diff --git a/opm/simulators/flow/FlowMain.hpp b/opm/simulators/flow/FlowMain.hpp
index c1287724d..f9a391ef4 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/flow/FlowMain.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/flow/FlowMain.hpp
@@ -103,91 +103,18 @@ namespace Opm {
             // register the base parameters
             registerAllParameters_<TypeTag>(/*finalizeRegistration=*/false);
 
-            // hide the parameters unused by flow. TODO: this is a pain to maintain
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::EnableGravity>();
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::EnableGridAdaptation>();
-
-            // this parameter is actually used in eWoms, but the flow well model
-            // hard-codes the assumption that the intensive quantities cache is enabled,
-            // so flow crashes. Let's hide the parameter for that reason.
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::EnableIntensiveQuantityCache>();
-
-            // thermodynamic hints are not implemented/required by the eWoms blackoil
-            // model
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::EnableThermodynamicHints>();
-
-            // in flow only the deck file determines the end time of the simulation
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::EndTime<Scalar>>();
-
-            // time stepping is not done by the eWoms code in flow
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::InitialTimeStepSize<Scalar>>();
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::MaxTimeStepDivisions>();
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::MaxTimeStepSize<Scalar>>();
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::MinTimeStepSize<Scalar>>();
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::PredeterminedTimeStepsFile>();
-
-            // flow also does not use the eWoms Newton method
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::NewtonMaxError<Scalar>>();
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::NewtonTolerance<Scalar>>();
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::NewtonTargetIterations>();
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::NewtonVerbose>();
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::NewtonWriteConvergence>();
-
-            // the default eWoms checkpoint/restart mechanism does not work with flow
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::RestartTime<Scalar>>();
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::RestartWritingInterval>();
-            // hide all vtk related it is not currently possible to do this dependet on if the vtk writing is used
-            //if(not(Parameters::Get<Parameters::EnableVtkOutput>())){
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteOilFormationVolumeFactor>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteOilSaturationPressure>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteOilVaporizationFactor>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWritePorosity>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWritePotentialGradients>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWritePressures>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWritePrimaryVars>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWritePrimaryVarsMeaning>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteProcessRank>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteRelativePermeabilities>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteSaturatedGasOilVaporizationFactor>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteSaturatedOilGasDissolutionFactor>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteSaturationRatios>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteSaturations>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteTemperature>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteViscosities>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteWaterFormationVolumeFactor>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteGasDissolutionFactor>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteGasFormationVolumeFactor>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteGasSaturationPressure>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteIntrinsicPermeabilities>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteTracerConcentration>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteExtrusionFactor>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteFilterVelocities>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteDensities>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteDofIndex>();
-                Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteMobilities>();
-                //}
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteAverageMolarMasses>();
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteFugacities>();
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteFugacityCoeffs>();
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteMassFractions>();
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteMolarities>();
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteMoleFractions>();
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteTotalMassFractions>();
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteTotalMoleFractions>();
-
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteTortuosities>();
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteDiffusionCoefficients>();
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteEffectiveDiffusionCoefficients>();
-            
-            // hide average density option
-            Parameters::Hide<Parameters::UseAverageDensityMsWells>();
+            detail::hideUnusedParameters<Scalar>();
 
             Parameters::endRegistration();
 
             int mpiRank = comm.rank();
 
             // read in the command line parameters
-            int status = ::Opm::setupParameters_<TypeTag>(argc, const_cast<const char**>(argv), /*doRegistration=*/false, /*allowUnused=*/true, /*handleHelp=*/(mpiRank==0));
+            int status = ::Opm::setupParameters_<TypeTag>(argc,
+                                                          const_cast<const char**>(argv),
+                                                          /*doRegistration=*/false,
+                                                          /*allowUnused=*/true,
+                                                          /*handleHelp=*/(mpiRank==0));
             if (status == 0) {
 
                 // deal with unknown parameters.
diff --git a/opm/simulators/flow/FlowUtils.cpp b/opm/simulators/flow/FlowUtils.cpp
index fd66df829..135ac1005 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/flow/FlowUtils.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/flow/FlowUtils.cpp
@@ -20,12 +20,27 @@
   along with OPM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
+#include "opm/simulators/flow/BlackoilModelParameters.hpp"
+#include "opm/simulators/flow/FlowProblemParameters.hpp"
+#include "opm/simulators/flow/VtkTracerModule.hpp"
 #include <config.h>
 #include <opm/simulators/flow/FlowUtils.hpp>
 
 #include <opm/common/OpmLog/OpmLog.hpp>
 #include <opm/common/utility/String.hpp>
 
