diff --git a/opm/simulators/linalg/linalgparameters.hh b/opm/simulators/linalg/linalgparameters.hh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3dd8c30a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opm/simulators/linalg/linalgparameters.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// -*- mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*-
+// vi: set et ts=4 sw=4 sts=4:
+/*
+  This file is part of the Open Porous Media project (OPM).
+
+  OPM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  OPM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with OPM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+  Consult the COPYING file in the top-level source directory of this
+  module for the precise wording of the license and the list of
+  copyright holders.
+*/
+/*!
+ * \file
+ * \ingroup BlackOilModel
+ *
+ * \brief Declares the parameters for the black oil model.
+ */
+#ifndef EWOMS_LINALG_PARAMETERS_HH
+#define EWOMS_LINALG_PARAMETERS_HH
+
+#include <opm/models/utils/parametersystem.hh>
+
+namespace Opm::Parameters {
+
+/*!
+ * \brief The size of the algebraic overlap of the linear solver.
+ *
+ * Algebraic overlaps can be thought as being the same as the overlap
+ * of a grid, but it is only existant for the linear system of
+ * equations.
+ */
+template<class TypeTag, class MyTypeTag>
+struct LinearSolverOverlapSize { using type = Properties::UndefinedProperty; };
+
+} // namespace Opm::Parameters
+
+#endif
diff --git a/opm/simulators/linalg/linalgproperties.hh b/opm/simulators/linalg/linalgproperties.hh
index d03675fef..db3200e4a 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/linalg/linalgproperties.hh
+++ b/opm/simulators/linalg/linalgproperties.hh
@@ -46,16 +46,6 @@ struct PreconditionerWrapper { using type = UndefinedProperty; };
 template<class TypeTag, class MyTypeTag>
 struct LinearSolverScalar { using type = UndefinedProperty; };
 
-/*!
- * \brief The size of the algebraic overlap of the linear solver.
- *
- * Algebraic overlaps can be thought as being the same as the overlap
- * of a grid, but it is only existant for the linear system of
- * equations.
- */
-template<class TypeTag, class MyTypeTag>
-struct LinearSolverOverlapSize { using type = UndefinedProperty; };
-
 /*!
  * \brief Maximum accepted error of the solution of the linear solver.
  */
diff --git a/opm/simulators/linalg/parallelbasebackend.hh b/opm/simulators/linalg/parallelbasebackend.hh
index 31d38e32a..db2ca3aeb 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/linalg/parallelbasebackend.hh
+++ b/opm/simulators/linalg/parallelbasebackend.hh
@@ -27,31 +27,31 @@
 #ifndef EWOMS_PARALLEL_BASE_BACKEND_HH
 #define EWOMS_PARALLEL_BASE_BACKEND_HH
 
-#include <opm/common/Exceptions.hpp>
+#include "opm/simulators/linalg/linalgparameters.hh"
+#include <dune/common/fvector.hh>
+#include <dune/common/version.hh>
 
-#include <opm/simulators/linalg/istlsparsematrixadapter.hh>
-#include <opm/simulators/linalg/overlappingbcrsmatrix.hh>
-#include <opm/simulators/linalg/overlappingblockvector.hh>
-#include <opm/simulators/linalg/overlappingpreconditioner.hh>
-#include <opm/simulators/linalg/overlappingscalarproduct.hh>
-#include <opm/simulators/linalg/overlappingoperator.hh>
-#include <opm/simulators/linalg/parallelbasebackend.hh>
-#include <opm/simulators/linalg/istlpreconditionerwrappers.hh>
+#include <dune/grid/io/file/vtk/vtkwriter.hh>
+
+#include <opm/common/Exceptions.hpp>
 
