diff --git a/ebos/equil/initstateequil.cc b/ebos/equil/initstateequil.cc
index adc7bf058..3e23a3f24 100644
--- a/ebos/equil/initstateequil.cc
+++ b/ebos/equil/initstateequil.cc
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@
 #include <ebos/femcpgridcompat.hh>
 #endif
 
+#if HAVE_DUNE_ALUGRID
+#include <dune/alugrid/grid.hh>
+#include <dune/alugrid/3d/gridview.hh>
+#endif // HAVE_DUNE_ALUGRID
+
 namespace Opm {
 namespace EQUIL {
 
@@ -1920,7 +1925,35 @@ template InitialStateComputer<BlackOilFluidSystem<double>,
                          const GridView&,
                          const Dune::CartesianIndexMapper<Dune::CpGrid>&,
                          const double,
+                         const bool);                                    
+#if HAVE_DUNE_ALUGRID
+#if HAVE_MPI
+using ALUGridComm = Dune::ALUGridMPIComm;
+#else
+using ALUGridComm = Dune::ALUGridNoComm;
+#endif //HAVE_MPI
+using ALUGrid3CN = Dune::ALUGrid<3, 3, Dune::cube, Dune::nonconforming, ALUGridComm>;
+using ALUGridView = Dune::GridView<Dune::ALU3dLeafGridViewTraits<const ALUGrid3CN, Dune::PartitionIteratorType(4)>>;
+using ALUGridMapper = Dune::MultipleCodimMultipleGeomTypeMapper<ALUGridView>;
+template class InitialStateComputer<BlackOilFluidSystem<double>,
+                                    ALUGrid3CN,
+                                    ALUGridView,
+                                    ALUGridMapper,
+                                    Dune::CartesianIndexMapper<ALUGrid3CN>>;
+
+template InitialStateComputer<BlackOilFluidSystem<double>,
+                              ALUGrid3CN,
+                              ALUGridView,
+                              ALUGridMapper,
+                              Dune::CartesianIndexMapper<ALUGrid3CN>>::
+    InitialStateComputer(MatLaw&,
+                         const EclipseState&,
+                         const ALUGrid3CN&,
+                         const ALUGridView&,
+                         const Dune::CartesianIndexMapper<ALUGrid3CN>&,
+                         const double,
                          const bool);
+#endif //HAVE_DUNE_ALUGRID
 
 
 } // namespace DeckDependent
diff --git a/flow/flow_blackoil_alugrid.cpp b/flow/flow_blackoil_alugrid.cpp
index ded026168..db6885b17 100644
--- a/flow/flow_blackoil_alugrid.cpp
+++ b/flow/flow_blackoil_alugrid.cpp
@@ -19,26 +19,19 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include <opm/simulators/flow/Main.hpp>
 
-namespace Opm::Properties {
-    namespace TTag {
-        struct EclFlowProblemAlugrid {
-            using InheritsFrom = std::tuple<EclFlowProblem>;
-        };
-    }
-
-
-// by default use the dummy aquifer "model"
-template<class TypeTag>
-struct EclAquiferModel<TypeTag, TTag::EclFlowProblemAlugrid> {
-    using type = Opm::EclBaseAquiferModel<TypeTag>;
+namespace Opm {
+namespace Properties {
+namespace TTag {
+struct EclFlowProblemAlugrid {
+    using InheritsFrom = std::tuple<EclFlowProblem>;
 };
-// Enable aquifers by default in experimental mode
+}
 template<class TypeTag>
 struct EclEnableAquifers<TypeTag, TTag::EclFlowProblemAlugrid> {
     static constexpr bool value = false;
 };
 }
-
+}
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
     using TypeTag = Opm::Properties::TTag::EclFlowProblemAlugrid;