diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Group.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Group.hpp
index 7531d7bb4..aea4def2a 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Group.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Group.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ namespace Opm {
 
 
     class TimeMap;
-    class Well;
 
     namespace GroupInjection {
         struct InjectionData {
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ namespace Opm {
         bool hasWell(const std::string& wellName , size_t time_step) const;
         const std::set< std::string >& getWells( size_t time_step ) const;
         size_t numWells(size_t time_step) const;
-        void addWell(size_t time_step, const Well* well);
+        void addWell(size_t time_step, const std::string& well_name);
         void delWell(size_t time_step, const std::string& wellName );
 
     private:
diff --git a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Group.cpp b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Group.cpp
index ea0e41530..d34275c4d 100644
--- a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Group.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Group.cpp
@@ -291,9 +291,9 @@ namespace Opm {
         return this->m_wells.at( time_step ).size();
     }
 
-    void Group::addWell(size_t time_step, const Well* well ) {
+  void Group::addWell(size_t time_step, const std::string& well_name ) {
         auto new_set = this->m_wells.at( time_step );
-        new_set.insert( well->name() );
+        new_set.insert( well_name );
         this->m_wells.update( time_step, new_set );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
index e372b5481..17aca597d 100644
--- a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
@@ -1913,7 +1913,7 @@ namespace Opm {
             m_groups.at( currentGroupName ).delWell( timeStep, well.name() );
         }
         well.setGroupName(timeStep , newGroup.name());
-        newGroup.addWell(timeStep , &well);
+        newGroup.addWell(timeStep , well.name());
     }
 
 
diff --git a/tests/parser/GroupTests.cpp b/tests/parser/GroupTests.cpp
index 1ee1dbbb8..c850035e9 100644
--- a/tests/parser/GroupTests.cpp
+++ b/tests/parser/GroupTests.cpp
@@ -160,16 +160,16 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(GroupAddWell) {
     auto well2 = std::make_shared< Well >("WELL2", 2, 0, 0, 0.0, 0.0, Opm::Phase::OIL, timeMap, 0);
 
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(0U , group.numWells(2));
-    group.addWell( 3 , well1.get() );
+    group.addWell( 3 , well1->name() );
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 1U , group.numWells(3));
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 0U , group.numWells(1));
 
-    group.addWell( 4 , well1.get() );
+    group.addWell( 4 , well1->name() );
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 1U , group.numWells(4));
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 0U , group.numWells(1));
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 1U , group.numWells(5));
 
-    group.addWell( 6 , well2.get() );
+    group.addWell( 6 , well2->name() );
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 1U , group.numWells(4));
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 0U , group.numWells(1));
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 1U , group.numWells(5));
@@ -197,11 +197,11 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(GroupAddAndDelWell) {
     auto well2 = std::make_shared< Well >("WELL2", 2, 0, 0, 0.0, 0.0, Opm::Phase::OIL, timeMap, 0);
 
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(0U , group.numWells(2));
-    group.addWell( 3 , well1.get() );
+    group.addWell( 3 , well1->name() );
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 1U , group.numWells(3));
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 0U , group.numWells(1));
 
-    group.addWell( 6 , well2.get() );
+    group.addWell( 6 , well2->name() );
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 1U , group.numWells(4));
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 0U , group.numWells(1));
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 1U , group.numWells(5));
@@ -229,10 +229,10 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(getWells) {
     auto well1 = std::make_shared< Well >("WELL1", 1, 0, 0, 0.0, 0.0, Opm::Phase::OIL, timeMap, 0);
     auto well2 = std::make_shared< Well >("WELL2", 2, 0, 0, 0.0, 0.0, Opm::Phase::OIL, timeMap, 0);
 
-    group.addWell( 2 , well1.get() );
-    group.addWell( 3 , well1.get() );
-    group.addWell( 3 , well2.get() );
-    group.addWell( 4 , well1.get() );
+    group.addWell( 2 , well1->name() );
+    group.addWell( 3 , well1->name() );
+    group.addWell( 3 , well2->name() );
+    group.addWell( 4 , well1->name() );
 
     std::vector< std::string > names = { "WELL1", "WELL2" };
     std::vector< std::string > wnames;