 #include <opm/models/utils/genericguard.hh>
 #include <opm/models/utils/propertysystem.hh>
 #include <opm/models/utils/parametersystem.hh>
-#include <opm/simulators/linalg/matrixblock.hh>
+
+#include <opm/simulators/linalg/istlpreconditionerwrappers.hh>
+#include <opm/simulators/linalg/istlsparsematrixadapter.hh>
 #include <opm/simulators/linalg/linalgproperties.hh>
+#include <opm/simulators/linalg/matrixblock.hh>
+#include <opm/simulators/linalg/overlappingbcrsmatrix.hh>
+#include <opm/simulators/linalg/overlappingblockvector.hh>
+#include <opm/simulators/linalg/overlappingoperator.hh>
+#include <opm/simulators/linalg/overlappingpreconditioner.hh>
+#include <opm/simulators/linalg/overlappingscalarproduct.hh>
 
-#include <dune/grid/io/file/vtk/vtkwriter.hh>
-
-#include <dune/common/fvector.hh>
-#include <dune/common/version.hh>
-
-#include <sstream>
-#include <memory>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <memory>
+#include <sstream>
 
 namespace Opm::Properties {
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public:
             ("The maximum allowed error between of the linear solver");
         Parameters::registerParam<TypeTag, Properties::LinearSolverAbsTolerance>
             ("The maximum accepted error of the norm of the residual");
-        Parameters::registerParam<TypeTag, Properties::LinearSolverOverlapSize>
+        Parameters::registerParam<TypeTag, Parameters::LinearSolverOverlapSize>
             ("The size of the algebraic overlap for the linear solver");
         Parameters::registerParam<TypeTag, Properties::LinearSolverMaxIterations>
             ("The maximum number of iterations of the linear solver");
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public:
                                             simulator_.model().dofMapper());
 
         // create the overlapping Jacobian matrix
-        unsigned overlapSize = Parameters::get<TypeTag, Properties::LinearSolverOverlapSize>();
+        unsigned overlapSize = Parameters::get<TypeTag, Parameters::LinearSolverOverlapSize>();
         overlappingMatrix_ = new OverlappingMatrix(M.istlMatrix(),
                                                    borderListCreator.borderList(),
                                                    borderListCreator.blackList(),
@@ -458,14 +458,19 @@ template<class TypeTag>
 struct PreconditionerWrapper<TypeTag, TTag::ParallelBaseLinearSolver>
 { using type = Opm::Linear::PreconditionerWrapperILU<TypeTag>; };
 
-//! set the default overlap size to 2
-template<class TypeTag>
-struct LinearSolverOverlapSize<TypeTag, TTag::ParallelBaseLinearSolver> { static constexpr unsigned value = 2; };
-
 //! set the default number of maximum iterations for the linear solver
 template<class TypeTag>
 struct LinearSolverMaxIterations<TypeTag, TTag::ParallelBaseLinearSolver> { static constexpr int value = 1000; };
 
 } // namespace Opm::Properties
 
+namespace Opm::Parameters {
+
+//! set the default overlap size to 2
+template<class TypeTag>
+struct LinearSolverOverlapSize<TypeTag, Properties::TTag::ParallelBaseLinearSolver>
+{ static constexpr unsigned value = 2; };
+
+} // namespace Opm::Parameters
+
 #endif
diff --git a/opm/simulators/linalg/parallelbicgstabbackend.hh b/opm/simulators/linalg/parallelbicgstabbackend.hh
index 41eb49a14..76ed538d3 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/linalg/parallelbicgstabbackend.hh
+++ b/opm/simulators/linalg/parallelbicgstabbackend.hh
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@
 #ifndef EWOMS_PARALLEL_BICGSTAB_BACKEND_HH
 #define EWOMS_PARALLEL_BICGSTAB_BACKEND_HH
 
-#include "linalgproperties.hh"
-#include "parallelbasebackend.hh"
-#include "bicgstabsolver.hh"
-#include "combinedcriterion.hh"
-#include "istlsparsematrixadapter.hh"
+#include <opm/simulators/linalg/bicgstabsolver.hh>
+#include <opm/simulators/linalg/combinedcriterion.hh>
+#include <opm/simulators/linalg/istlsparsematrixadapter.hh>
+#include <opm/simulators/linalg/linalgparameters.hh>
+#include <opm/simulators/linalg/linalgproperties.hh>
+#include <opm/simulators/linalg/parallelbasebackend.hh>
 
 #include <memory>