diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.cpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.cpp
index db13d5802..fdd8f86cf 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.cpp
@@ -929,33 +929,6 @@ setWsolvent(const Group& group,
     }
 }
 
-data::GuideRateValue
-BlackoilWellModelGeneric::
-getGuideRateValues(const Well& well) const
-{
-    auto grval = data::GuideRateValue{};
-
-    const auto& wname = well.name();
-    if (!this->wellState().has(wname)) {
-        // No flow rates for 'wname' -- might be before well comes
-        // online (e.g., for the initial condition before simulation
-        // starts).
-        return grval;
-    }
-
-    if (!this->guideRate_.has(wname)) {
-        // No guiderates exist for 'wname'.
-        return grval;
-    }
-
-    const auto qs = WellGroupHelpers::
-        getWellRateVector(this->wellState(), this->phase_usage_, wname);
-
-    BlackoilWellModelGuideRates(*this).getGuideRateValues(qs, well.isInjector(), wname, grval);
-
-    return grval;
-}
-
 data::GuideRateValue
 BlackoilWellModelGeneric::
 getGuideRateValues(const Group& group) const
@@ -1195,7 +1168,7 @@ calculateAllGroupGuiderates(const int reportStepIdx) const
             ? gr[gname].injection
             : gr[gname].production;
 
-        grval += this->getGuideRateValues(well);
+        grval += BlackoilWellModelGuideRates(*this).getGuideRateValues(well);
     });
 
     // Visit wells and groups before their parents, meaning no group is
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp
index 193575c0e..6c5209ebe 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ protected:
                            std::vector<double>& resv_coeff) = 0;
 
     data::GuideRateValue getGuideRateValues(const Group& group) const;
-    data::GuideRateValue getGuideRateValues(const Well& well) const;
     data::GuideRateValue getGuideRateInjectionGroupValues(const Group& group) const;
 
     void assignWellGuideRates(data::Wells& wsrpt,
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGuideRates.cpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGuideRates.cpp
index 2e703c93b..30a1f2683 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGuideRates.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGuideRates.cpp
@@ -58,4 +58,32 @@ getGuideRateValues(const GuideRate::RateVector& qs,
     }
 }
 
+data::GuideRateValue
+BlackoilWellModelGuideRates::
+getGuideRateValues(const Well& well) const
+{
+    auto grval = data::GuideRateValue{};
+
+    const auto& wname = well.name();
+    if (!wellModel_.wellState().has(wname)) {
+        // No flow rates for 'wname' -- might be before well comes
+        // online (e.g., for the initial condition before simulation
+        // starts).
+        return grval;
+    }
+
+    if (!wellModel_.guideRate().has(wname)) {
+        // No guiderates exist for 'wname'.
+        return grval;
+    }
+
+    const auto qs = WellGroupHelpers::
+        getWellRateVector(wellModel_.wellState(), wellModel_.phaseUsage(), wname);
+
+    this->getGuideRateValues(qs, well.isInjector(), wname, grval);
+
+    return grval;
+}
+
+
 }
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGuideRates.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGuideRates.hpp
index 690cd0795..14640646a 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGuideRates.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGuideRates.hpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ namespace Opm {
 class BlackoilWellModelGeneric;
 namespace data { class GuideRateValue; }
 class Group;
+class Well;
 
 /// Class for handling the guide rates in the blackoil well model.
 class BlackoilWellModelGuideRates
@@ -48,6 +49,9 @@ public:
                             const std::string&           wgname,
                             data::GuideRateValue&        grval) const;
 
+    //! \brief Obtain guide rate values for well.
+    data::GuideRateValue getGuideRateValues(const Well& well) const;
+
 private:
     const BlackoilWellModelGeneric& wellModel_; //!< Reference to well model
 };