diff --git a/dune/gfe/parallel/globalp2mapper.hh b/dune/gfe/parallel/globalp2mapper.hh
index 65aa0c9971642b66e97cf993ff39036738f36e6c..09a35b912d2632cb621a842adb6225538356947b 100644
--- a/dune/gfe/parallel/globalp2mapper.hh
+++ b/dune/gfe/parallel/globalp2mapper.hh
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ namespace Dune {
 
       // total number of degrees of freedom
       nGlobalEntity_ = globalVertexIndex.size(2) + globalEdgeIndex.size(1) + globalElementIndex.size(0);
-      nOwnedLocalEntity_ = globalVertexIndex.nOwnedLocalEntity() + globalEdgeIndex.nOwnedLocalEntity() + globalElementIndex.nOwnedLocalEntity();
 
       // Determine
       for (auto it = gridView.template begin<0>(); it != gridView.template end<0>(); ++it)
@@ -118,11 +117,6 @@ namespace Dune {
       return nGlobalEntity_;
     }
 
-    unsigned int nOwnedLocalEntity() const
-    {
-      return nOwnedLocalEntity_;
-    }
-
     P2BasisMapper<GridView> p2Mapper_;
 
     IndexMap localGlobalMap_;