions/files, to be removed after 3.10:
 
 
diff --git a/dumux/common/properties.hh b/dumux/common/properties.hh
index 9018c9b667d522f59e47d9db53144b52c8eb18ad..cc4f13eb633aa3fda32cc10ffe8b14a60980c6a1 100644
--- a/dumux/common/properties.hh
+++ b/dumux/common/properties.hh
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ namespace Dumux::Properties {
 // Basic properties of numeric models:
 ///////////////////////////////////////
 DUMUX_DEFINE_PROPERTY(Scalar)                 //!< Property to specify the type of scalar values.
-DUMUX_DEFINE_PROPERTY(ModelDefaultParameters) //!< Property which defines the group that is queried for parameters by default
 DUMUX_DEFINE_PROPERTY(Grid)                   //!< The DUNE grid type
 DUMUX_DEFINE_PROPERTY(PrimaryVariables)       //!< A vector of primary variables
 DUMUX_DEFINE_PROPERTY(ModelTraits)            //!< Traits class encapsulating model specifications
diff --git a/dumux/common/properties/model.hh b/dumux/common/properties/model.hh
index 048e0a1bb72d1462e9132e0d9d3b4a1aeafd998d..ac0474b14f973e0e52658965e7b85cc1febcb54e 100644
--- a/dumux/common/properties/model.hh
+++ b/dumux/common/properties/model.hh
@@ -38,13 +38,6 @@ template<class TypeTag>
 struct PrimaryVariables<TypeTag, TTag::ModelProperties> { using type = Dune::FieldVector<GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::Scalar>,
                                                                                          GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::ModelTraits>::numEq()>; };
 
-//! do not specific any model-specific default parameters here
-template<class TypeTag>
-struct ModelDefaultParameters<TypeTag, TTag::ModelProperties>
-{
-    static void defaultParams(Dune::ParameterTree& tree, const std::string& group = "") { }
-};
-
 //! Set the default to an implementation throwing a NotImplemented error
 template<class TypeTag>
 struct IOFields<TypeTag, TTag::ModelProperties> { using type = DefaultIOFields; };