diff --git a/dumux/discretization/cellcentered/mpfa/helper.hh b/dumux/discretization/cellcentered/mpfa/helper.hh
index 9f2b30ab35b225ac502e27389e992a36e0825a97..cc0ea3286be73448d4ef46657117f5db748a20b9 100644
--- a/dumux/discretization/cellcentered/mpfa/helper.hh
+++ b/dumux/discretization/cellcentered/mpfa/helper.hh
@@ -176,11 +176,9 @@ public:
      * \brief Calculates the area of an scvf.
      * \param scvfCorners Container with the corners of the scvf
      */
-    static CoordScalar getScvfArea(const ScvfCornerVector& scvfCorners)
+    static CoordScalar computeScvfArea(const ScvfCornerVector& scvfCorners)
     { return (scvfCorners[1]-scvfCorners[0]).two_norm(); }
 
-
-
     /*!
      * \brief Calculates the number of scvfs in a given element geometry type.
      * \param gt The element geometry type
@@ -470,7 +468,7 @@ public:
      * \brief Calculates the area of an scvf.
      * \param scvfCorners Container with the corners of the scvf
      */
-    static CoordScalar getScvfArea(const ScvfCornerVector& scvfCorners)
+    static CoordScalar computeScvfArea(const ScvfCornerVector& scvfCorners)
     {
         // after Wolfram alpha quadrilateral area
         return 0.5*Dumux::crossProduct(scvfCorners[3]-scvfCorners[0], scvfCorners[2]-scvfCorners[1]).two_norm();
diff --git a/dumux/discretization/cellcentered/mpfa/subcontrolvolumeface.hh b/dumux/discretization/cellcentered/mpfa/subcontrolvolumeface.hh
index 3184110614845361f0f45639d1aa784e745943a0..61e2538f14e74aee20db301789252690dcea1e9c 100644
--- a/dumux/discretization/cellcentered/mpfa/subcontrolvolumeface.hh
+++ b/dumux/discretization/cellcentered/mpfa/subcontrolvolumeface.hh
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public:
 
           // use helper class to obtain area & integration point
           ipGlobal_ = helper.getScvfIntegrationPoint(corners_, q);
-          area_ = helper.getScvfArea(corners_);
+          area_ = helper.computeScvfArea(corners_);
     }
 
     //! The area of the sub control volume face