diff --git a/dune/xt/common/fmatrix.hh b/dune/xt/common/fmatrix.hh
index 0bb37941e778fb6c921ec4eff522e9c6c05b2207..be1a4281cc52e4326f9a1e3a5b33e684ce44590b 100644
--- a/dune/xt/common/fmatrix.hh
+++ b/dune/xt/common/fmatrix.hh
@@ -129,13 +129,6 @@ public:
     return ret;
   }
 
-  ThisType operator*(const K& scal) const
-  {
-    ThisType ret(*this);
-    ret *= scal;
-    return ret;
-  }
-
   template <class Func>
   void luDecomposition(ThisType& A, Func func) const;