diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Summary/RimFileSummaryCase.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Summary/RimFileSummaryCase.cpp
index 67671726bf..b5f9c74096 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Summary/RimFileSummaryCase.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Summary/RimFileSummaryCase.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ RimFileSummaryCase::RimFileSummaryCase()
     CAF_PDM_InitField( &m_includeRestartFiles, "IncludeRestartFiles", false, "Include Restart Files", "", "", "" );
 
     m_includeRestartFiles.uiCapability()->setUiHidden( true );
+
+    m_summaryFileReader = new RifReaderEclipseSummary;
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -83,8 +85,12 @@ void RimFileSummaryCase::updateFilePathsFromProjectPath( const QString& newProje
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void RimFileSummaryCase::createSummaryReaderInterface()
 {
-    m_summaryFileReader = RimFileSummaryCase::findRelatedFilesAndCreateReader( this->summaryHeaderFilename(),
-                                                                               m_includeRestartFiles );
+    if ( !m_summaryFileReader->open( this->summaryHeaderFilename(), m_includeRestartFiles ) )
+    {
+        RiaLogging::warning( QString( "Failed to open summary file %1" ).arg( this->summaryHeaderFilename() ) );
+
+        m_summaryFileReader = nullptr;
+    }
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -99,25 +105,6 @@ void RimFileSummaryCase::createRftReaderInterface()
     }
 }
 
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-///
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-RifReaderEclipseSummary* RimFileSummaryCase::findRelatedFilesAndCreateReader( const QString& headerFileName,
-                                                                              bool           includeRestartFiles )
-{
-    RifReaderEclipseSummary* summaryFileReader = new RifReaderEclipseSummary;
-
-    if ( !summaryFileReader->open( headerFileName, includeRestartFiles ) )
-    {
-        RiaLogging::warning( QString( "Failed to open summary file %1" ).arg( headerFileName ) );
-
-        delete summaryFileReader;
-        summaryFileReader = nullptr;
-    }
-
-    return summaryFileReader;
-}
-
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ///
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Summary/RimFileSummaryCase.h b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Summary/RimFileSummaryCase.h
index 902bb5dfe0..9b33930fe6 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Summary/RimFileSummaryCase.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Summary/RimFileSummaryCase.h
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@ public:
 
     void setIncludeRestartFiles( bool includeRestartFiles );
 
-    static RifReaderEclipseSummary* findRelatedFilesAndCreateReader( const QString& headerFileName,
-                                                                     bool           includeRestartFiles );
-    static RifReaderEclipseRft*     findRftDataAndCreateReader( const QString& headerFileName );
+    static RifReaderEclipseRft* findRftDataAndCreateReader( const QString& headerFileName );
 
 private:
     cvf::ref<RifReaderEclipseSummary> m_summaryFileReader;
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Summary/RimGridSummaryCase.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Summary/RimGridSummaryCase.cpp
index c5f5eac66e..c980f11fa2 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Summary/RimGridSummaryCase.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Summary/RimGridSummaryCase.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ RimGridSummaryCase::RimGridSummaryCase()
 
     CAF_PDM_InitField( &m_includeRestartFiles, "IncludeRestartFiles", false, "Include Restart Files", "", "", "" );
     m_includeRestartFiles.uiCapability()->setUiHidden( true );
+
+    m_summaryFileReader = new RifReaderEclipseSummary;
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -173,8 +175,10 @@ void RimGridSummaryCase::updateFilePathsFromProjectPath( const QString& newProje
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void RimGridSummaryCase::createSummaryReaderInterface()
 {
-    m_summaryFileReader = RimFileSummaryCase::findRelatedFilesAndCreateReader( this->summaryHeaderFilename(),
-                                                                               m_includeRestartFiles );
+    if ( !m_summaryFileReader->open( this->summaryHeaderFilename(), m_includeRestartFiles ) )
+    {
+        m_summaryFileReader = nullptr;
+    }
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------