diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
index 52585b8c7..daaaebba7 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
@@ -1411,14 +1411,6 @@ std::size_t packSize(const TimeStampUTC& data,
            packSize(data.microseconds(), comm);
 }
 
-std::size_t packSize(const EclHysterConfig& data,
-                     Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
-{
-    return packSize(data.active(), comm) +
-           packSize(data.pcHysteresisModel(), comm) +
-           packSize(data.krHysteresisModel(), comm);
-}
-
 std::size_t packSize(const JFunc& data,
                      Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
 {
@@ -2816,15 +2808,6 @@ void pack(const TimeStampUTC& data,
     pack(data.microseconds(), buffer, position, comm);
 }
 
-void pack(const EclHysterConfig& data,
-          std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
-          Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
-{
-    pack(data.active(), buffer, position, comm);
-    pack(data.pcHysteresisModel(), buffer, position, comm);
-    pack(data.krHysteresisModel(), buffer, position, comm);
-}
-
 void pack(const JFunc& data,
           std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
           Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
@@ -4793,20 +4776,6 @@ void unpack(TimeStampUTC& data,
     data = TimeStampUTC(ymd, hour, minutes, seconds, usec);
 }
 
-
-void unpack(EclHysterConfig& data,
-            std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
-            Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
-{
-    bool active;
-    int pcHysteresisModel, krHysteresisModel;
-
-    unpack(active, buffer, position, comm);
-    unpack(pcHysteresisModel, buffer, position, comm);
-    unpack(krHysteresisModel, buffer, position, comm);
-    data = EclHysterConfig(active, pcHysteresisModel, krHysteresisModel);
-}
-
 void unpack(JFunc& 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 b5d017e0f..857c9ff03 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ class DeckRecord;
 class DENSITYRecord;
 class DensityTable;
 class Dimension;
-class EclHysterConfig;
 class Eqldims;
 class Events;
 template<class T> class IOrderSet;
@@ -505,7 +504,6 @@ ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(DensityTable)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(DenT)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(DenT::entry)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(Dimension)
-ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(EclHysterConfig)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(Eqldims)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(Events)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(GConSale)
diff --git a/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp b/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
index d8ecccd29..979f416b8 100644
--- a/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(EclHysterConfig)
 {
 #if HAVE_MPI
     Opm::EclHysterConfig val1(true, 1, 2);
-    auto val2 = PackUnpack(val1);
+    auto val2 = PackUnpack2(val1);
     DO_CHECKS(EclHysterConfig)
 #endif
 }