diff --git a/examples/sim_2p_comp_reorder.cpp b/examples/sim_2p_comp_reorder.cpp
index 6ad7709cf..b22475b1e 100644
--- a/examples/sim_2p_comp_reorder.cpp
+++ b/examples/sim_2p_comp_reorder.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ try
 
 
     Parser parser;
-    std::shared_ptr< Deck > deck;
 
     // bool check_well_controls = false;
     // int max_well_control_iterations = 0;
@@ -102,8 +101,8 @@ try
     if (use_deck) {
         ParseContext parseContext;
         std::string deck_filename = param.get<std::string>("deck_filename");
-        *deck = parser.parseFile(deck_filename , parseContext);
-        eclipseState.reset(new EclipseState(*deck, parseContext));
+        auto deck = parser.parseFile(deck_filename , parseContext);
+        eclipseState.reset(new EclipseState(deck, parseContext));
 
         // Grid init
         grid.reset(new GridManager(eclipseState->getInputGrid()));
@@ -111,18 +110,18 @@ try
             const UnstructuredGrid& ug_grid = *(grid->c_grid());
             state.reset( new BlackoilState( UgGridHelpers::numCells( ug_grid ) , UgGridHelpers::numFaces( ug_grid ) ,2));
             // Rock and fluid init
-            props.reset(new BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck(*deck, *eclipseState, ug_grid, param));
+            props.reset(new BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck(deck, *eclipseState, ug_grid, param));
             // check_well_controls = param.getDefault("check_well_controls", false);
             // max_well_control_iterations = param.getDefault("max_well_control_iterations", 10);
             // Rock compressibility.
-            rock_comp.reset(new RockCompressibility(*deck, *eclipseState));
+            rock_comp.reset(new RockCompressibility(deck, *eclipseState));
             // Gravity.
-            gravity[2] = deck->hasKeyword("NOGRAV") ? 0.0 : unit::gravity;
+            gravity[2] = deck.hasKeyword("NOGRAV") ? 0.0 : unit::gravity;
             // Init state variables (saturation and pressure).
             if (param.has("init_saturation")) {
                 initStateBasic(ug_grid, *props, param, gravity[2], *state);
             } else {
-                initStateFromDeck(ug_grid, *props, *deck, gravity[2], *state);
+                initStateFromDeck(ug_grid, *props, deck, gravity[2], *state);
             }
             initBlackoilSurfvol(ug_grid, *props, *state);
         }
@@ -240,7 +239,7 @@ try
         int step = 0;
         SimulatorTimer simtimer;
         // Use timer for last epoch to obtain total time.
-        Opm::TimeMap timeMap(*deck);
+        const auto& timeMap = eclipseState->getSchedule().getTimeMap();
         simtimer.init(timeMap);
         const double total_time = simtimer.totalTime();
         for (size_t reportStepIdx = 0; reportStepIdx < timeMap.numTimesteps(); ++reportStepIdx) {
diff --git a/examples/sim_2p_incomp.cpp b/examples/sim_2p_incomp.cpp
index 9e72efb03..84835e21f 100644
--- a/examples/sim_2p_incomp.cpp
+++ b/examples/sim_2p_incomp.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ try
     bool use_deck = param.has("deck_filename");
     std::shared_ptr< EclipseState > eclipseState;
 
-    std::shared_ptr< Deck > deck;
     std::unique_ptr<GridManager> grid;
     std::unique_ptr<IncompPropertiesInterface> props;
     std::unique_ptr<RockCompressibility> rock_comp;
@@ -112,28 +111,29 @@ try
     if (use_deck) {
         Parser parser;
         ParseContext parseContext;
+        parseContext.update(ParseContext::PARSE_MISSING_DIMS_KEYWORD, InputError::WARN);
 
         std::string deck_filename = param.get<std::string>("deck_filename");
-        *deck = parser.parseFile(deck_filename , parseContext);
-        eclipseState.reset( new EclipseState(*deck, parseContext));
+        auto deck = parser.parseFile(deck_filename , parseContext);
+        eclipseState.reset( new EclipseState(deck, parseContext));
         // Grid init
         grid.reset(new GridManager(eclipseState->getInputGrid()));
         {
             const UnstructuredGrid& ug_grid = *(grid->c_grid());
             // Rock and fluid init
-            props.reset(new IncompPropertiesFromDeck(*deck, *eclipseState, ug_grid));
+            props.reset(new IncompPropertiesFromDeck(deck, *eclipseState, ug_grid));
 
             state.reset( new TwophaseState(  UgGridHelpers::numCells( ug_grid ) , UgGridHelpers::numFaces( ug_grid )));
 
