diff --git a/opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveTimeSteppingEbos.cpp b/opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveTimeSteppingEbos.cpp
index 72d8ab4da..545f1051a 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveTimeSteppingEbos.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveTimeSteppingEbos.cpp
@@ -5,9 +5,15 @@
 #include <opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveTimeSteppingEbos.hpp>
 
 #include <opm/common/OpmLog/OpmLog.hpp>
+
 #include <opm/input/eclipse/Units/Units.hpp>
+
 #include <opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveSimulatorTimer.hpp>
+#include <opm/simulators/timestepping/ConvergenceReport.hpp>
+
 #include <boost/date_time.hpp>
+
+#include <set>
 #include <sstream>
 
 namespace Opm {
@@ -26,5 +32,57 @@ void logTimer(const AdaptiveSimulatorTimer& substepTimer)
     OpmLog::info(ss.str());
 }
 
+std::set<std::string>
+consistentlyFailingWells(const std::vector<StepReport>& sr)
+{
+    // If there are wells that cause repeated failures, we
+    // close them, and restart the un-chopped timestep.
+    std::ostringstream msg;
+    msg << "    Excessive chopping detected in report step "
+        << sr.back().report_step << ", substep " << sr.back().current_step << "\n";
+
+    std::set<std::string> failing_wells;
+
+    // return empty set if no report exists
+    // well failures in assembly is not yet registred
+    if (sr.back().report.empty())
+        return failing_wells;
+
+    const auto& wfs = sr.back().report.back().wellFailures();
+    for (const auto& wf : wfs) {
+        msg << "        Well that failed: " << wf.wellName() << "\n";
+    }
+    msg.flush();
+    OpmLog::debug(msg.str());
+
+    // Check the last few step reports.
+    const int num_steps = 3;
+    const int rep_step = sr.back().report_step;
+    const int sub_step = sr.back().current_step;
+    const int sr_size = sr.size();
+    if (sr_size >= num_steps) {
+        for (const auto& wf : wfs) {
+            failing_wells.insert(wf.wellName());
+        }
+        for (int s = 1; s < num_steps; ++s) {
+            const auto& srep = sr[sr_size - 1 - s];
+            // Report must be from same report step and substep, otherwise we have
+            // not chopped/retried enough times on this step.
+            if (srep.report_step != rep_step || srep.current_step != sub_step) {
+                break;
+            }
+            // Get the failing wells for this step, that also failed all other steps.
+            std::set<std::string> failing_wells_step;
+            for (const auto& wf : srep.report.back().wellFailures()) {
+                if (failing_wells.count(wf.wellName()) > 0) {
+                    failing_wells_step.insert(wf.wellName());
+                }
+            }
+            failing_wells.swap(failing_wells_step);
+        }
+    }
+    return failing_wells;
+}
+
 } // namespace detail
 } // namespace Opm
diff --git a/opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveTimeSteppingEbos.hpp b/opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveTimeSteppingEbos.hpp
index dd11de3db..17148f5aa 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveTimeSteppingEbos.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveTimeSteppingEbos.hpp
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@
 #include <opm/models/utils/parametersystem.hh>
 #include <opm/models/utils/propertysystem.hh>
 
+#include <opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveSimulatorTimer.hpp>
 #include <opm/simulators/timestepping/SimulatorReport.hpp>
 #include <opm/simulators/timestepping/SimulatorTimer.hpp>
-#include <opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveSimulatorTimer.hpp>
-#include <opm/simulators/timestepping/TimeStepControlInterface.hpp>
 #include <opm/simulators/timestepping/TimeStepControl.hpp>
+#include <opm/simulators/timestepping/TimeStepControlInterface.hpp>
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cassert>
@@ -254,9 +254,13 @@ struct MinTimeStepBasedOnNewtonIterations<TypeTag, TTag::FlowTimeSteppingParamet
 
 namespace Opm {
 
+class StepReport;
+
 namespace detail {
 
-    void logTimer(const AdaptiveSimulatorTimer& substepTimer);
+void logTimer(const AdaptiveSimulatorTimer& substepTimer);
+
+std::set<std::string> consistentlyFailingWells(const std::vector<StepReport>& sr);
 
 }
 
@@ -613,7 +617,7 @@ namespace detail {
                     } else {
                         // We are below the threshold, and will check if there are any
                         // wells we should close rather than chopping again.
-                        std::set<std::string> failing_wells = consistentlyFailingWells(solver.model().stepReports());
+                        std::set<std::string> failing_wells = detail::consistentlyFailingWells(solver.model().stepReports());
                         if (failing_wells.empty()) {
                             // Found no wells to close, chop the timestep as above.
                             chopTimestep();
@@ -876,58 +880,6 @@ namespace detail {
             assert(growthFactor_ >= 1.0);
         }
 
-        template <class ProblemType>
-        std::set<std::string> consistentlyFailingWells(const std::vector<ProblemType>& sr)
-        {
-            // If there are wells that cause repeated failures, we
-            // close them, and restart the un-chopped timestep.
-            std::ostringstream msg;
-            msg << "    Excessive chopping detected in report step "
-                << sr.back().report_step << ", substep " << sr.back().current_step << "\n";
-
-            std::set<std::string> failing_wells;
-
-            // return empty set if no report exists
-            // well failures in assembly is not yet registred
-            if(sr.back().report.empty())
-                return failing_wells;
-
-            const auto& wfs = sr.back().report.back().wellFailures();
-            for (const auto& wf : wfs) {
-                msg << "        Well that failed: " << wf.wellName() << "\n";
-            }
-            msg.flush();
-            OpmLog::debug(msg.str());
-
-            // Check the last few step reports.
-            const int num_steps = 3;
-            const int rep_step = sr.back().report_step;
-            const int sub_step = sr.back().current_step;
-            const int sr_size = sr.size();
-            if (sr_size >= num_steps) {
-                for (const auto& wf : wfs) {
-                    failing_wells.insert(wf.wellName());
-                }
-                for (int s = 1; s < num_steps; ++s) {
-                    const auto& srep = sr[sr_size - 1 - s];
-                    // Report must be from same report step and substep, otherwise we have
-                    // not chopped/retried enough times on this step.
-                    if (srep.report_step != rep_step || srep.current_step != sub_step) {
-                        break;
-                    }
-                    // Get the failing wells for this step, that also failed all other steps.
-                    std::set<std::string> failing_wells_step;
-                    for (const auto& wf : srep.report.back().wellFailures()) {
-                        if (failing_wells.count(wf.wellName()) > 0) {
-                            failing_wells_step.insert(wf.wellName());
-                        }
-                    }
-                    failing_wells.swap(failing_wells_step);
-                }
-            }
-            return failing_wells;
-        }
-
         using TimeStepController = std::unique_ptr<TimeStepControlInterface>;
 
         TimeStepControlType timeStepControlType_; //!< type of time step control object