diff --git a/dumux/boxmodels/1p/1pvolumevariables.hh b/dumux/boxmodels/1p/1pvolumevariables.hh
index ea25e13f2c5151705eb931c3f94be790ad87ddf8..c55e20d576b0ec5096e6bb1b978eca48ab1191c3 100644
--- a/dumux/boxmodels/1p/1pvolumevariables.hh
+++ b/dumux/boxmodels/1p/1pvolumevariables.hh
@@ -63,14 +63,7 @@ public:
     typedef Dumux::ImmiscibleFluidState<Scalar, FluidSystem> FluidState;
 
     /*!
-     * \brief Update all quantities for a given control volume.
-     *
-     * \param priVars The local primary variable vector
-     * \param problem The problem object
-     * \param element The current element
-     * \param fvGeometry The finite-volume geometry in the box scheme
-     * \param scvIdx The local index of the SCV (sub-control volume)
-     * \param isOldSol Evaluate function with solution of current or previous time step
+     * \copydoc BoxVolumeVariables::update
      */
     void update(const PrimaryVariables &priVars,
                 const Problem &problem,
diff --git a/dumux/boxmodels/1p2c/1p2cvolumevariables.hh b/dumux/boxmodels/1p2c/1p2cvolumevariables.hh
index 293f8d6a8ebee970934b8b34d1217304bf059f0b..0993ccfb286874a353bc375469587e1d2c331c96 100644
--- a/dumux/boxmodels/1p2c/1p2cvolumevariables.hh
+++ b/dumux/boxmodels/1p2c/1p2cvolumevariables.hh
@@ -79,14 +79,7 @@ public:
     typedef Dumux::CompositionalFluidState<Scalar, FluidSystem> FluidState;
 
     /*!
-     * \brief Update all quantities for a given control volume.
-     *
-     * \param priVars A vector containing the primary variables
-     * \param problem The considered problem
-     * \param element The considered element of the grid
-     * \param fvGeometry The finite-volume geometry in the box scheme
-     * \param scvIdx  The index of the considered sub-control volume
-     * \param isOldSol Evaluate function with solution of current or previous time step
+     * \copydoc BoxVolumeVariables::update
      */
     void update(const PrimaryVariables &priVars,
                 const Problem &problem,
diff --git a/dumux/boxmodels/2p/2pvolumevariables.hh b/dumux/boxmodels/2p/2pvolumevariables.hh
index 297ebd85d4acd3c75805409d5a93135d184400e0..e48a55216079f329d58da235427243d8e06ec8c4 100644
--- a/dumux/boxmodels/2p/2pvolumevariables.hh
+++ b/dumux/boxmodels/2p/2pvolumevariables.hh
@@ -75,14 +75,7 @@ class TwoPVolumeVariables : public BoxVolumeVariables<TypeTag>
 
 public:
     /*!
-     * \brief Update all quantities for a given control volume.
-     *
-     * \param priVars The local primary variable vector
-     * \param problem The problem object
-     * \param element The current element
-     * \param fvGeometry The finite-volume geometry in the box scheme
-     * \param scvIdx The local index of the SCV (sub-control volume)
-     * \param isOldSol Evaluate function with solution of current or previous time step
+     * \copydoc BoxVolumeVariables::update
      */
     void update(const PrimaryVariables &priVars,
                 const Problem &problem,
diff --git a/dumux/boxmodels/2p2c/2p2cvolumevariables.hh b/dumux/boxmodels/2p2c/2p2cvolumevariables.hh
index 6237a19654f37ef3fdc6ef2fa79b709e1f87c19b..9e21c42e9fdb21974dc2da00b596a6a91d421700 100644
--- a/dumux/boxmodels/2p2c/2p2cvolumevariables.hh
+++ b/dumux/boxmodels/2p2c/2p2cvolumevariables.hh
@@ -111,14 +111,7 @@ public:
     typedef Dumux::CompositionalFluidState<Scalar, FluidSystem> FluidState;
 
     /*!
-     * \brief Update all quantities for a given control volume.
-     *
-     * \param priVars The primary variables
-     * \param problem The problem
-     * \param element The element
-     * \param fvGeometry The finite-volume geometry in the box scheme
-     * \param scvIdx The local index of the SCV (sub-control volume)
-     * \param isOldSol Evaluate function with solution of current or previous time step
+     * \copydoc BoxVolumeVariables::update
      */
     void update(const PrimaryVariables &priVars,
                 const Problem &problem,
diff --git a/dumux/boxmodels/3p3c/3p3cvolumevariables.hh b/dumux/boxmodels/3p3c/3p3cvolumevariables.hh
index 42a427f0e5ca8813b25b200c24657ad640586b07..c43f398654bb0de74f000143872f6fd2811de95b 100644
--- a/dumux/boxmodels/3p3c/3p3cvolumevariables.hh
+++ b/dumux/boxmodels/3p3c/3p3cvolumevariables.hh
@@ -112,14 +112,7 @@ public:
 