             // Rock compressibility.
-            rock_comp.reset(new RockCompressibility(*deck, *eclipseState));
+            rock_comp.reset(new RockCompressibility(deck, *eclipseState));
             // Gravity.
-            gravity[2] = deck->hasKeyword("NOGRAV") ? 0.0 : unit::gravity;
+            gravity[2] = deck.hasKeyword("NOGRAV") ? 0.0 : unit::gravity;
             // Init state variables (saturation and pressure).
             if (param.has("init_saturation")) {
                 initStateBasic(ug_grid, *props, param, gravity[2], *state);
             } else {
-                initStateFromDeck(ug_grid, *props, *deck, gravity[2], *state);
+                initStateFromDeck(ug_grid, *props, deck, gravity[2], *state);
             }
         }
     } else {
diff --git a/examples/sim_2p_incomp_ad.cpp b/examples/sim_2p_incomp_ad.cpp
index c4cb0f0de..536624670 100644
--- a/examples/sim_2p_incomp_ad.cpp
+++ b/examples/sim_2p_incomp_ad.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ try
     // If we have a "deck_filename", grid and props will be read from that.
     bool use_deck = param.has("deck_filename");
     Opm::Parser parser;
-    std::shared_ptr< Opm::Deck > deck;
     std::unique_ptr<GridManager> grid;
     std::unique_ptr<IncompPropertiesInterface> props;
     std::unique_ptr<RockCompressibility> rock_comp;
@@ -114,8 +113,8 @@ try
     if (use_deck) {
         std::string deck_filename = param.get<std::string>("deck_filename");
         Opm::ParseContext parseContext;
-        *deck = parser.parseFile(deck_filename, parseContext);
-        eclipseState.reset(new EclipseState(*deck , parseContext));
+        auto deck = parser.parseFile(deck_filename, parseContext);
+        eclipseState.reset(new EclipseState(deck , parseContext));
 
         // Grid init
         grid.reset(new GridManager(eclipseState->getInputGrid()));
@@ -123,20 +122,20 @@ try
             const UnstructuredGrid& ug_grid = *(grid->c_grid());
 
             // Rock and fluid init
-            props.reset(new IncompPropertiesFromDeck(*deck, *eclipseState, ug_grid));
+            props.reset(new IncompPropertiesFromDeck(deck, *eclipseState, ug_grid));
             // check_well_controls = param.getDefault("check_well_controls", false);
             // max_well_control_iterations = param.getDefault("max_well_control_iterations", 10);
 
             state.reset( new TwophaseState(  UgGridHelpers::numCells( ug_grid ) , UgGridHelpers::numFaces( ug_grid )));
             // Rock compressibility.
-            rock_comp.reset(new RockCompressibility(*deck, *eclipseState));
+            rock_comp.reset(new RockCompressibility(deck, *eclipseState));
             // Gravity.
-            gravity[2] = deck->hasKeyword("NOGRAV") ? 0.0 : unit::gravity;
+            gravity[2] = deck.hasKeyword("NOGRAV") ? 0.0 : unit::gravity;
             // Init state variables (saturation and pressure).
             if (param.has("init_saturation")) {
                 initStateBasic(ug_grid, *props, param, gravity[2], *state);
             } else {
-                initStateFromDeck(ug_grid, *props, *deck, gravity[2], *state);
+                initStateFromDeck(ug_grid, *props, deck, gravity[2], *state);
             }
         }
     } else {
@@ -254,7 +253,7 @@ try
     } else {
         // With a deck, we may have more report steps etc.
         WellState well_state;
-        Opm::TimeMap timeMap(*deck);
+        const auto& timeMap = eclipseState->getSchedule().getTimeMap();
         SimulatorTimer simtimer;
         for (size_t reportStepIdx = 0; reportStepIdx < timeMap.numTimesteps(); ++reportStepIdx) {
             // Report on start of report step.
diff --git a/examples/sim_poly2p_incomp_reorder.cpp b/examples/sim_poly2p_incomp_reorder.cpp
index e565e760a..d1bcf2083 100644
--- a/examples/sim_poly2p_incomp_reorder.cpp
+++ b/examples/sim_poly2p_incomp_reorder.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ try
 
     // If we have a "deck_filename", grid and props will be read from that.
     bool use_deck = param.has("deck_filename");
-    std::shared_ptr< Deck > deck;
+    Deck deck;
     boost::scoped_ptr<GridManager> grid;
     boost::scoped_ptr<IncompPropertiesInterface> props;
     boost::scoped_ptr<RockCompressibility> rock_comp;
@@ -101,32 +101,32 @@ try
         std::string deck_filename = param.get<std::string>("deck_filename");
         Opm::ParseContext parseContext({{ ParseContext::PARSE_RANDOM_SLASH , InputError::IGNORE }});
         Parser parser;
-        *deck = parser.parseFile(deck_filename , parseContext);
+        deck = parser.parseFile(deck_filename , parseContext);
 
