diff --git a/dune/gdt/local/dof-vector.hh b/dune/gdt/local/dof-vector.hh
index db519e293f0842de1b9d515e04c0192494572e53..bff5d0e64fa3acca9b41ff903db7f6a93c4db31f 100644
--- a/dune/gdt/local/dof-vector.hh
+++ b/dune/gdt/local/dof-vector.hh
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ private:
   VectorType& global_vector_;
   using BaseType::global_DoF_indices_;
   using BaseType::size_;
-  using BaseType::element_;
 }; // class LocalDofVector
 
 
diff --git a/dune/gdt/spaces/basis/finite-volume.hh b/dune/gdt/spaces/basis/finite-volume.hh
index 9a1e2a80ad8ac71e6014b9d7eec836541450c5d3..29b39ca3dba4b3c6a1a155eb7d98690ab857be04 100644
--- a/dune/gdt/spaces/basis/finite-volume.hh
+++ b/dune/gdt/spaces/basis/finite-volume.hh
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@ public:
     return std::make_unique<LocalizedFiniteVolumeGlobalBasis>();
   }
 
-  std::unique_ptr<LocalizedBasisType> localize(const ElementType& element) const override final
-  {
-    return std::make_unique<LocalizedFiniteVolumeGlobalBasis>(element);
-  }
-
 private:
   class LocalizedFiniteVolumeGlobalBasis : public XT::Functions::ElementFunctionSetInterface<E, r, 1, R>
   {