diff --git a/src/gridoperator.hh b/src/gridoperator.hh
index 380a02529c6a1c183950a35a3758ed38db4fc09b..25241ce1299c3c51459df575493126a36ba7b243 100644
--- a/src/gridoperator.hh
+++ b/src/gridoperator.hh
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ namespace PPS {
     //! The type of the jacobian.
     using Jacobian = Dune::PDELab::Backend::Matrix<MB,Domain,Range,JF>;
 
-    //! The sparsity pattern container for the jacobian matrix
-    typedef typename MB::template Pattern<Jacobian,GFSV,GFSU> Pattern;
-
     //! Constructor for non trivial constraints
     GridOperator(GridView gv, LocalFiniteElement lfe,
                  const GFSU & gfsu_, const CU & cu_, const GFSV & gfsv_, const CV & cv, LocalOperator & lop)