diff --git a/dumux/discretization/box/elementvolumevariables.hh b/dumux/discretization/box/elementvolumevariables.hh
index c18ebddac95171f33d909aac34021460b2c46ff5..11e300a401ceefccb4947aba8a943286e5132af5 100644
--- a/dumux/discretization/box/elementvolumevariables.hh
+++ b/dumux/discretization/box/elementvolumevariables.hh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace Dumux {
  * \tparam cachingEnabled if the cache is enabled
  */
 template<class GVV, bool cachingEnabled>
-class BoxElementVolumeVariables [[deprecated("Will be removed after 3.6")]] = CVFEElementVolumeVariables<GVV, cachingEnabled>;
+using BoxElementVolumeVariables [[deprecated("Will be removed after 3.6")]] = CVFEElementVolumeVariables<GVV, cachingEnabled>;
 
 } // end namespace Dumux