diff --git a/tutorials/tutorial1.cpp b/tutorials/tutorial1.cpp
index e4a572435..43216d172 100644
--- a/tutorials/tutorial1.cpp
+++ b/tutorials/tutorial1.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@
 #include <opm/core/grid.h>
 #include <opm/core/grid/GridManager.hpp>
 // 17.03.2016 Temporarily removed while moving functionality to opm-output
-//#include <opm/core/io/vtk/writeVtkData.hpp>
+#ifdef DISABLE_OUTPUT
+#include <opm/core/io/vtk/writeVtkData.hpp>
+#endif
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <vector>
@@ -96,7 +98,9 @@ try
     /// \snippet tutorial1.cpp data map
     /// \internal [data map]
 // 17.03.2016 Temporarily removed while moving functionality to opm-output
-//    Opm::DataMap dm;
+#ifdef DISABLE_OUTPUT
+    Opm::DataMap dm;
+#endif
     /// \internal [data map]
     /// \endinternal
     /// \page tutorial1
@@ -104,7 +108,9 @@ try
     /// \snippet tutorial1.cpp write vtk
     /// \internal [write vtk]
 // 17.03.2016 Temporarily removed while moving functionality to opm-output
-//    Opm::writeVtkData(*grid.c_grid(), dm, vtkfile);
+#ifdef DISABLE_OUTPUT
+    Opm::writeVtkData(*grid.c_grid(), dm, vtkfile);
+#endif
     /// \internal [write vtk]
     /// \endinternal
 }
diff --git a/tutorials/tutorial2.cpp b/tutorials/tutorial2.cpp
index 445e76a63..6ab818135 100644
--- a/tutorials/tutorial2.cpp
+++ b/tutorials/tutorial2.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@
 #include <opm/core/grid.h>
 #include <opm/core/grid/GridManager.hpp>
 // 17.03.2016 Temporarily removed while moving functionality to opm-output
-//#include <opm/core/io/vtk/writeVtkData.hpp>
+#ifdef DISABLE_OUTPUT
+#include <opm/core/io/vtk/writeVtkData.hpp>
+#endif
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <vector>
@@ -188,13 +190,15 @@ try
     /// \snippet tutorial2.cpp write output
     /// \internal [write output]
 // 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);
+#ifdef DISABLE_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);
+#endif
     /// \internal [write output]
     /// \endinternal
 }
diff --git a/tutorials/tutorial3.cpp b/tutorials/tutorial3.cpp
index 398dbc44d..5bdb19583 100644
--- a/tutorials/tutorial3.cpp
+++ b/tutorials/tutorial3.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
 #include <opm/core/grid.h>
 #include <opm/core/grid/GridManager.hpp>
 // 17.03.2016 Temporarily removed while moving functionality to opm-output
-//#include <opm/core/io/vtk/writeVtkData.hpp>
+#ifdef DISABLE_OUTPUT
+#include <opm/core/io/vtk/writeVtkData.hpp>
+#endif
 #include <opm/core/linalg/LinearSolverUmfpack.hpp>
 #include <opm/core/pressure/IncompTpfa.hpp>
 #include <opm/core/pressure/FlowBCManager.hpp>
@@ -315,11 +317,13 @@ try
         vtkfilename.str("");
         vtkfilename << "tutorial3-" << std::setw(3) << std::setfill('0') << i << ".vtu";
 // 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);
+#ifdef DISABLE_OUTPUT
+        std::ofstream vtkfile(vtkfilename.str().c_str());
+        Opm::DataMap dm;
+        dm["saturation"] = &state.saturation();
+        dm["pressure"] = &state.pressure();
+        Opm::writeVtkData(grid, dm, vtkfile);
+#endif
     }
 }
 catch (const std::exception &e) {
diff --git a/tutorials/tutorial4.cpp b/tutorials/tutorial4.cpp
index eee0de499..d1212a028 100644
--- a/tutorials/tutorial4.cpp
+++ b/tutorials/tutorial4.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
 #include <opm/core/grid.h>
 #include <opm/core/grid/GridManager.hpp>
 // 17.03.2016 Temporarily removed while moving functionality to opm-output
-//#include <opm/core/io/vtk/writeVtkData.hpp>
+#ifdef DISABLE_OUTPUT
+#include <opm/core/io/vtk/writeVtkData.hpp>
+#endif
 #include <opm/core/linalg/LinearSolverUmfpack.hpp>
 #include <opm/core/pressure/IncompTpfa.hpp>
 #include <opm/core/pressure/FlowBCManager.hpp>
@@ -436,10 +438,12 @@ try
         vtkfilename << "tutorial4-" << std::setw(3) << std::setfill('0') << i << ".vtu";
         std::ofstream vtkfile(vtkfilename.str().c_str());
 // 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);
+#ifdef DISABLE_OUTPUT
+        Opm::DataMap dm;
+        dm["saturation"] = &state.saturation();
+        dm["pressure"] = &state.pressure();
+        Opm::writeVtkData(grid, dm, vtkfile);
+#endif
     }
 
     destroy_wells(wells);