diff --git a/opm/porsol/common/setupGridAndProps.hpp b/opm/porsol/common/setupGridAndProps.hpp
index c79c3b5..ff6e13d 100644
--- a/opm/porsol/common/setupGridAndProps.hpp
+++ b/opm/porsol/common/setupGridAndProps.hpp
@@ -75,12 +75,7 @@ namespace Opm
         // Initialize grid and reservoir properties.
         // Parts copied from Dune::CpGrid::init().
         std::string fileformat = param.getDefault<std::string>("fileformat", "cartesian");
-        if (fileformat == "sintef_legacy") {
-            std::string grid_prefix = param.get<std::string>("grid_prefix");
-            grid.readSintefLegacyFormat(grid_prefix);
-            OPM_MESSAGE("Warning: We do not yet read legacy reservoir properties. Using defaults.");
-            res_prop.init(grid.size(0));
-        } else if (fileformat == "eclipse") {
+        if (fileformat == "eclipse") {
             std::string ecl_file = param.get<std::string>("filename");
 
             Opm::Parser parser;
diff --git a/opm/upscaling/initCPGrid.cpp b/opm/upscaling/initCPGrid.cpp
index 87c7269..9f1e92c 100644
--- a/opm/upscaling/initCPGrid.cpp
+++ b/opm/upscaling/initCPGrid.cpp
@@ -45,10 +45,7 @@
 
 void Opm::initCPGrid(Dune::CpGrid& grid, const Opm::ParameterGroup& param) {
     std::string fileformat = param.get<std::string>("fileformat");
-    if (fileformat == "sintef_legacy") {
-        std::string grid_prefix = param.get<std::string>("grid_prefix");
-        grid.readSintefLegacyFormat(grid_prefix);
-    } else if (fileformat == "eclipse") {
+    if (fileformat == "eclipse") {
         std::string filename = param.get<std::string>("filename");
         if (param.has("z_tolerance")) {
             std::cerr << "****** Warning: z_tolerance parameter is obsolete, use PINCH in deck input instead\n";