diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
index ce58843e2..d1ccf6869 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/UDQ/UDQFunctionTable.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/VFPInjTable.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/VFPProdTable.hpp>
-#include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Well/WellConnections.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Util/IOrderSet.hpp>
 #include <dune/common/parallel/mpitraits.hh>
 
@@ -368,15 +367,6 @@ std::size_t packSize(const Well::WellInjectionProperties& data,
            packSize(data.controlMode, comm);
 }
 
-std::size_t packSize(const WellConnections& data,
-                     Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
-{
-    return packSize(data.ordering(), comm) +
-           packSize(data.getHeadI(), comm) +
-           packSize(data.getHeadJ(), comm) +
-           packSize(data.getConnections(), comm);
-}
-
 std::size_t packSize(const Well::WellProductionProperties& data,
                      Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
 {
@@ -909,16 +899,6 @@ void pack(const Well::WellInjectionProperties& data,
     pack(data.controlMode, buffer, position, comm);
 }
 
-void pack(const WellConnections& data,
-          std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
-          Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
-{
-    pack(data.ordering(), buffer, position, comm);
-    pack(data.getHeadI(), buffer, position, comm);
-    pack(data.getHeadJ(), buffer, position, comm);
-    pack(data.getConnections(), buffer, position, comm);
-}
-
 void pack(const Well::WellProductionProperties& data,
           std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
           Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
@@ -1503,22 +1483,6 @@ void unpack(Well::WellInjectionProperties& data,
     unpack(data.controlMode, buffer, position, comm);
 }
 
-void unpack(WellConnections& data,
-            std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
-            Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
-{
-    int headI, headJ;
-    Connection::Order ordering;
-    std::vector<Connection> connections;
-
-    unpack(ordering, buffer, position, comm),
-    unpack(headI, buffer, position, comm),
-    unpack(headJ, buffer, position, comm),
-    unpack(connections, buffer, position, comm),
-
-    data = WellConnections(ordering, headI, headJ, connections);
-}
-
 void unpack(Well::WellProductionProperties& 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 288ef5472..3d10b083c 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ class UnitSystem;
 class Valve;
 class VFPInjTable;
 class VFPProdTable;
-class WellConnections;
 class WellSegments;
 
 namespace Mpi
@@ -388,7 +387,6 @@ ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(Well)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(WellType)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(Well::WellInjectionProperties)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(Well::WellProductionProperties)
-ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(WellConnections)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(WellSegments)
 
 } // end namespace Mpi
diff --git a/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp b/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
index 2af71705e..82cc5da08 100644
--- a/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(WellConnections)
                          12, 13.0, 14.0, true,
                          15, 16, 17.0);
     Opm::WellConnections val1(Opm::Connection::Order::TRACK, 1, 2, {conn, conn});
-    auto val2 = PackUnpack(val1);
+    auto val2 = PackUnpack2(val1);
     DO_CHECKS(WellConnections)
 #endif
 }