diff --git a/dune/gfe/symmetricmatrix.hh b/dune/gfe/symmetricmatrix.hh
index 8eae7135f5fe1b4813d61f3dfa6ecef8cc12f696..a7b480217ef2f9d6bcbf3c68f1705d2440ab0400 100644
--- a/dune/gfe/symmetricmatrix.hh
+++ b/dune/gfe/symmetricmatrix.hh
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ public:
    */
   typedef T field_type;
 
-  enum {blocklevel = 0};
-
     /** \brief Default constructor, creates uninitialized matrix
      */
     SymmetricMatrix()