diff --git a/common/exceptions.hh b/common/exceptions.hh
index 9db00b3bb934405d23578174845d556f33144116..7a90857261d4922460ed557fdb6e093e5bff7693 100644
--- a/common/exceptions.hh
+++ b/common/exceptions.hh
@@ -146,8 +146,6 @@ namespace Dune {
    */
   class MathError : public Exception {};
 
-  class ISTLError : public Exception {};
-
 } // end namespace
 
 #endif