diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b2ee905bf..f7b74f01f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -499,23 +499,25 @@ opm_add_test(flow_distribute_z
   ${FLOW_TGTS}
   $<TARGET_OBJECTS:moduleVersion>
   )
-if (NOT BUILD_FLOW_ALU_GRID)
-  set(FLOW_ALUGRID_ONLY_DEFAULT_ENABLE_IF "FALSE")
-else()
-  set(FLOW_ALUGRID_ONLY_DEFAULT_ENABLE_IF "TRUE")
-endif()
 
-# the production oriented general-purpose ECL simulator
-opm_add_test(flow_alugrid
-  ONLY_COMPILE
-  ALWAYS_ENABLE
-  DEFAULT_ENABLE_IF ${FLOW_ALUGRID_ONLY_DEFAULT_ENABLE_IF}
-  DEPENDS opmsimulators
-  LIBRARIES opmsimulators
-  SOURCES
-  flow/flow_blackoil_alugrid.cpp
-  $<TARGET_OBJECTS:moduleVersion>)
-target_compile_definitions(flow_alugrid PRIVATE USE_ALUGRID)
+if(dune-alugrid_FOUND)
+  if (NOT BUILD_FLOW_ALU_GRID)
+    set(FLOW_ALUGRID_ONLY_DEFAULT_ENABLE_IF "FALSE")
+  else()
+    set(FLOW_ALUGRID_ONLY_DEFAULT_ENABLE_IF "TRUE")
+  endif()
+
+  opm_add_test(flow_alugrid
+    ONLY_COMPILE
+    ALWAYS_ENABLE
+    DEFAULT_ENABLE_IF ${FLOW_ALUGRID_ONLY_DEFAULT_ENABLE_IF}
+    DEPENDS opmsimulators
+    LIBRARIES opmsimulators
+    SOURCES
+    flow/flow_blackoil_alugrid.cpp
+    $<TARGET_OBJECTS:moduleVersion>)
+  target_compile_definitions(flow_alugrid PRIVATE USE_ALUGRID)
+endif()
 
 if (BUILD_FLOW)
   install(TARGETS flow DESTINATION bin)
diff --git a/ebos/eclproblem.hh b/ebos/eclproblem.hh
index cabbfebf1..eecb8e850 100644
--- a/ebos/eclproblem.hh
+++ b/ebos/eclproblem.hh
@@ -30,17 +30,6 @@
 
 #if USE_ALUGRID
 #define DISABLE_ALUGRID_SFC_ORDERING 1
-#if !HAVE_DUNE_ALUGRID
-#warning "ALUGrid was indicated to be used for the ECL black oil simulator, but this "
-#warning "requires the presence of dune-alugrid >= 2.4. Falling back to Dune::CpGrid"
-#undef USE_ALUGRID
-#define USE_ALUGRID 0
-#endif
-#else
-#define USE_ALUGRID 0
-#endif
-
-#if USE_ALUGRID
 #include "eclalugridvanguard.hh"
 #elif USE_POLYHEDRALGRID
 #include "eclpolyhedralgridvanguard.hh"