diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/MultisegmentWell.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/MultisegmentWell.hpp
index 267d99169..6d4d98805 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/MultisegmentWell.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/MultisegmentWell.hpp
@@ -199,8 +199,6 @@ namespace Opm
         /// int number_of_segments_;
         int numberOfSegments() const;
 
-        int numberOfPerforations() const;
-
         virtual std::vector<double> computeCurrentWellRates(const Simulator& ebosSimulator,
                                                             DeferredLogger& deferred_logger) const override;
 
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/MultisegmentWell_impl.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/MultisegmentWell_impl.hpp
index 8c98c32f0..ec60ac383 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/MultisegmentWell_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/MultisegmentWell_impl.hpp
@@ -1096,18 +1096,6 @@ namespace Opm
 
 
 
-    template <typename TypeTag>
-    int
-    MultisegmentWell<TypeTag>::
-    numberOfPerforations() const
-    {
-        return segmentSet().number_of_perforations_;
-    }
-
-
-
-
-
     template <typename TypeTag>
     WellSegments::CompPressureDrop
     MultisegmentWell<TypeTag>::