diff --git a/examples/problems/co2ptflashproblem.hh b/examples/problems/co2ptflashproblem.hh
index c4f8873c2..276956eeb 100644
--- a/examples/problems/co2ptflashproblem.hh
+++ b/examples/problems/co2ptflashproblem.hh
@@ -190,10 +190,6 @@ struct LinearSolverTolerance<TypeTag, Properties::TTag::CO2PTBaseProblem>
     static constexpr type value = 1e-3;
 };
 
-template <class TypeTag>
-struct NewtonMaxIterations<TypeTag, Properties::TTag::CO2PTBaseProblem>
-{ static constexpr int value = 30; };
-
 template <class TypeTag>
 struct SimulationName<TypeTag, Properties::TTag::CO2PTBaseProblem>
 { static constexpr auto value = "co2_ptflash"; };
@@ -366,8 +362,9 @@ public:
 
         Parameters::SetDefault<Parameters::EndTime<Scalar>>(60. * 60.);
         Parameters::SetDefault<Parameters::InitialTimeStepSize<Scalar>>(0.1 * 60. * 60.);
-        Parameters::SetDefault<Parameters::NewtonTolerance<Scalar>>(1e-3);
+        Parameters::SetDefault<Parameters::NewtonMaxIterations>(30);
         Parameters::SetDefault<Parameters::NewtonTargetIterations>(6);
+        Parameters::SetDefault<Parameters::NewtonTolerance<Scalar>>(1e-3);
     }
 
     /*!
diff --git a/examples/problems/richardslensproblem.hh b/examples/problems/richardslensproblem.hh
index a33e42856..2fc9fc417 100644
--- a/examples/problems/richardslensproblem.hh
+++ b/examples/problems/richardslensproblem.hh
@@ -108,10 +108,6 @@ template<class TypeTag>
 struct EnableGravity<TypeTag, Properties::TTag::RichardsLensProblem>
 { static constexpr bool value = true; };
 
-template<class TypeTag>
-struct NewtonMaxIterations<TypeTag, Properties::TTag::RichardsLensProblem>
-{ static constexpr int value = 28; };
-
 } // namespace Opm::Parameters
 
 namespace Opm {
@@ -248,6 +244,7 @@ public:
 
         Parameters::SetDefault<Parameters::EndTime<Scalar>>(3000.0);
         Parameters::SetDefault<Parameters::InitialTimeStepSize<Scalar>>(100.0);
+        Parameters::SetDefault<Parameters::NewtonMaxIterations>(28);
         Parameters::SetDefault<Parameters::NewtonTargetIterations>(18);
     }
 
diff --git a/opm/models/nonlinear/newtonmethod.hh b/opm/models/nonlinear/newtonmethod.hh
index a73877b1e..222a05a72 100644
--- a/opm/models/nonlinear/newtonmethod.hh
+++ b/opm/models/nonlinear/newtonmethod.hh
@@ -79,14 +79,6 @@ struct NewtonConvergenceWriter<TypeTag, TTag::NewtonMethod> { using type = NullC
 
 } // namespace Opm::Properties
 
-namespace Opm::Parameters {
-
-template<class TypeTag>
-struct NewtonMaxIterations<TypeTag, Properties::TTag::NewtonMethod>
-{ static constexpr int value = 20; };
-
-} // namespace Opm::Parameters
-
 namespace Opm {
 /*!
  * \ingroup Newton
@@ -146,7 +138,7 @@ public:
              "method to a VTK file");
         Parameters::Register<Parameters::NewtonTargetIterations>
             ("The 'optimum' number of Newton iterations per time step");
-        Parameters::registerParam<TypeTag, Parameters::NewtonMaxIterations>
+        Parameters::Register<Parameters::NewtonMaxIterations>
             ("The maximum number of Newton iterations per time step");
         Parameters::Register<Parameters::NewtonTolerance<Scalar>>
             ("The maximum raw error tolerated by the Newton"
@@ -845,7 +837,7 @@ protected:
     { return Parameters::Get<Parameters::NewtonTargetIterations>(); }
     // maximum number of iterations we do before giving up
     int maxIterations_() const
-    { return Parameters::get<TypeTag, Parameters::NewtonMaxIterations>(); }
+    { return Parameters::Get<Parameters::NewtonMaxIterations>(); }
 
     static bool enableConstraints_()
     { return getPropValue<TypeTag, Properties::EnableConstraints>(); }
diff --git a/opm/models/nonlinear/newtonmethodparameters.hh b/opm/models/nonlinear/newtonmethodparameters.hh
index e9385082b..72afa9ece 100644
--- a/opm/models/nonlinear/newtonmethodparameters.hh
+++ b/opm/models/nonlinear/newtonmethodparameters.hh
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 #ifndef EWOMS_NEWTON_METHOD_PARAMETERS_HH
 #define EWOMS_NEWTON_METHOD_PARAMETERS_HH
 
-#include <opm/models/utils/propertysystem.hh>
-
 namespace Opm::Parameters {
 
 //! The maximum error which may occur in a simulation before the
@@ -32,6 +30,9 @@ namespace Opm::Parameters {
 template<class Scalar>
 struct NewtonMaxError { static constexpr Scalar value = 1e100; };
 
+//! Number of maximum iterations for the Newton method.
+struct NewtonMaxIterations { static constexpr int value = 20; };
+
 /*!
  * \brief The number of iterations at which the Newton method
  *        should aim at.
@@ -58,10 +59,6 @@ struct NewtonVerbose { static constexpr bool value = true; };
 //! gets written out to disk for every Newton iteration
 struct NewtonWriteConvergence { static constexpr bool value = false; };
 
-//! Number of maximum iterations for the Newton method.
-template<class TypeTag, class MyTypeTag>
-struct NewtonMaxIterations { using type = Properties::UndefinedProperty; };
-
 } // end namespace Opm::Parameters
 
 #endif