 
     /*!
-     * \brief Update all quantities for a given control volume.
-     *
-     * \param priVars The primary variables
-     * \param problem The problem
-     * \param element The element
-     * \param fvGeometry The finite-volume geometry in the box scheme
-     * \param scvIdx The local index of the SCV (sub-control volume)
-     * \param isOldSol Evaluate function with solution of current or previous time step
+     * \copydoc BoxVolumeVariables::update
      */
     void update(const PrimaryVariables &priVars,
                 const Problem &problem,
diff --git a/dumux/boxmodels/3p3cni/3p3cnivolumevariables.hh b/dumux/boxmodels/3p3cni/3p3cnivolumevariables.hh
index 1a1742937a9cd2ae22c5bd515dc4839b779a488c..445e3a29d6e115a2d038fc728c3deff164c5aa6a 100644
--- a/dumux/boxmodels/3p3cni/3p3cnivolumevariables.hh
+++ b/dumux/boxmodels/3p3cni/3p3cnivolumevariables.hh
@@ -70,14 +70,7 @@ class ThreePThreeCNIVolumeVariables : public ThreePThreeCVolumeVariables<TypeTag
 
 public:
     /*!
-     * \brief Update all quantities for a given control volume.
-     *
-     * \param priVars The solution primary variables
-     * \param problem The problem
-     * \param element The element
-     * \param fvGeomtry Evaluate function with solution of current or previous time step
-     * \param scvIdx    The local index of the SCV (sub-control volume)
-     * \param isOldSol Evaluate function with solution of current or previous time step
+     * \copydoc BoxVolumeVariables::update
      */
     void update(const PrimaryVariables &priVars,
                 const Problem &problem,
diff --git a/dumux/boxmodels/common/boxvolumevariables.hh b/dumux/boxmodels/common/boxvolumevariables.hh
index a3cce872994c6f247bd065b2bcac0c3ed7e01fdb..c45e270c3768e4418b3163949bb1ab336bf67038 100644
--- a/dumux/boxmodels/common/boxvolumevariables.hh
+++ b/dumux/boxmodels/common/boxvolumevariables.hh
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ public:
     {};
 
     /*!
-     * \brief Update all quantities for a given control volume.
+     * \brief Update all quantities for a given control volume
      *
-     * \param priVars The primary variables for the control volume
+     * \param priVars A vector containing the primary variables for the control volume
      * \param problem The object specifying the problem which ought to
      *                be simulated
      * \param element An element which contains part of the control volume
diff --git a/dumux/boxmodels/mpnc/mpncvolumevariables.hh b/dumux/boxmodels/mpnc/mpncvolumevariables.hh
index 6bb8e2b5ef5785def940ab5ac71d72b9e17b9a0e..3d65ee0a40ef8a865c33baa7857bfa3d5a513a88 100644
--- a/dumux/boxmodels/mpnc/mpncvolumevariables.hh
+++ b/dumux/boxmodels/mpnc/mpncvolumevariables.hh
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     /*!
-     * \brief Update all quantities for a given control volume.
+     * \copydoc BoxVolumeVariables::update
      */
     void update(const PrimaryVariables &priVars,
                 const Problem &problem,
diff --git a/dumux/boxmodels/richards/richardsvolumevariables.hh b/dumux/boxmodels/richards/richardsvolumevariables.hh
index 7f823f31277b3686b829401120d0177e0138a7ad..abf73f8d6bca9c7312de5794eab959628d8d57b7 100644
--- a/dumux/boxmodels/richards/richardsvolumevariables.hh
+++ b/dumux/boxmodels/richards/richardsvolumevariables.hh
@@ -73,17 +73,7 @@ public:
     typedef Dumux::ImmiscibleFluidState<Scalar, FluidSystem> FluidState;
 
     /*!
-     * \brief Update all quantities for a given control volume.
-     *
-     * \param priVars The primary variables as a vector for the finite
-     *                volume.
-     * \param problem The physical problem which needs to be solved.
-     * \param element The DUNE Codim<0> enitity which intersects
-     *                the control volume of the box method
-     * \param fvGeometry The element's finite volume geometry
-     * \param scvIdx     The local index of the sub control volume inside the element
-     * \param isOldSol Specifies whether the solution is from
-     *                 the previous time step or from the current one
+     * \copydoc BoxVolumeVariables::update
      */
     void update(const PrimaryVariables &priVars,
                 const Problem &problem,