diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterface.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterface.hpp
index 7a912b18f..ef76195e8 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterface.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterface.hpp
@@ -313,10 +313,7 @@ public:
     /// to the rates returned by computeCurrentWellRates().
     void updateWellStateRates(const Simulator& ebosSimulator,
                               WellState& well_state,
-                              DeferredLogger& deferred_logger) const;
-
-    void setPrevSurfaceRates(WellState& well_state, 
-                             const WellState& prev_well_state) const;                             
+                              DeferredLogger& deferred_logger) const;                      
 
     void solveWellEquation(const Simulator& ebosSimulator,
                            WellState& well_state,
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterfaceGeneric.cpp b/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterfaceGeneric.cpp
index ef23bd102..7aac73b38 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterfaceGeneric.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterfaceGeneric.cpp
@@ -347,6 +347,17 @@ void WellInterfaceGeneric::setVFPProperties(const VFPProperties* vfp_properties_
     vfp_properties_ = vfp_properties_arg;
 }
 
+void WellInterfaceGeneric::setPrevSurfaceRates(WellState& well_state, 
+                                               const WellState& prev_well_state) const
+    {
+        auto& ws = well_state.well(this->index_of_well_);
+        if (!this->changedToOpenThisStep()){
+            ws.prev_surface_rates = prev_well_state.well(this->index_of_well_).surface_rates;
+        } else {
+            ws.prev_surface_rates = ws.surface_rates;
+        }
+    }
+
 void WellInterfaceGeneric::setGuideRate(const GuideRate* guide_rate_arg)
 {
     guide_rate_ = guide_rate_arg;
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterfaceGeneric.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterfaceGeneric.hpp
index 4e9fbd1d8..512e66d86 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterfaceGeneric.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterfaceGeneric.hpp
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ public:
     void closeCompletions(const WellTestState& wellTestState);
 
     void setVFPProperties(const VFPProperties* vfp_properties_arg);
+    void setPrevSurfaceRates(WellState& well_state, const WellState& prev_well_state) const;
     void setGuideRate(const GuideRate* guide_rate_arg);
     void setWellEfficiencyFactor(const double efficiency_factor);
     void setRepRadiusPerfLength();
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterface_impl.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterface_impl.hpp
index 8aed0d068..0aeab1e5c 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterface_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterface_impl.hpp
@@ -1192,20 +1192,6 @@ namespace Opm
         }
     }
 
-    template <typename TypeTag>
-    void
-    WellInterface<TypeTag>::
-    setPrevSurfaceRates(WellState& well_state, 
-                            const WellState& prev_well_state) const
-    {
-        auto& ws = well_state.well(this->index_of_well_);
-        if (!this->changedToOpenThisStep()){
-            ws.prev_surface_rates = prev_well_state.well(this->index_of_well_).surface_rates;
-        } else {
-            ws.prev_surface_rates = ws.surface_rates;
-        }
-    }
-
     template<typename TypeTag>
     typename WellInterface<TypeTag>::Eval
     WellInterface<TypeTag>::getPerfCellPressure(const typename WellInterface<TypeTag>::FluidState& fs) const