diff --git a/dune/geometry/axisalignedcubegeometry.hh b/dune/geometry/axisalignedcubegeometry.hh
index d5e74636b17e271151843896cf6bb135c71c41b7..b4d6ca09d28ccadd625af7f782b6ffc8c361bbad 100644
--- a/dune/geometry/axisalignedcubegeometry.hh
+++ b/dune/geometry/axisalignedcubegeometry.hh
@@ -131,15 +131,6 @@ namespace Dune {
       : lower_(lower)
     {}
 
-    /** \brief Assignment operator */
-    AxisAlignedCubeGeometry& operator=(const AxisAlignedCubeGeometry& other)
-    {
-      lower_                     = other.lower_;
-      upper_                     = other.upper_;
-      axes_                      = other.axes_;
-      return *this;
-    }
-
     /** \brief Type of the cube.  Here: a hypercube of the correct dimension */
     GeometryType type() const
     {