diff --git a/ebos/eclmpiserializer.hh b/ebos/eclmpiserializer.hh
index b627970a3..7e4c358da 100644
--- a/ebos/eclmpiserializer.hh
+++ b/ebos/eclmpiserializer.hh
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ public:
             pair(data);
         } else if constexpr (is_variant<T>::value) {
             variant(data);
+        } else if constexpr (is_tuple<T>::value) {
+            tuple(data);
         } else if constexpr (is_optional<T>::value) {
             optional(data);
         } else if constexpr (is_vector<T>::value) {
@@ -177,6 +179,8 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
+    //! \brief Handler for arrays.
+    //! \param data The array to (de-)serialize
     template <class Array>
     void array(Array& data)
     {
@@ -260,7 +264,26 @@ public:
                 const_cast<std::optional<T>&>(data) = res;
             }
         }
+    }
 
+    //! \brief Handler for std::tuple.
+    //! \param data The tuple to (de-)serialize
+    template<class... Args>
+    void tuple(const std::tuple<Args...>& data)
+    {
+        if (m_op == Operation::PACKSIZE) {
+            m_op = Operation::PACKSIZE;
+            m_packSize = 0;
+            tuple_call(data);
+        } else if (m_op == Operation::PACK) {
+            m_position = 0;
+            m_buffer.resize(m_packSize);
+            tuple_call(data);
+        } else if (m_op == Operation::UNPACK) {
+            m_position = 0;
+            m_op = Operation::UNPACK;
+            tuple_call(data);
+        }
     }
 
     //! \brief Handler for maps.
@@ -321,6 +344,9 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
+    //! \brief Handler for sets.
+    //! \tparam Set set type
+    //! \param data The set to (de-)serialize
     template<class Set>
     void set(Set& data)
     {
@@ -498,6 +524,20 @@ protected:
           variadic_call(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
     }
 
+    template<std::size_t I = 0, typename Tuple>
+    typename std::enable_if<I == std::tuple_size<Tuple>::value, void>::type
+    tuple_call(const Tuple&)
+    {
+    }
+
+    template<std::size_t I = 0, typename Tuple>
+    typename std::enable_if<I != std::tuple_size<Tuple>::value, void>::type
+    tuple_call(const Tuple& tuple)
+    {
+        (*this)(std::get<I>(tuple));
+        tuple_call<I+1>(tuple);
+    }
+
     //! \brief Enumeration of operations.
     enum class Operation {
         PACKSIZE, //!< Calculating serialization buffer size
@@ -538,6 +578,17 @@ protected:
         constexpr static bool value = true;
     };
 
+    //! \brief Predicate for detecting tuples.
+    template<class T>
+    struct is_tuple {
+        constexpr static bool value = false;
+    };
+
+    template<class... Ts>
+    struct is_tuple<std::tuple<Ts...>> {
+        constexpr static bool value = true;
+    };
+
     //! \brief Predicate for smart pointers.
     template<class T>
     struct is_ptr {
diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/MPIPacker.cpp b/opm/simulators/utils/MPIPacker.cpp
index bb18ae01a..bd035da96 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/MPIPacker.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/MPIPacker.cpp
@@ -61,26 +61,6 @@ std::size_t packSize(const T* data, std::size_t l, Opm::Parallel::MPIComm comm)
     return packSize(data, l, comm, typename std::is_pod<T>::type());
 }
 
-template<std::size_t I = 0, typename Tuple>
-typename std::enable_if<I == std::tuple_size<Tuple>::value, std::size_t>::type
-pack_size_tuple_entry(const Tuple&, Opm::Parallel::MPIComm)
-{
-    return 0;
-}
-
-template<std::size_t I = 0, typename Tuple>
-typename std::enable_if<I != std::tuple_size<Tuple>::value, std::size_t>::type
-pack_size_tuple_entry(const Tuple& tuple, Opm::Parallel::MPIComm comm)
-{
-    return packSize(std::get<I>(tuple), comm) + pack_size_tuple_entry<I+1>(tuple, comm);
-}
-
-template<class... Ts>
-std::size_t packSize(const std::tuple<Ts...>& data, Opm::Parallel::MPIComm comm)
-{
-    return pack_size_tuple_entry(data, comm);
-}
-
 std::size_t packSize(const char* str, Opm::Parallel::MPIComm comm)
 {
 #if HAVE_MPI
@@ -175,29 +155,6 @@ void pack(const T* data, std::size_t l, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position
     pack(data, l, buffer, position, comm, typename std::is_pod<T>::type());
 }
 
