diff --git a/dumux/freeflow/staggered/model.hh b/dumux/freeflow/staggered/model.hh
index 1df03e8fb914fd25aab32bafcce1620b83c0be28..379452da40424e7d8d60201ce7973934328594ea 100644
--- a/dumux/freeflow/staggered/model.hh
+++ b/dumux/freeflow/staggered/model.hh
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ class NavierStokesModel : public GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, BaseModel)
     typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, FVElementGeometry) FVElementGeometry;
     typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, Problem) Problem;
     typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, GlobalFVGeometry) GlobalFVGeometry;
-//     typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, SpatialParams) SpatialParams;
     typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, SolutionVector) SolutionVector;
     typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, JacobianAssembler) JacobianAssembler;
 
diff --git a/dumux/freeflow/staggered/propertydefaults.hh b/dumux/freeflow/staggered/propertydefaults.hh
index d479d45eac1e6cd4209edafd903d1aa36038b783..498bb0e398a642a5abc8faf37272d34242477103 100644
--- a/dumux/freeflow/staggered/propertydefaults.hh
+++ b/dumux/freeflow/staggered/propertydefaults.hh
@@ -110,13 +110,6 @@ SET_BOOL_PROP(NavierStokes, VtkAddVelocity, false);
 // enable gravity by default
 SET_BOOL_PROP(NavierStokes, ProblemEnableGravity, true);
 
-//! default value for the forchheimer coefficient
-// Source: Ward, J.C. 1964 Turbulent flow in porous media. ASCE J. Hydraul. Div 90.
-//        Actually the Forchheimer coefficient is also a function of the dimensions of the
-//        porous medium. Taking it as a constant is only a first approximation
-//        (Nield, Bejan, Convection in porous media, 2006, p. 10)
-// SET_SCALAR_PROP(NavierStokes, SpatialParamsForchCoeff, 0.55);
-
 //! average is used as default model to compute the effective thermal heat conductivity
 // SET_PROP(NavierStokesNI, ThermalConductivityModel)
 // { private :
diff --git a/dumux/implicit/staggered/model.hh b/dumux/implicit/staggered/model.hh
index afdc5d04667efaae1c62d41df85d6e8dd8ccf6ff..56d70903fd99e00243ae666afbaefd7db1a873cc 100644
--- a/dumux/implicit/staggered/model.hh
+++ b/dumux/implicit/staggered/model.hh
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ class StaggeredBaseModel : public ImplicitModel<TypeTag>
     typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, FVElementGeometry) FVElementGeometry;
     typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, Problem) Problem;
     typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, GlobalFVGeometry) GlobalFVGeometry;
-//     typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, SpatialParams) SpatialParams;
     typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, SolutionVector) SolutionVector;
     typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, JacobianAssembler) JacobianAssembler;
 
