diff --git a/tutorials/tutorial1.cpp b/tutorials/tutorial1.cpp
index 428e365ce..e4a572435 100644
--- a/tutorials/tutorial1.cpp
+++ b/tutorials/tutorial1.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
 
 #include <opm/core/grid.h>
 #include <opm/core/grid/GridManager.hpp>
-#include <opm/core/io/vtk/writeVtkData.hpp>
+// 17.03.2016 Temporarily removed while moving functionality to opm-output
+//#include <opm/core/io/vtk/writeVtkData.hpp>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <vector>
@@ -94,14 +95,16 @@ try
     /// Opm::writeVtkData() together with the grid
     /// \snippet tutorial1.cpp data map
     /// \internal [data map]
-    Opm::DataMap dm;
+// 17.03.2016 Temporarily removed while moving functionality to opm-output
+//    Opm::DataMap dm;
     /// \internal [data map]
     /// \endinternal
     /// \page tutorial1
     /// Call Opm::writeVtkData() to write the output file.
     /// \snippet tutorial1.cpp write vtk
     /// \internal [write vtk]
-    Opm::writeVtkData(*grid.c_grid(), dm, vtkfile);
+// 17.03.2016 Temporarily removed while moving functionality to opm-output
+//    Opm::writeVtkData(*grid.c_grid(), dm, vtkfile);
     /// \internal [write vtk]
     /// \endinternal
 }
diff --git a/tutorials/tutorial2.cpp b/tutorials/tutorial2.cpp
index d8e1e8c4e..445e76a63 100644
--- a/tutorials/tutorial2.cpp
+++ b/tutorials/tutorial2.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 
 #include <opm/core/grid.h>
 #include <opm/core/grid/GridManager.hpp>
-#include <opm/core/io/vtk/writeVtkData.hpp>
+// 17.03.2016 Temporarily removed while moving functionality to opm-output
+//#include <opm/core/io/vtk/writeVtkData.hpp>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <vector>
@@ -186,13 +187,14 @@ try
     /// (pressure) or a vector per cell (cell_velocity).
     /// \snippet tutorial2.cpp write output
     /// \internal [write output]
-    std::ofstream vtkfile("tutorial2.vtu");
-    Opm::DataMap dm;
-    dm["pressure"] = &state.pressure();
-    std::vector<double> cell_velocity;
-    Opm::estimateCellVelocity(*grid.c_grid(), state.faceflux(), cell_velocity);
-    dm["velocity"] = &cell_velocity;
-    Opm::writeVtkData(*grid.c_grid(), dm, vtkfile);
+// 17.03.2016 Temporarily removed while moving functionality to opm-output
+//    std::ofstream vtkfile("tutorial2.vtu");
+//    Opm::DataMap dm;
+//    dm["pressure"] = &state.pressure();
+//    std::vector<double> cell_velocity;
+//    Opm::estimateCellVelocity(*grid.c_grid(), state.faceflux(), cell_velocity);
+//    dm["velocity"] = &cell_velocity;
+//    Opm::writeVtkData(*grid.c_grid(), dm, vtkfile);
     /// \internal [write output]
     /// \endinternal
 }
diff --git a/tutorials/tutorial3.cpp b/tutorials/tutorial3.cpp
index 976839a58..398dbc44d 100644
--- a/tutorials/tutorial3.cpp
+++ b/tutorials/tutorial3.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
 #include <cassert>
 #include <opm/core/grid.h>
 #include <opm/core/grid/GridManager.hpp>
-#include <opm/core/io/vtk/writeVtkData.hpp>
+// 17.03.2016 Temporarily removed while moving functionality to opm-output
+//#include <opm/core/io/vtk/writeVtkData.hpp>
 #include <opm/core/linalg/LinearSolverUmfpack.hpp>
 #include <opm/core/pressure/IncompTpfa.hpp>
 #include <opm/core/pressure/FlowBCManager.hpp>
@@ -313,11 +314,12 @@ try
 	/// \internal [write output]
         vtkfilename.str("");
         vtkfilename << "tutorial3-" << std::setw(3) << std::setfill('0') << i << ".vtu";
-        std::ofstream vtkfile(vtkfilename.str().c_str());
-        Opm::DataMap dm;
-        dm["saturation"] = &state.saturation();
-        dm["pressure"] = &state.pressure();
-        Opm::writeVtkData(grid, dm, vtkfile);
+// 17.03.2016 Temporarily removed while moving functionality to opm-output
+//        std::ofstream vtkfile(vtkfilename.str().c_str());
+//        Opm::DataMap dm;
+//        dm["saturation"] = &state.saturation();
+//        dm["pressure"] = &state.pressure();
+//        Opm::writeVtkData(grid, dm, vtkfile);
     }
 }
 catch (const std::exception &e) {
diff --git a/tutorials/tutorial4.cpp b/tutorials/tutorial4.cpp
index f67c55fa2..eee0de499 100644
--- a/tutorials/tutorial4.cpp
+++ b/tutorials/tutorial4.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
 #include <cassert>
 #include <opm/core/grid.h>
 #include <opm/core/grid/GridManager.hpp>
-#include <opm/core/io/vtk/writeVtkData.hpp>
+// 17.03.2016 Temporarily removed while moving functionality to opm-output
+//#include <opm/core/io/vtk/writeVtkData.hpp>
 #include <opm/core/linalg/LinearSolverUmfpack.hpp>
 #include <opm/core/pressure/IncompTpfa.hpp>
 #include <opm/core/pressure/FlowBCManager.hpp>
@@ -434,10 +435,11 @@ try
         vtkfilename.str("");
         vtkfilename << "tutorial4-" << std::setw(3) << std::setfill('0') << i << ".vtu";
         std::ofstream vtkfile(vtkfilename.str().c_str());
-        Opm::DataMap dm;
-        dm["saturation"] = &state.saturation();
-        dm["pressure"] = &state.pressure();
-        Opm::writeVtkData(grid, dm, vtkfile);
+// 17.03.2016 Temporarily removed while moving functionality to opm-output
+//        Opm::DataMap dm;
+//        dm["saturation"] = &state.saturation();
+//        dm["pressure"] = &state.pressure();
+//        Opm::writeVtkData(grid, dm, vtkfile);
     }
 
     destroy_wells(wells);