+#include <opm/models/common/multiphasebaseparameters.hh>
+#include <opm/models/discretization/common/fvbaseparameters.hh>
+#include <opm/models/io/vtkblackoilmodule.hh>
+#include <opm/models/io/vtkcompositionmodule.hh>
+#include <opm/models/io/vtkdiffusionmodule.hh>
+#include <opm/models/io/vtkmultiphasemodule.hh>
+#include <opm/models/io/vtkprimaryvarsmodule.hh>
+#include <opm/models/io/vtktemperaturemodule.hh>
+#include <opm/models/nonlinear/newtonmethodparameters.hh>
+#include <opm/models/utils/basicparameters.hh>
+#include <opm/models/utils/parametersystem.hh>
+
 #include <opm/simulators/flow/ConvergenceOutputConfiguration.hpp>
 #include <opm/simulators/timestepping/SimulatorReport.hpp>
 #include <opm/simulators/utils/ParallelFileMerger.hpp>
@@ -164,4 +179,89 @@ void checkAllMPIProcesses()
 #endif
 }
 
+template<class Scalar>
+void hideUnusedParameters()
+{
+    // hide the parameters unused by flow. TODO: this is a pain to maintain
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::EnableGravity>();
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::EnableGridAdaptation>();
+
+    // this parameter is actually used in eWoms, but the flow well model
+    // hard-codes the assumption that the intensive quantities cache is enabled,
+    // so flow crashes. Let's hide the parameter for that reason.
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::EnableIntensiveQuantityCache>();
+
+    // thermodynamic hints are not implemented/required by the eWoms blackoil
+    // model
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::EnableThermodynamicHints>();
+
+    // in flow only the deck file determines the end time of the simulation
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::EndTime<Scalar>>();
+
+    // time stepping is not done by the eWoms code in flow
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::InitialTimeStepSize<Scalar>>();
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::MaxTimeStepDivisions>();
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::MaxTimeStepSize<Scalar>>();
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::MinTimeStepSize<Scalar>>();
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::PredeterminedTimeStepsFile>();
+
+    // flow also does not use the eWoms Newton method
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::NewtonMaxError<Scalar>>();
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::NewtonTolerance<Scalar>>();
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::NewtonTargetIterations>();
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::NewtonVerbose>();
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::NewtonWriteConvergence>();
+
+    // the default eWoms checkpoint/restart mechanism does not work with flow
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::RestartTime<Scalar>>();
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::RestartWritingInterval>();
+    // hide all vtk related it is not currently possible to do this dependet on if the vtk writing is used
+    //if(not(Parameters::Get<Parameters::EnableVtkOutput>())){
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteOilFormationVolumeFactor>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteOilSaturationPressure>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteOilVaporizationFactor>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWritePorosity>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWritePotentialGradients>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWritePressures>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWritePrimaryVars>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWritePrimaryVarsMeaning>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteProcessRank>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteRelativePermeabilities>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteSaturatedGasOilVaporizationFactor>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteSaturatedOilGasDissolutionFactor>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteSaturationRatios>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteSaturations>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteTemperature>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteViscosities>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteWaterFormationVolumeFactor>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteGasDissolutionFactor>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteGasFormationVolumeFactor>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteGasSaturationPressure>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteIntrinsicPermeabilities>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteTracerConcentration>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteExtrusionFactor>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteFilterVelocities>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteDensities>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteDofIndex>();
+        Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteMobilities>();
+        //}
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteAverageMolarMasses>();
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteFugacities>();
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteFugacityCoeffs>();
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteMassFractions>();
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteMolarities>();
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteMoleFractions>();
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteTotalMassFractions>();
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteTotalMoleFractions>();
+
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteTortuosities>();
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteDiffusionCoefficients>();
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::VtkWriteEffectiveDiffusionCoefficients>();
+
+    // hide average density option
+    Parameters::Hide<Parameters::UseAverageDensityMsWells>();
+}
+
+template void hideUnusedParameters<double>();
+
 } // namespace Opm::detail
diff --git a/opm/simulators/flow/FlowUtils.hpp b/opm/simulators/flow/FlowUtils.hpp
index 1e6bc0874..ab8d00c05 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/flow/FlowUtils.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/flow/FlowUtils.hpp
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ void handleExtraConvergenceOutput(SimulatorReport& report,
                                   std::string_view output_dir,
                                   std::string_view base_name);
 
+//! \brief Hides unused runtime parameters.
+template<class Scalar>
+void hideUnusedParameters();
+
 } // namespace Opm::detail
 
 #endif // OPM_FLOW_UTILS_HEADER_INCLUDED