diff --git a/test/freeflow/staggered/1ptestspatialparams.hh b/test/freeflow/staggered/1ptestspatialparams.hh
deleted file mode 100644
index c1cc94a9146134387ae7c72f53f6e746331f7ea9..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/test/freeflow/staggered/1ptestspatialparams.hh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
-// -*- mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*-
-// vi: set et ts=4 sw=4 sts=4:
-/*****************************************************************************
- *   See the file COPYING for full copying permissions.                      *
- *                                                                           *
- *   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify    *
- *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by    *
- *   the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or       *
- *   (at your option) any later version.                                     *
- *                                                                           *
- *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,         *
- *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of          *
- *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the            *
- *   GNU General Public License for more details.                            *
- *                                                                           *
- *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License       *
- *   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.   *
- *****************************************************************************/
-/*!
- * \file
- *
- * \brief The spatial parameters class for the test problem using the
- *        1p box model
- */
-#ifndef DUMUX_1P_TEST_SPATIALPARAMS_HH
-#define DUMUX_1P_TEST_SPATIALPARAMS_HH
-
-#include <dumux/material/spatialparams/implicit1p.hh>
-
-namespace Dumux
-{
-
-/*!
- * \ingroup OnePModel
- * \ingroup ImplicitTestProblems
- *
- * \brief The spatial parameters class for the test problem using the
- *        1p box model
- */
-template<class TypeTag>
-class OnePTestSpatialParams : public ImplicitSpatialParamsOneP<TypeTag>
-{
-    using ParentType = ImplicitSpatialParamsOneP<TypeTag>;
-    using Scalar = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, Scalar);
-    using Problem = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, Problem);
-    using GridView = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, GridView);
-    using FVElementGeometry = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, FVElementGeometry);
-    using SubControlVolume = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, SubControlVolume);
-    using VolumeVariables = typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, VolumeVariables);
-
-    enum {
-        dim=GridView::dimension,
-        dimWorld=GridView::dimensionworld
-    };
-
-    using GlobalPosition = Dune::FieldVector<Scalar,dimWorld>;
-    using Element = typename GridView::template Codim<0>::Entity;
-
-public:
-    OnePTestSpatialParams(const Problem& problem, const GridView& gridView)
-        : ParentType(problem, gridView)
-    {
-        eps_ = 1.5e-7;
-
-            lensLowerLeft_[0] = GET_RUNTIME_PARAM(TypeTag, Scalar, SpatialParams.LensLowerLeftX);
-            if (dimWorld > 1)
-                lensLowerLeft_[1] = GET_RUNTIME_PARAM(TypeTag, Scalar, SpatialParams.LensLowerLeftY);
-            if (dimWorld > 2)
-                lensLowerLeft_[2] = GET_RUNTIME_PARAM(TypeTag, Scalar, SpatialParams.LensLowerLeftZ);
-
-            lensUpperRight_[0] = GET_RUNTIME_PARAM(TypeTag, Scalar, SpatialParams.LensUpperRightX);
-            if (dimWorld > 1)
-                lensUpperRight_[1] = GET_RUNTIME_PARAM(TypeTag, Scalar, SpatialParams.LensUpperRightY);
-            if (dimWorld > 2)
-                lensUpperRight_[2] = GET_RUNTIME_PARAM(TypeTag, Scalar, SpatialParams.LensUpperRightZ);
-
-            permeability_ = GET_RUNTIME_PARAM(TypeTag, Scalar, SpatialParams.Permeability);
-            permeabilityLens_=GET_RUNTIME_PARAM(TypeTag, Scalar, SpatialParams.PermeabilityLens);
-    }
-
-    /*!
-     * \brief Return the intrinsic permeability for the current sub-control volume in [m^2].
-     *
-     * \param element The current finite element
-     * \param fvGeometry The current finite volume geometry of the element
-     * \param scvIdx The index sub-control volume face where the
-     *                      intrinsic velocity ought to be calculated.
-     */
-    Scalar intrinsicPermeability(const SubControlVolume& scv,
-                                 const VolumeVariables& volVars = VolumeVariables()) const
-    {
-        if (isInLens_(scv.dofPosition()))
-            return permeabilityLens_;
-        else
-            return permeability_;
-    }
-
-    /*! \brief Define the porosity in [-].
-   *
-   * \param element The finite element
-   * \param fvGeometry The finite volume geometry
-   * \param scvIdx The local index of the sub-control volume where
-   */
-    Scalar porosity(const SubControlVolume &scv) const
-    { return 0.4; }
-
-private:
-    bool isInLens_(const GlobalPosition &globalPos) const
-    {
-        for (int i = 0; i < dimWorld; ++i) {
-            if (globalPos[i] < lensLowerLeft_[i] + eps_ || globalPos[i] > lensUpperRight_[i] - eps_)
-                return false;
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    GlobalPosition lensLowerLeft_;
-    GlobalPosition lensUpperRight_;
-
-    Scalar permeability_, permeabilityLens_;
-    Scalar eps_;
-};
-
-} // end namespace
-
-#endif