diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel.hpp
index 5f22e4a72..223c74f75 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel.hpp
@@ -294,8 +294,7 @@ namespace Opm {
             void initPrimaryVariablesEvaluation() const;
 
             std::pair<bool, bool>
-            updateWellControls(const bool mandatory_network_balance, DeferredLogger& deferred_logger,
-                               const std::size_t network_update_it);
+            updateWellControls(const bool mandatory_network_balance, DeferredLogger& deferred_logger);
 
             void updateAndCommunicate(const int reportStepIdx,
                                       const int iterationIdx,
@@ -401,7 +400,6 @@ namespace Opm {
             // the returned two booleans are {continue_due_to_network, well_group_control_changed}, respectively
             std::pair<bool, bool> updateWellControlsAndNetworkIteration(const bool mandatory_network_balance,
                                                                         const double dt,
-                                                                        const std::size_t network_update_iteration,
                                                                         DeferredLogger& local_deferredLogger);
 
             bool updateWellControlsAndNetwork(const bool mandatory_network_balance,
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.cpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.cpp
index fbae81dcd..952270d33 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.cpp
@@ -1292,17 +1292,7 @@ shouldBalanceNetwork(const int reportStepIdx, const int iterationIdx) const
     }
 }
 
-bool
-BlackoilWellModelGeneric::
-moreNetworkIteration(const int reportStepIdx,
-                     const std::size_t iteration,
-                     const double network_imbalance) const
-{
-    const auto& balance = schedule()[reportStepIdx].network_balance();
-    // Iterate if not converged, and number of iterations is not yet max (NETBALAN item 3).
-    return iteration < balance.pressure_max_iter() &&
-           network_imbalance > balance.pressure_tolerance();
-}
+
 
 std::vector<int>
 BlackoilWellModelGeneric::
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp
index e6b4289d2..68a0aec2c 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp
@@ -177,10 +177,6 @@ public:
     bool shouldBalanceNetwork(const int reportStepIndex,
                               const int iterationIdx) const;
 
-    bool moreNetworkIteration(const int reportStepIdx,
-                              const std::size_t iteration,
-                              const double network_imbalance) const;
-
     template<class Serializer>
     void serializeOp(Serializer& serializer)
     {
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp
index 791b6e19b..5639d0772 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp
@@ -953,14 +953,14 @@ namespace Opm {
     BlackoilWellModel<TypeTag>::
     updateWellControlsAndNetwork(const bool mandatory_network_balance, const double dt, DeferredLogger& local_deferredLogger)
     {
+        // TODO: adding max_iter and also the iteration that we need to use relaxed tolerance and what happens if not converged?
         // not necessarily that we always need to update once of the network solutions
         bool do_network_update = true;
         bool well_group_control_changed = false;
         std::size_t network_update_iteration = 0;
         while (do_network_update) {
             std::tie(do_network_update, well_group_control_changed) =
-                    updateWellControlsAndNetworkIteration(mandatory_network_balance, dt,
-                                                          network_update_iteration, local_deferredLogger);
+                    updateWellControlsAndNetworkIteration(mandatory_network_balance, dt,local_deferredLogger);
             ++network_update_iteration;
         }
         return well_group_control_changed;
@@ -974,11 +974,10 @@ namespace Opm {
     BlackoilWellModel<TypeTag>::
     updateWellControlsAndNetworkIteration(const bool mandatory_network_balance,
                                           const double dt,
-                                          const std::size_t network_update_iteration,
                                           DeferredLogger& local_deferredLogger)
     {
         auto [well_group_control_changed, more_network_update] =
-                updateWellControls(mandatory_network_balance,local_deferredLogger,network_update_iteration);
+                updateWellControls(mandatory_network_balance, local_deferredLogger);
 
         bool alq_updated = false;
         OPM_BEGIN_PARALLEL_TRY_CATCH();
@@ -1557,8 +1556,7 @@ namespace Opm {
     template<typename TypeTag>
     std::pair<bool, bool>
     BlackoilWellModel<TypeTag>::
-    updateWellControls(const bool mandatory_network_balance, DeferredLogger& deferred_logger,
-                       const std::size_t network_update_it)
+    updateWellControls(const bool mandatory_network_balance, DeferredLogger& deferred_logger)
     {
         const int episodeIdx = ebosSimulator_.episodeIndex();
         const auto& network = schedule()[episodeIdx].network();
@@ -1575,7 +1573,8 @@ namespace Opm {
         if (shouldBalanceNetwork(episodeIdx, iterationIdx) || mandatory_network_balance) {
             const auto local_network_imbalance = updateNetworkPressures(episodeIdx);
             const double network_imbalance = comm.max(local_network_imbalance);
-            more_network_update = moreNetworkIteration(episodeIdx, network_update_it, network_imbalance);
+            const auto& balance = schedule()[episodeIdx].network_balance();
+            more_network_update = network_imbalance > balance.pressure_tolerance();
         }
 
         bool changed_well_group = false;
diff --git a/tests/test_glift1.cpp b/tests/test_glift1.cpp
index 3311d73d1..4518a37da 100644
--- a/tests/test_glift1.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_glift1.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(G1)
     Opm::DeferredLogger deferred_logger;
     well_model.calculateExplicitQuantities(deferred_logger);
     well_model.prepareTimeStep(deferred_logger);
-    well_model.updateWellControls(false, deferred_logger, 0);
+    well_model.updateWellControls(false, deferred_logger);
     well_model.initPrimaryVariablesEvaluation();
     Opm::WellInterface<TypeTag> *well_ptr = well_model.getWell("B-1H").get();
     StdWell *std_well = dynamic_cast<StdWell *>(well_ptr);