diff --git a/flowexperimental/BlackOilIntensiveQuantitiesGlobalIndex.hpp b/flowexperimental/BlackOilIntensiveQuantitiesGlobalIndex.hpp
index 603820b8b9..f8419fe269 100644
--- a/flowexperimental/BlackOilIntensiveQuantitiesGlobalIndex.hpp
+++ b/flowexperimental/BlackOilIntensiveQuantitiesGlobalIndex.hpp
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ public:
             if (!FluidSystem::phaseIsActive(phaseIdx)) {
                 continue;
             }
-            computeInverseFormationVolumeFactorAndViscosity(fluidState_, phaseIdx, pvtRegionIdx, SoMax);
+            computeInverseFormationVolumeFactorAndViscosity(fluidState_, phaseIdx, pvtRegionIdx);
         }
         Valgrind::CheckDefined(mobility_);
 
@@ -443,8 +443,7 @@ public:
 
     void computeInverseFormationVolumeFactorAndViscosity(FluidState& fluidState,
                                                          unsigned phaseIdx,
-                                                         unsigned pvtRegionIdx,
-                                                         const Evaluation& SoMax){
+                                                         unsigned pvtRegionIdx) {
         OPM_TIMEBLOCK_LOCAL(UpdateInverseFormationFactorAndViscosity);
         {
             OPM_TIMEBLOCK_LOCAL(UpdateFormationFactor);
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/StandardWell.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/StandardWell.hpp
index 529feee18e..0bd5df8db7 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/StandardWell.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/StandardWell.hpp
@@ -450,8 +450,7 @@ namespace Opm
                                 DeferredLogger& deferred_logger) const;
 
     private:
-        Eval connectionRateEnergy(const Scalar maxOilSaturation,
-                                  const std::vector<EvalWell>& cq_s,
+        Eval connectionRateEnergy(const std::vector<EvalWell>& cq_s,
                                   const IntensiveQuantities& intQuants,
                                   DeferredLogger& deferred_logger) const;
     };
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/StandardWell_impl.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/StandardWell_impl.hpp
index 24ddd9032b..33908c299b 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/StandardWell_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/StandardWell_impl.hpp
@@ -542,8 +542,7 @@ namespace Opm
 
         if constexpr (has_energy) {
             connectionRates[perf][Indices::contiEnergyEqIdx] =
-                connectionRateEnergy(simulator.problem().maxOilSaturation(cell_idx),
-                                     cq_s, intQuants, deferred_logger);
+                connectionRateEnergy(cq_s, intQuants, deferred_logger);
         }
 
         if constexpr (has_polymer) {
@@ -2545,8 +2544,7 @@ namespace Opm
     template <typename TypeTag>
     typename StandardWell<TypeTag>::Eval
     StandardWell<TypeTag>::
-    connectionRateEnergy(const Scalar maxOilSaturation,
-                         const std::vector<EvalWell>& cq_s,
+    connectionRateEnergy(const std::vector<EvalWell>& cq_s,
                          const IntensiveQuantities& intQuants,
                          DeferredLogger& deferred_logger) const
     {