diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
index 53debe0ca..4dee0f096 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
@@ -380,13 +380,6 @@ std::size_t packSize(const DenT& data, Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
     return packSize(data.records(), comm);
 }
 
-std::size_t packSize(const AquiferConfig& data, Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
-{
-    return packSize(data.fetp(), comm) +
-           packSize(data.ct(), comm) +
-           packSize(data.connections(), comm);
-}
-
 std::size_t packSize(const Rock2dTable& data, Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
 {
    return packSize(data.pvmultValues(), comm) +
@@ -1575,13 +1568,6 @@ void pack(const DenT& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
     pack(data.records(), buffer, position, comm);
 }
 
-void pack(const AquiferConfig& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
-          Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm) {
-    pack(data.fetp(), buffer, position, comm);
-    pack(data.ct(), buffer, position, comm);
-    pack(data.connections(), buffer, position, comm);
-}
-
 void pack(const Rock2dTable& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
           Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
 {
@@ -2832,17 +2818,6 @@ void unpack(DenT& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position, Dune::MPIHelpe
     data = DenT( records );
 }
 
-void unpack(AquiferConfig& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position, Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm) {
-    Aquifetp fetp;
-    AquiferCT ct;
-    Aquancon conn;
-
-    unpack(fetp, buffer, position, comm);
-    unpack(ct, buffer, position, comm);
-    unpack(conn, buffer, position, comm);
-    data = AquiferConfig(fetp, ct, conn);
-}
-
 void unpack(Rock2dTable& 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 26c8e263c..a8e887369 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <opm/output/eclipse/RestartValue.hpp>
 #include <opm/output/eclipse/EclipseIO.hpp>
 #include <opm/output/eclipse/Summary.hpp>
-#include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/AquiferConfig.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/DynamicState.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/DynamicVector.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Group/GConSale.hpp>
@@ -463,7 +462,6 @@ ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(Action::ASTNode)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(Action::Condition)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(Action::Quantity)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(Aqudims)
-ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(AquiferConfig)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(BrineDensityTable)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(ColumnSchema)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(Connection)
diff --git a/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp b/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
index 982b2a183..e3e88ee91 100644
--- a/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
@@ -1795,7 +1795,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(AquferConfig)
     Opm::AquiferCT ct = getAquiferCT();
     Opm::Aquancon conn = getAquancon();
     Opm::AquiferConfig val1(fetp, ct, conn);
-    auto val2 = PackUnpack(val1);
+    auto val2 = PackUnpack2(val1);
     DO_CHECKS(AquiferConfig);
 #endif
 }