-        eclipseState.reset(new Opm::EclipseState(*deck , parseContext));
+        eclipseState.reset(new Opm::EclipseState(deck , parseContext));
 
         // Grid init
         grid.reset(new GridManager(eclipseState->getInputGrid()));
         {
             const UnstructuredGrid& ug_grid = *(grid->c_grid());
             // Rock and fluid init
-            props.reset(new IncompPropertiesFromDeck(*deck, *eclipseState, ug_grid ));
+            props.reset(new IncompPropertiesFromDeck(deck, *eclipseState, ug_grid ));
             // check_well_controls = param.getDefault("check_well_controls", false);
             // max_well_control_iterations = param.getDefault("max_well_control_iterations", 10);
             state.reset( new PolymerState(  UgGridHelpers::numCells( ug_grid ) , UgGridHelpers::numFaces( ug_grid ), 2));
 
             // Rock compressibility.
-            rock_comp.reset(new RockCompressibility(*deck, *eclipseState));
+            rock_comp.reset(new RockCompressibility(deck, *eclipseState));
             // Gravity.
-            gravity[2] = deck->hasKeyword("NOGRAV") ? 0.0 : unit::gravity;
+            gravity[2] = deck.hasKeyword("NOGRAV") ? 0.0 : unit::gravity;
             // Init state variables (saturation and pressure).
             if (param.has("init_saturation")) {
                 initStateBasic(ug_grid, *props, param, gravity[2], *state);
             } else {
-                initStateFromDeck(ug_grid, *props, *deck, gravity[2], *state);
+                initStateFromDeck(ug_grid, *props, deck, gravity[2], *state);
             }
             // Init polymer properties.
-            poly_props.readFromDeck(*deck, *eclipseState);
+            poly_props.readFromDeck(deck, *eclipseState);
         }
     } else {
         // Grid init.
@@ -299,12 +299,12 @@ try
 
         WellState well_state;
         int step = 0;
-        TimeMap timeMap(*deck);
+        const auto& timeMap = eclipseState->getSchedule().getTimeMap();
         SimulatorTimer simtimer;
         simtimer.init(timeMap);
         // Check for WPOLYMER presence in last epoch to decide
         // polymer injection control type.
-        const bool use_wpolymer = deck->hasKeyword("WPOLYMER");
+        const bool use_wpolymer = deck.hasKeyword("WPOLYMER");
         if (use_wpolymer) {
             if (param.has("poly_start_days")) {
                 OPM_MESSAGE("Warning: Using WPOLYMER to control injection since it was found in deck. "
diff --git a/examples/sim_poly_fi2p_comp_ad.cpp b/examples/sim_poly_fi2p_comp_ad.cpp
index 2be72276d..7aed7b172 100644
--- a/examples/sim_poly_fi2p_comp_ad.cpp
+++ b/examples/sim_poly_fi2p_comp_ad.cpp
@@ -151,12 +151,12 @@ try
         Opm::OpmLog::addBackend( "COUNTER" , counterLog );
     }
 
-    std::shared_ptr< Deck > deck;
+    Deck deck;
     std::shared_ptr<EclipseState> eclipseState;
     try {
-        *deck = parser.parseFile(deck_filename , parseContext);
-        Opm::checkDeck(*deck, parser);
-        eclipseState.reset(new Opm::EclipseState(*deck , parseContext));
+        deck = parser.parseFile(deck_filename , parseContext);
+        Opm::checkDeck(deck, parser);
+        eclipseState.reset(new Opm::EclipseState(deck , parseContext));
     }
     catch (const std::invalid_argument& e) {
         std::cerr << "Failed to create valid ECLIPSESTATE object. See logfile: " << logFile << std::endl;
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ try
         grid.reset(new GridManager(eclipseState->getInputGrid()));
     }
     auto &cGrid = *grid->c_grid();
-    const PhaseUsage pu = Opm::phaseUsageFromDeck(*deck);
+    const PhaseUsage pu = Opm::phaseUsageFromDeck(deck);
 
     // Rock and fluid init
 
@@ -182,31 +182,31 @@ try
 
     typedef BlackoilPropsAdFromDeck::MaterialLawManager MaterialLawManager;
     auto materialLawManager = std::make_shared<MaterialLawManager>();
-    materialLawManager->initFromDeck(*deck, *eclipseState, compressedToCartesianIdx);
+    materialLawManager->initFromDeck(deck, *eclipseState, compressedToCartesianIdx);
 
