diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelSerialization.cpp b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelSerialization.cpp
index f7a03f348..9117a9e12 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelSerialization.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelSerialization.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include <opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/Well/WListManager.hpp>
 #include <opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/Well/WellBrineProperties.hpp>
 #include <opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/Well/WellFoamProperties.hpp>
+#include <opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/Well/WellPolymerProperties.hpp>
 #include <opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/Well/WellTestState.hpp>
 #include <opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/Well/WellTracerProperties.hpp>
 
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/StandardWell_impl.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/StandardWell_impl.hpp
index 59902b57d..469ef0aa3 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/StandardWell_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/StandardWell_impl.hpp
@@ -2056,7 +2056,7 @@ namespace Opm
               DeferredLogger& deferred_logger) const
     {
         if constexpr (Base::has_polymermw) {
-            const int water_table_id = this->well_ecl_.getPolymerProperties().m_skprwattable;
+            const int water_table_id = this->polymerWaterTable_();
             if (water_table_id <= 0) {
                 OPM_DEFLOG_THROW(std::runtime_error,
                                  fmt::format("Unused SKPRWAT table id used for well {}", name()),
@@ -2094,7 +2094,7 @@ namespace Opm
             if (poly_inj_conc == 0.) {
                 return sign * pskinwater(throughput, water_velocity_abs, deferred_logger);
             }
-            const int polymer_table_id = this->well_ecl_.getPolymerProperties().m_skprpolytable;
+            const int polymer_table_id = this->polymerTable_();
             if (polymer_table_id <= 0) {
                 OPM_DEFLOG_THROW(std::runtime_error,
                                  fmt::format("Unavailable SKPRPOLY table id used for well {}", name()),
@@ -2133,7 +2133,7 @@ namespace Opm
                DeferredLogger& deferred_logger) const
     {
         if constexpr (Base::has_polymermw) {
-            const int table_id = this->well_ecl_.getPolymerProperties().m_plymwinjtable;
+            const int table_id = this->polymerInjTable_();
             const auto& table_func = PolymerModule::getPlymwinjTable(table_id);
             const EvalWell throughput_eval(this->primary_variables_.numWellEq() + Indices::numEq, throughput);
             EvalWell molecular_weight(this->primary_variables_.numWellEq() + Indices::numEq, 0.);
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterfaceGeneric.cpp b/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterfaceGeneric.cpp
index 15b2d1732..67e69417c 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterfaceGeneric.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterfaceGeneric.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/Well/WellBrineProperties.hpp>
 #include <opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/Well/WellConnections.hpp>
 #include <opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/Well/WellFoamProperties.hpp>
+#include <opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/Well/WellPolymerProperties.hpp>
 #include <opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/Well/WellTestState.hpp>
 #include <opm/simulators/utils/DeferredLoggingErrorHelpers.hpp>
 #include <opm/simulators/wells/PerforationData.hpp>
@@ -467,4 +468,33 @@ double WellInterfaceGeneric::wsalt_() const
     }
 }
 
+double WellInterfaceGeneric::wpolymer_() const
+{
+    auto injectorType = this->well_ecl_.injectorType();
+
+    if (injectorType == InjectorType::WATER) {
+        WellPolymerProperties polymer = this->well_ecl_.getPolymerProperties();
+        const double polymer_injection_concentration = polymer.m_polymerConcentration;
+        return polymer_injection_concentration;
+    } else {
+        // Not a water injection well => no polymer.
+        return 0.0;
+    }
+}
+
+int WellInterfaceGeneric::polymerTable_() const
+{
+    return this->well_ecl_.getPolymerProperties().m_skprpolytable;
+}
+
+int WellInterfaceGeneric::polymerWaterTable_() const
+{
+    return this->well_ecl_.getPolymerProperties().m_skprwattable;
+}
+
+int WellInterfaceGeneric::polymerInjTable_() const
+{
+    return this->well_ecl_.getPolymerProperties().m_plymwinjtable;
+}
+
 } // namespace Opm
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterfaceGeneric.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterfaceGeneric.hpp
index 5b096bba3..96cd7e1bf 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterfaceGeneric.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterfaceGeneric.hpp
@@ -199,8 +199,13 @@ protected:
     bool getAllowCrossFlow() const;
 
     double wfoam_() const;
+    double wpolymer_() const;
     double wsalt_() const;
 
+    int polymerTable_() const;
+    int polymerInjTable_() const;
+    int polymerWaterTable_() const;
+
     // definition of the struct OperabilityStatus
     struct OperabilityStatus {
         bool isOperableAndSolvable() const {
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterface_impl.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterface_impl.hpp
index ccea224ea..4db38dae7 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterface_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterface_impl.hpp
@@ -96,16 +96,7 @@ namespace Opm
     wpolymer() const
     {
         if constexpr (has_polymer) {
-            auto injectorType = this->well_ecl_.injectorType();
-
-            if (injectorType == InjectorType::WATER) {
-                WellPolymerProperties polymer = this->well_ecl_.getPolymerProperties();
-                const double polymer_injection_concentration = polymer.m_polymerConcentration;
-                return polymer_injection_concentration;
-            } else {
-                // Not a water injection well => no polymer.
-                return 0.0;
-            }
+            return this->wpolymer_();
         }
 
         return 0.0;