-template<std::size_t I = 0, typename Tuple>
-typename std::enable_if<I == std::tuple_size<Tuple>::value, void>::type
-pack_tuple_entry(const Tuple&, std::vector<char>&, int&,
-                      Opm::Parallel::MPIComm)
-{
-}
-
-template<std::size_t I = 0, typename Tuple>
-typename std::enable_if<I != std::tuple_size<Tuple>::value, void>::type
-pack_tuple_entry(const Tuple& tuple, std::vector<char>& buffer,
-                 int& position, Opm::Parallel::MPIComm comm)
-{
-    pack(std::get<I>(tuple), buffer, position, comm);
-    pack_tuple_entry<I+1>(tuple, buffer, position, comm);
-}
-
-template<class... Ts>
-void pack(const std::tuple<Ts...>& data, std::vector<char>& buffer,
-          int& position, Opm::Parallel::MPIComm comm)
-{
-    pack_tuple_entry(data, buffer, position, comm);
-}
-
 void pack(const char* str, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
           Opm::Parallel::MPIComm comm)
 {
@@ -268,29 +225,6 @@ void unpack(T* data, const std::size_t& l, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& posit
     unpack(data, l, buffer, position, comm, typename std::is_pod<T>::type());
 }
 
-template<std::size_t I = 0, typename Tuple>
-typename std::enable_if<I == std::tuple_size<Tuple>::value, void>::type
-unpack_tuple_entry(Tuple&, std::vector<char>&, int&,
-                   Opm::Parallel::MPIComm)
-{
-}
-
-template<std::size_t I = 0, typename Tuple>
-typename std::enable_if<I != std::tuple_size<Tuple>::value, void>::type
-unpack_tuple_entry(Tuple& tuple, std::vector<char>& buffer,
-                   int& position, Opm::Parallel::MPIComm comm)
-{
-    unpack(std::get<I>(tuple), buffer, position, comm);
-    unpack_tuple_entry<I+1>(tuple, buffer, position, comm);
-}
-
-template<class... Ts>
-void unpack(std::tuple<Ts...>& data, std::vector<char>& buffer,
-            int& position, Opm::Parallel::MPIComm comm)
-{
-    unpack_tuple_entry(data, buffer, position, comm);
-}
-
 void unpack(char* str, std::size_t length, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
             Opm::Parallel::MPIComm comm)
 {
diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/MPIPacker.hpp b/opm/simulators/utils/MPIPacker.hpp
index 2eadee486..e497e1918 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/MPIPacker.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/MPIPacker.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <bitset>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <string>
-#include <tuple>
 #include <typeinfo>
 
 namespace Opm
@@ -74,9 +73,6 @@ std::size_t packSize(const T& data, Opm::Parallel::MPIComm comm)
     return packSize(data, comm, typename std::is_pod<T>::type());
 }
 
-template<class... Ts>
-std::size_t packSize(const std::tuple<Ts...>& data, Opm::Parallel::MPIComm comm);
-
 std::size_t packSize(const char* str, Opm::Parallel::MPIComm comm);
 
 template<std::size_t Size>
@@ -125,10 +121,6 @@ void pack(const T& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
     pack(data, buffer, position, comm, typename std::is_pod<T>::type());
 }
 
-template<class... Ts>
-void pack(const std::tuple<Ts...>& data, std::vector<char>& buffer,
-          int& position, Opm::Parallel::MPIComm comm);
-
 void pack(const char* str, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
           Opm::Parallel::MPIComm comm);
 
@@ -180,10 +172,6 @@ void unpack(T& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
     unpack(data, buffer, position, comm, typename std::is_pod<T>::type());
 }
 
-template<class... Ts>
-void unpack(std::tuple<Ts...>& data, std::vector<char>& buffer,
-            int& position, Opm::Parallel::MPIComm comm);
-
 void unpack(char* str, std::size_t length, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
             Opm::Parallel::MPIComm comm);