-    props.reset(new BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck( *deck, *eclipseState, materialLawManager,
+    props.reset(new BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck( deck, *eclipseState, materialLawManager,
                                                 Opm::UgGridHelpers::numCells(cGrid),
                                                 Opm::UgGridHelpers::globalCell(cGrid),
                                                 Opm::UgGridHelpers::cartDims(cGrid),
                                                 param));
 
     state.reset( new PolymerBlackoilState( Opm::UgGridHelpers::numCells(cGrid), Opm::UgGridHelpers::numFaces(cGrid), 2));
-    new_props.reset(new BlackoilPropsAdFromDeck(*deck, *eclipseState, materialLawManager, cGrid));
-    PolymerProperties polymer_props(*deck, *eclipseState);
+    new_props.reset(new BlackoilPropsAdFromDeck(deck, *eclipseState, materialLawManager, cGrid));
+    PolymerProperties polymer_props(deck, *eclipseState);
     PolymerPropsAd polymer_props_ad(polymer_props);
 
     // Rock compressibility.
-    rock_comp.reset(new RockCompressibility(*deck, *eclipseState));
+    rock_comp.reset(new RockCompressibility(deck, *eclipseState));
 
     // Gravity.
-    gravity[2] = deck->hasKeyword("NOGRAV") ? 0.0 : unit::gravity;
+    gravity[2] = deck.hasKeyword("NOGRAV") ? 0.0 : unit::gravity;
 
     // Init state variables (saturation and pressure).
     if (param.has("init_saturation")) {
         initStateBasic(*grid->c_grid(), *props, param, gravity[2], *state);
         initBlackoilSurfvol(*grid->c_grid(), *props, *state);
     } else {
-        initStateFromDeck(*grid->c_grid(), *props, *deck, gravity[2], *state);
+        initStateFromDeck(*grid->c_grid(), *props, deck, gravity[2], *state);
     }
 
     bool use_gravity = (gravity[0] != 0.0 || gravity[1] != 0.0 || gravity[2] != 0.0);
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ try
     WellState well_state;
     // Check for WPOLYMER presence in last epoch to decide
     // polymer injection control type.
-    const bool use_wpolymer = deck->hasKeyword("WPOLYMER");
+    const bool use_wpolymer = deck.hasKeyword("WPOLYMER");
     if (use_wpolymer) {
         if (param.has("poly_start_days")) {
             OPM_MESSAGE("Warning: Using WPOLYMER to control injection since it was found in deck. "
diff --git a/opm/polymer/fullyimplicit/SimulatorFullyImplicitCompressiblePolymer.hpp b/opm/polymer/fullyimplicit/SimulatorFullyImplicitCompressiblePolymer.hpp
index af9755e1d..560760d7c 100644
--- a/opm/polymer/fullyimplicit/SimulatorFullyImplicitCompressiblePolymer.hpp
+++ b/opm/polymer/fullyimplicit/SimulatorFullyImplicitCompressiblePolymer.hpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace Opm
                                                   const RockCompressibility* rock_comp_props,
                                                   std::shared_ptr<EclipseState> eclipse_state,
                                                   BlackoilOutputWriter& output_writer,
-                                                  std::shared_ptr< const Deck > deck,
+                                                  const Deck& deck,
                                                   NewtonIterationBlackoilInterface& linsolver,
                                                   const double* gravity);
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ namespace Opm
                                    const WellState& well_state,
                                    DynamicListEconLimited& list_econ_limited) const;
 private:
-        std::shared_ptr< const Deck > deck_;
+        const Deck& deck_;
         const PolymerPropsAd& polymer_props_;
 
     };
diff --git a/opm/polymer/fullyimplicit/SimulatorFullyImplicitCompressiblePolymer_impl.hpp b/opm/polymer/fullyimplicit/SimulatorFullyImplicitCompressiblePolymer_impl.hpp
index 890c848e9..025379ed7 100644
--- a/opm/polymer/fullyimplicit/SimulatorFullyImplicitCompressiblePolymer_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/polymer/fullyimplicit/SimulatorFullyImplicitCompressiblePolymer_impl.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ SimulatorFullyImplicitCompressiblePolymer(const parameter::ParameterGroup& param
                                           const RockCompressibility* rock_comp_props,
                                           std::shared_ptr<EclipseState> eclipse_state,
                                           BlackoilOutputWriter& output_writer,
-                                          std::shared_ptr< const Deck > deck,
+                                          const Deck& deck,
                                           NewtonIterationBlackoilInterface& linsolver,
                                           const double* gravity)
 : BaseType(param,
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ handleAdditionalWellInflow(SimulatorTimer& timer,
 {
     // compute polymer inflow
     std::unique_ptr<PolymerInflowInterface> polymer_inflow_ptr;
-    if (deck_->hasKeyword("WPOLYMER")) {
+    if (deck_.hasKeyword("WPOLYMER")) {
         if (wells_manager.c_wells() == 0) {
             OPM_THROW(std::runtime_error, "Cannot control polymer injection via WPOLYMER without wells.");
         }