diff --git a/dumux/common/properties.hh b/dumux/common/properties.hh
index b20c98fbb637b1860e3283b85364b1ea62d6a599..4bef62a5a75861e73a38aac0a20811743554d4ca 100644
--- a/dumux/common/properties.hh
+++ b/dumux/common/properties.hh
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ NEW_PROP_TAG(FVGridGeometry);                      //!< The type of the global f
 NEW_PROP_TAG(EnableFVGridGeometryCache);           //!< specifies if geometric data is saved (faster, but more memory consuming)
 
 NEW_PROP_TAG(VolumeVariables);                     //!< The secondary variables within a sub-control volume
-NEW_PROP_TAG(ElementVolumeVariables);              //!< The type for a local (element/stencil) container for the volume variables
 NEW_PROP_TAG(GridVolumeVariables);                 //!< The type for a global container for the volume variables
 NEW_PROP_TAG(EnableGridVolumeVariablesCache);      //!< If disabled, the volume variables are not stored (reduces memory, but is slower)
 NEW_PROP_TAG(FluxVariables);                       //!< Container storing the different types of flux variables
diff --git a/dumux/discretization/box/properties.hh b/dumux/discretization/box/properties.hh
index d01f5227d387a4d042ac6b0f0d701a6613059371..956690ebc5ecd314f1f90634c6f284a2e45e628a 100644
--- a/dumux/discretization/box/properties.hh
+++ b/dumux/discretization/box/properties.hh
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@ public:
     using type = BoxGridVolumeVariables<Problem, VolumeVariables, enableCache>;
 };
 
-//! The element volume variables vector class
-SET_TYPE_PROP(BoxModel, ElementVolumeVariables, typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, GridVolumeVariables)::LocalView);
-
 //! Set the default for the ElementBoundaryTypes
 SET_TYPE_PROP(BoxModel, ElementBoundaryTypes, BoxElementBoundaryTypes<typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, BoundaryTypes)>);
 
diff --git a/dumux/discretization/staggered/properties.hh b/dumux/discretization/staggered/properties.hh
index 92cdb7043a3d98847fd2cc355e8fe35fd0a0b284..12a959d45fd69ebd8eb8b08572a4872d285ca60e 100644
--- a/dumux/discretization/staggered/properties.hh
+++ b/dumux/discretization/staggered/properties.hh
@@ -100,12 +100,6 @@ public:
     using type = StaggeredGridVolumeVariables<FVGridGeometry, Traits, enableCache>;
 };
 
-//! Set the element volume variables class
-SET_PROP(StaggeredModel, ElementVolumeVariables)
-{
-    using type = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, GridVolumeVariables)::LocalView;
-};
-
 //! Set the global flux variables cache vector class
 SET_PROP(StaggeredModel, GridFluxVariablesCache)
 {
diff --git a/test/porousmediumflow/mpnc/implicit/plotoverline2d.hh b/test/porousmediumflow/mpnc/implicit/plotoverline2d.hh
index 7d7c3b53d452fc688dc26a02acd6a7af8b4c4af6..bed0a2db53df3553eaf8fc20efb662482f85ea03 100644
--- a/test/porousmediumflow/mpnc/implicit/plotoverline2d.hh
+++ b/test/porousmediumflow/mpnc/implicit/plotoverline2d.hh
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ namespace Properties
     NEW_PROP_TAG(TwoPIAIndices);
     NEW_PROP_TAG(NumEq);
     NEW_PROP_TAG(MaterialLaw);
-    NEW_PROP_TAG(ElementVolumeVariables);
     NEW_PROP_TAG(AwnSurface);
     NEW_PROP_TAG(AwnSurfaceParams);
 }