diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
index d88f92949..cd1a97609 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <opm/common/OpmLog/Location.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/EclipseConfig.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Runspec.hpp>
-#include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/InitConfig/InitConfig.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/IOConfig/IOConfig.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/IOConfig/RestartConfig.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Action/ActionAST.hpp>
@@ -539,17 +538,6 @@ std::size_t packSize(const TableContainer& data, Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicato
     return res;
 }
 
-std::size_t packSize(const InitConfig& data, Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
-{
-    return packSize(data.getEquil(), comm) +
-           packSize(data.getFoamConfig(), comm) +
-           packSize(data.filleps(), comm) +
-           packSize(data.hasGravity(), comm) +
-           packSize(data.restartRequested(), comm) +
-           packSize(data.getRestartStep(), comm) +
-           packSize(data.getRestartRootName(), comm);
-}
-
 std::size_t packSize(const TimeMap& data, Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
 {
     return packSize(data.timeList(), comm);
@@ -1963,18 +1951,6 @@ void pack(const TableContainer& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
     }
 }
 
-void pack(const InitConfig& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
-          Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
-{
-    pack(data.getEquil(), buffer, position, comm);
-    pack(data.getFoamConfig(), buffer, position, comm);
-    pack(data.filleps(), buffer, position, comm);
-    pack(data.hasGravity(), buffer, position, comm);
-    pack(data.restartRequested(), buffer, position, comm);
-    pack(data.getRestartStep(), buffer, position, comm);
-    pack(data.getRestartRootName(), buffer, position, comm);
-}
-
 void pack(const TimeMap& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
           Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
 {
@@ -3529,25 +3505,6 @@ void unpack(TableContainer& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
     }
 }
 
-void unpack(InitConfig& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
-            Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
-{
-    Equil equil;
-    FoamConfig foam;
-    bool filleps, hasGravity, restartRequested;
-    int restartStep;
-    std::string restartRootName;
-    unpack(equil, buffer, position, comm);
-    unpack(foam, buffer, position, comm);
-    unpack(filleps, buffer, position, comm);
-    unpack(hasGravity, buffer, position, comm);
-    unpack(restartRequested, buffer, position, comm);
-    unpack(restartStep, buffer, position, comm);
-    unpack(restartRootName, buffer, position, comm);
-    data = InitConfig(equil, foam, filleps, hasGravity,
-                      restartRequested, restartStep, restartRootName);
-}
-
 void unpack(TimeMap& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
             Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
 {
diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
index 1fffec738..b5977e912 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ class EclipseConfig;
 class Eqldims;
 class EndpointScaling;
 class Events;
-class InitConfig;
 class IOConfig;
 template<class T> class IOrderSet;
 class JFunc;
@@ -528,7 +527,6 @@ ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(GuideRateModel)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(Group)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(Group::GroupInjectionProperties)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(Group::GroupProductionProperties)
-ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(InitConfig)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(IOConfig)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(JFunc)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(Location)
diff --git a/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp b/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
index 10cc15002..e3921a54a 100644
--- a/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(InitConfig)
     Opm::InitConfig val1(Opm::Equil({getEquilRecord(), getEquilRecord()}),
                          getFoamConfig(),
                          true, true, true, 20, "test1");
-    auto val2 = PackUnpack(val1);
+    auto val2 = PackUnpack2(val1);
     DO_CHECKS(InitConfig)
 #endif
 }