diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp
index b46c102b7..da495f39e 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp
@@ -1108,10 +1108,10 @@ namespace Opm {
         GLiftWellStateMap &glift_well_state_map)
     {
 
-        GasLiftStage2 glift {this->ebosSimulator_.vanguard().grid().comm(),
+        GasLiftStage2 glift {this->ebosSimulator_.episodeIndex(),
+                             this->ebosSimulator_.vanguard().grid().comm(),
                              this->phaseUsage(),
                              ebosSimulator_.vanguard().schedule(),
-                             ebosSimulator_,
                              ebosSimulator_.vanguard().summaryState(),
                              deferred_logger, this->wellState(),
                              prod_wells, glift_wells, glift_well_state_map};
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/GasLiftStage2.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/GasLiftStage2.hpp
index b838671c5..53e6f4f1d 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/GasLiftStage2.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/GasLiftStage2.hpp
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ namespace Opm
 {
     template<class TypeTag>
     class GasLiftStage2 {
-        using Simulator = GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::Simulator>;
         using GasLiftSingleWell = ::Opm::GasLiftSingleWell<TypeTag>;
         using GLiftOptWells = std::map<std::string,std::unique_ptr<GasLiftSingleWell>>;
         using GLiftProdWells = std::map<std::string,const WellInterface<TypeTag> *>;
@@ -71,10 +70,10 @@ namespace Opm
         static const int Gas = BlackoilPhases::Vapour;
     public:
         GasLiftStage2(
+            const int report_step_idx,
             const Communication& comm,
             const PhaseUsage& phase_usage,
             const Schedule& schedule,
-            const Simulator &ebos_simulator,
             const SummaryState& summary_state,
             DeferredLogger &deferred_logger,
             WellState &well_state,
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/GasLiftStage2_impl.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/GasLiftStage2_impl.hpp
index 3f81ac253..33c008729 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/GasLiftStage2_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/GasLiftStage2_impl.hpp
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ namespace Opm {
 template<typename TypeTag>
 GasLiftStage2<TypeTag>::
 GasLiftStage2(
+    const int report_step_idx,
     const Communication& comm,
     const PhaseUsage& phase_usage,
     const Schedule& schedule,
-    const Simulator &ebos_simulator,
     const SummaryState& summary_state,
     DeferredLogger &deferred_logger,
     WellState &well_state,
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ GasLiftStage2(
     prod_wells_{prod_wells},
     stage1_wells_{glift_wells},
     well_state_map_{state_map},
-    report_step_idx_{ebos_simulator.episodeIndex()},
+    report_step_idx_{report_step_idx},
     summary_state_{summary_state},
     schedule_{schedule},
     phase_usage_{phase_usage},