diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
index 9d957085d..82f18df01 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
@@ -383,13 +383,6 @@ std::size_t packSize(const UnitSystem& data,
            packSize(data.use_count(), comm);
 }
 
-std::size_t packSize(const WellSegments& data,
-                     Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
-{
-    return packSize(data.compPressureDrop(), comm) +
-           packSize(data.segments(), comm);
-}
-
 std::size_t packSize(const Well& data,
                      Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
 {
@@ -821,14 +814,6 @@ void pack(const UnitSystem& data,
     pack(data.use_count(), buffer, position, comm);
 }
 
-void pack(const WellSegments& data,
-          std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
-          Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
-{
-    pack(data.compPressureDrop(), buffer, position, comm);
-    pack(data.segments(), buffer, position, comm);
-}
-
 void pack(const Well& data,
           std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
           Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
@@ -1324,19 +1309,6 @@ void unpack(UnitSystem& data,
     data = UnitSystem(name, type, dimensions, use_count);
 }
 
-void unpack(WellSegments& data,
-            std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
-            Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
-{
-    WellSegments::CompPressureDrop compPressureDrop;
-    std::vector<Segment> segments;
-
-    unpack(compPressureDrop, buffer, position, comm);
-    unpack(segments, buffer, position, comm);
-
-    data = WellSegments(compPressureDrop, segments);
-}
-
 void unpack(Well& data,
             std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
             Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
index f347cecd3..2dc6e58ea 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ class UDAValue;
 class UnitSystem;
 class VFPInjTable;
 class VFPProdTable;
-class WellSegments;
 
 namespace Mpi
 {
@@ -379,7 +378,6 @@ ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(VFPInjTable)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(VFPProdTable)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(Well)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(WellType)
-ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(WellSegments)
 
 } // end namespace Mpi
 
diff --git a/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp b/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
index 456a9dbea..58c91e0d5 100644
--- a/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
@@ -1568,7 +1568,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(WellSegments)
     Opm::WellSegments val1(Opm::WellSegments::CompPressureDrop::HF_,
                            {seg, seg});
 
-    auto val2 = PackUnpack(val1);
+    auto val2 = PackUnpack2(val1);
     DO_CHECKS(WellSegments)
 #endif
 }