diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/GasLiftRuntime.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/GasLiftRuntime.hpp
index 81ab0d97a..0ac23478d 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/GasLiftRuntime.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/GasLiftRuntime.hpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace Opm
 {
     template<class TypeTag>
     class GasLiftRuntime {
-        typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, Simulator) Simulator;
+        using Simulator = GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::Simulator>;
         using WellState = WellStateFullyImplicitBlackoil;
         using StdWell = Opm::StandardWell<TypeTag>;
         // TODO: same definition with WellInterface, and