diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel.hpp
index d9ccc535a..22d341b6c 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel.hpp
@@ -329,8 +329,6 @@ namespace Opm {
 
             void addWellPressureEquations(PressureMatrix& jacobian, const BVector& weights,const bool use_well_weights) const;
 
-            std::vector<std::vector<int>> getMaxWellConnections() const;
-
             void addWellPressureEquationsStruct(PressureMatrix& jacobian) const;
 
             void initGliftEclWellMap(GLiftEclWells &ecl_well_map);
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.cpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.cpp
index e0cc62c35..48615946c 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.cpp
@@ -1369,4 +1369,28 @@ assignWellTracerRates(data::Wells& wsrpt,
     }
 }
 
+ std::vector<std::vector<int>>
+BlackoilWellModelGeneric::
+getMaxWellConnections() const
+{
+    std::vector<std::vector<int>> wells;
+
+    auto schedule_wells = schedule().getWellsatEnd();
+    schedule_wells.erase(std::remove_if(schedule_wells.begin(), schedule_wells.end(), not_on_process_), schedule_wells.end());
+    wells.reserve(schedule_wells.size());
+
+    // initialize the additional cell connections introduced by wells.
+    for ( const auto& well : schedule_wells )
+    {
+        std::vector<int> compressed_well_perforations = this->getCellsForConnections(well);
+
+        // also include wells with no perforations in case
+        std::sort(compressed_well_perforations.begin(),
+                  compressed_well_perforations.end());
+
+        wells.push_back(compressed_well_perforations);
+    }
+    return wells;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp
index ade3edff6..382c3a857 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ protected:
     virtual int compressedIndexForInterior(int cartesian_cell_idx) const = 0;
 
     std::vector<int> getCellsForConnections(const Well& well) const;
+    std::vector<std::vector<int>> getMaxWellConnections() const;
 
     std::vector<std::string> getWellsForTesting(const int timeStepIdx,
                                                 const double simulationTime);
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp
index 21540239d..943647bd8 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp
@@ -1472,31 +1472,6 @@ namespace Opm {
         return w.size();
     }
 
-    template<typename TypeTag>
-    std::vector<std::vector<int>>
-    BlackoilWellModel<TypeTag>::
-    getMaxWellConnections() const
-    {
-        std::vector<std::vector<int>> wells;
-
-        auto schedule_wells = schedule().getWellsatEnd();
-        schedule_wells.erase(std::remove_if(schedule_wells.begin(), schedule_wells.end(), not_on_process_), schedule_wells.end());
-        wells.reserve(schedule_wells.size());
-
-        // initialize the additional cell connections introduced by wells.
-        for ( const auto& well : schedule_wells )
-        {
-            std::vector<int> compressed_well_perforations = this->getCellsForConnections(well);
-
-            // also include wells with no perforations in case
-            std::sort(compressed_well_perforations.begin(),
-                      compressed_well_perforations.end());
-
-            wells.push_back(compressed_well_perforations);
-        }
-        return wells;
-    }
-
     template<typename TypeTag>
     void
     BlackoilWellModel<TypeTag>::