diff --git a/dumux/freeflow/staggered/problem.hh b/dumux/freeflow/staggered/problem.hh
index aeaec9cc23db89cbb1bd0ffe9b36cec2dc961190..ad37319f86ac5b83349ce7aa179141af7c48c513 100644
--- a/dumux/freeflow/staggered/problem.hh
+++ b/dumux/freeflow/staggered/problem.hh
@@ -117,22 +117,6 @@ public:
     const GlobalPosition &gravity() const
     { return gravity_; }
 
-    /*!
-     * \brief Evaluate the intrinsic permeability
-     *        at the corner of a given element
-     *
-     * \return (Scalar) permeability
-     */
-    DUNE_DEPRECATED_MSG("permeability() is deprecated.")
-    Scalar permeability(const Element &element,
-                        const FVElementGeometry &fvGeometry,
-                        const Intersection &intersection,
-                        const int scvIdx,
-                        const int boundaryFaceIdx) const
-    { DUNE_THROW(Dune::NotImplemented, "permeability()"); }
-
-
-
     /*!
      * \brief Evaluate the initial value for a control volume.
      *