diff --git a/test/multidomain/embedded/1d3d/1p2c_richards2c/problem_root.hh b/test/multidomain/embedded/1d3d/1p2c_richards2c/problem_root.hh
index b0b23442182d7b7528c6c86df649f62970800c33..02273c5f6c068b4485a656fb87818e873c78184d 100644
--- a/test/multidomain/embedded/1d3d/1p2c_richards2c/problem_root.hh
+++ b/test/multidomain/embedded/1d3d/1p2c_richards2c/problem_root.hh
@@ -325,10 +325,6 @@ public:
         vtk.addField(this->spatialParams().getRadii(), "radius");
     }
 
-    //! Set the coupling manager
-    void setCouplingManager(std::shared_ptr<CouplingManager> cm)
-    { couplingManager_ = cm; }
-
     //! Get the coupling manager
     const CouplingManager& couplingManager() const
     { return *couplingManager_; }
diff --git a/test/multidomain/embedded/1d3d/1p2c_richards2c/problem_soil.hh b/test/multidomain/embedded/1d3d/1p2c_richards2c/problem_soil.hh
index ba82e7a42b2f3eb4b33c19f10a9f582d962f0f93..c44c4115ffb3bd229c75610185b20ffa062e2549 100644
--- a/test/multidomain/embedded/1d3d/1p2c_richards2c/problem_soil.hh
+++ b/test/multidomain/embedded/1d3d/1p2c_richards2c/problem_soil.hh
@@ -315,10 +315,6 @@ public:
         return priVars;
     }
 
-    //! Set the coupling manager
-    void setCouplingManager(std::shared_ptr<CouplingManager> cm)
-    { couplingManager_ = cm; }
-
     //! Get the coupling manager
     const CouplingManager& couplingManager() const
     { return *couplingManager_; }
diff --git a/test/multidomain/embedded/1d3d/1p_1p/problem_bloodflow.hh b/test/multidomain/embedded/1d3d/1p_1p/problem_bloodflow.hh
index 62fb5fc16f47ac12f230d46486d15494e6b44998..4a97e6b5528b11d0b1d61a611e0c955de5d5da1c 100644
--- a/test/multidomain/embedded/1d3d/1p_1p/problem_bloodflow.hh
+++ b/test/multidomain/embedded/1d3d/1p_1p/problem_bloodflow.hh
@@ -356,10 +356,6 @@ public:
         vtk.addField(exactPressure_, "exact pressure");
     }
 
-    //! Set the coupling manager
-    void setCouplingManager(std::shared_ptr<CouplingManager> cm)
-    { couplingManager_ = cm; }
-
     //! Get the coupling manager
     const CouplingManager& couplingManager() const
     { return *couplingManager_; }
diff --git a/test/multidomain/embedded/1d3d/1p_1p/problem_tissue.hh b/test/multidomain/embedded/1d3d/1p_1p/problem_tissue.hh
index d47d0231b942fd795f2b57be0b2cc04d13e7f8b3..82c4739470d13c94337b4c27d17c35916a2a459d 100644
--- a/test/multidomain/embedded/1d3d/1p_1p/problem_tissue.hh
+++ b/test/multidomain/embedded/1d3d/1p_1p/problem_tissue.hh
@@ -405,10 +405,6 @@ public:
         vtk.addField(exactPressure_, "exact pressure");
     }
 
-    //! Set the coupling manager
-    void setCouplingManager(std::shared_ptr<CouplingManager> cm)
-    { couplingManager_ = cm; }
-
     //! Get the coupling manager
     const CouplingManager& couplingManager() const
     { return *couplingManager_; }
diff --git a/test/multidomain/embedded/1d3d/1p_richards/problem_root.hh b/test/multidomain/embedded/1d3d/1p_richards/problem_root.hh
index 31f08030d53925cbcab1672c3c29983318b2a537..9bcbf36b479334088576abcdc661d037416f645a 100644
--- a/test/multidomain/embedded/1d3d/1p_richards/problem_root.hh
+++ b/test/multidomain/embedded/1d3d/1p_richards/problem_root.hh
@@ -311,10 +311,6 @@ public:
         vtk.addField(this->spatialParams().getRadii(), "radius");
     }
 
-    //! Set the coupling manager
-    void setCouplingManager(std::shared_ptr<CouplingManager> cm)
-    { couplingManager_ = cm; }
-
     //! Get the coupling manager
     const CouplingManager& couplingManager() const
     { return *couplingManager_; }
diff --git a/test/multidomain/embedded/1d3d/1p_richards/problem_soil.hh b/test/multidomain/embedded/1d3d/1p_richards/problem_soil.hh
index 0354251e3defc60c1f4a590f03cf914bfb143b37..477c62f6d1becafa79a409179e3df17be540eff9 100644
--- a/test/multidomain/embedded/1d3d/1p_richards/problem_soil.hh
+++ b/test/multidomain/embedded/1d3d/1p_richards/problem_soil.hh
@@ -259,10 +259,6 @@ public:
 
     }
 
-    //! Set the coupling manager
-    void setCouplingManager(std::shared_ptr<CouplingManager> cm)
-    { couplingManager_ = cm; }
-
     //! Get the coupling manager
     const CouplingManager& couplingManager() const
     { return *couplingManager_; }
diff --git a/test/multidomain/embedded/2d3d/1p_1p/problem_fracture.hh b/test/multidomain/embedded/2d3d/1p_1p/problem_fracture.hh
index 99720a91df2cb79c09a374403e399d6b2971413a..7d659c20fe3492709a96b7997448dae262df2c23 100644
--- a/test/multidomain/embedded/2d3d/1p_1p/problem_fracture.hh
+++ b/test/multidomain/embedded/2d3d/1p_1p/problem_fracture.hh
@@ -283,10 +283,6 @@ public:
         std::cout << "Global integrated source (1D): " << source << '\n';
     }
 
-    //! Set the coupling manager
-    void setCouplingManager(std::shared_ptr<CouplingManager> cm)
-    { couplingManager_ = cm; }
-
     //! Get the coupling manager
     const CouplingManager& couplingManager() const
     { return *couplingManager_; }
diff --git a/test/multidomain/embedded/2d3d/1p_1p/problem_matrix.hh b/test/multidomain/embedded/2d3d/1p_1p/problem_matrix.hh
index 812f891dcff657758ec8a16a841b2fca4027c8bc..56bec44a92cc7b2f2be36239048e5706ea451fd9 100644
--- a/test/multidomain/embedded/2d3d/1p_1p/problem_matrix.hh
+++ b/test/multidomain/embedded/2d3d/1p_1p/problem_matrix.hh
@@ -259,10 +259,6 @@ public:
         std::cout << "Global integrated source (3D): " << source << '\n';
     }
 
-    //! Set the coupling manager
-    void setCouplingManager(std::shared_ptr<CouplingManager> cm)
-    { couplingManager_ = cm; }
-
     //! Get the coupling manager
     const CouplingManager& couplingManager() const
     { return *couplingManager_; }