diff --git a/CMakeLists_files.cmake b/CMakeLists_files.cmake
index edcb46a24..ec1d33cd1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists_files.cmake
+++ b/CMakeLists_files.cmake
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ list (APPEND MAIN_SOURCE_FILES
   opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveSimulatorTimer.cpp
   opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveTimeStepping.cpp
   opm/simulators/timestepping/ConvergenceReport.cpp
+  opm/simulators/timestepping/EclTimeSteppingParams.cpp
   opm/simulators/timestepping/SimulatorReport.cpp
   opm/simulators/timestepping/SimulatorTimer.cpp
   opm/simulators/timestepping/SimulatorTimerInterface.cpp
diff --git a/opm/simulators/timestepping/EclTimeSteppingParams.cpp b/opm/simulators/timestepping/EclTimeSteppingParams.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62e03c715
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opm/simulators/timestepping/EclTimeSteppingParams.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// -*- 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.
+*/
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include <opm/simulators/timestepping/EclTimeSteppingParams.hpp>
+
+#include <opm/models/utils/parametersystem.hh>
+
+namespace Opm {
+
+template<class Scalar>
+void registerEclTimeSteppingParameters()
+{
+    Parameters::Register<Parameters::EnableTuning>
+        ("Honor some aspects of the TUNING keyword.");
+    Parameters::Register<Parameters::SolverGrowthFactor<Scalar>>
+        ("The factor time steps are elongated after a successful substep");
+    Parameters::Register<Parameters::SolverMaxGrowth<Scalar>>
+        ("The maximum factor time steps are elongated after a report step");
+    Parameters::Register<Parameters::SolverMaxTimeStepInDays<Scalar>>
+        ("The maximum size of a time step in days");
+    Parameters::Register<Parameters::SolverMinTimeStep<Scalar>>
+        ("The minimum size of a time step in days for field and "
+         "metric and hours for lab. If a step cannot converge without "
+         "getting cut below this step size the simulator will stop");
+    Parameters::Register<Parameters::SolverRestartFactor<Scalar>>
+        ("The factor time steps are elongated after restarts");
+    Parameters::Register<Parameters::TimeStepAfterEventInDays<Scalar>>
+        ("Time step size of the first time step after an event "
+         "occurs during the simulation in days");
+}
+
+template void registerEclTimeSteppingParameters<double>();
+
+} // namespace Opm
diff --git a/opm/simulators/timestepping/EclTimeSteppingParams.hpp b/opm/simulators/timestepping/EclTimeSteppingParams.hpp
index 136207644..12ee327c3 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/timestepping/EclTimeSteppingParams.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/timestepping/EclTimeSteppingParams.hpp
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
 #ifndef OPM_ECL_TIMESTEPPING_PARAMS_HPP
 #define OPM_ECL_TIMESTEPPING_PARAMS_HPP
 
-#include <opm/models/utils/basicproperties.hh>
-#include <opm/models/utils/propertysystem.hh>
-
 namespace Opm::Parameters {
 
 struct EnableTuning { static constexpr bool value = false; };
@@ -47,31 +44,12 @@ struct SolverRestartFactor { static constexpr Scalar value = 0.33; };
 template<class Scalar>
 struct TimeStepAfterEventInDays { static constexpr Scalar value = -1.0; };
 
-} // namespace Opm::Properties
+} // namespace Opm::Parameters
 
 namespace Opm {
 
 template<class Scalar>
-void registerEclTimeSteppingParameters()
-{
-    Parameters::Register<Parameters::EnableTuning>
-        ("Honor some aspects of the TUNING keyword.");
-    Parameters::Register<Parameters::SolverGrowthFactor<Scalar>>
-        ("The factor time steps are elongated after a successful substep");
-    Parameters::Register<Parameters::SolverMaxGrowth<Scalar>>
-        ("The maximum factor time steps are elongated after a report step");
-    Parameters::Register<Parameters::SolverMaxTimeStepInDays<Scalar>>
-        ("The maximum size of a time step in days");
-    Parameters::Register<Parameters::SolverMinTimeStep<Scalar>>
-        ("The minimum size of a time step in days for field and "
-         "metric and hours for lab. If a step cannot converge without "
-         "getting cut below this step size the simulator will stop");
-    Parameters::Register<Parameters::SolverRestartFactor<Scalar>>
-        ("The factor time steps are elongated after restarts");
-    Parameters::Register<Parameters::TimeStepAfterEventInDays<Scalar>>
-        ("Time step size of the first time step after an event "
-         "occurs during the simulation in days");
-}
+void registerEclTimeSteppingParameters();
 
 } // namespace Opm