diff --git a/opm/simulators/aquifers/AquiferCarterTracy.hpp b/opm/simulators/aquifers/AquiferCarterTracy.hpp
index 264fcd7c8..4d41ff61b 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/aquifers/AquiferCarterTracy.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/aquifers/AquiferCarterTracy.hpp
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ protected:
         const auto& ugrid = this->ebos_simulator_.vanguard().grid();
         const auto& grid = eclState.getInputGrid();
 
-        auto globalCellIdx = ugrid.globalCell();
-
         // We hack the cell depth values for now. We can actually get it from elementcontext pos
         this->cell_depth_.resize(this->size(), this->aquiferDepth());
         this->alphai_.resize(this->size(), 1.0);
diff --git a/opm/simulators/aquifers/AquiferFetkovich.hpp b/opm/simulators/aquifers/AquiferFetkovich.hpp
index 469ac04e1..efd5ff4f7 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/aquifers/AquiferFetkovich.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/aquifers/AquiferFetkovich.hpp
@@ -98,9 +98,6 @@ protected:
         const auto& ugrid = this->ebos_simulator_.vanguard().grid();
         const auto& grid = eclState.getInputGrid();
 
-        auto globalCellIdx = ugrid.globalCell();
-
-
         // We hack the cell depth values for now. We can actually get it from elementcontext pos
         this->cell_depth_.resize(this->size(), this->aquiferDepth());
         this->alphai_.resize(this->size(), 1.0);