diff --git a/common/misc.hh b/common/misc.hh
index 231fe55d03359d0e84acfb5959943fb4cc559624..b924c80dd7a2bda5737755476e777be08f1dc15e 100644
--- a/common/misc.hh
+++ b/common/misc.hh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <math.h>
 
+
+
 //! Check condition at compilation time
 template <bool flag> class CompileTimeChecker;
 
@@ -27,19 +29,6 @@ namespace Dune {
     return t;
   }
 
-  template<class T>
-  T MAX (T t1, T t2)
-  {
-    if (t1<t2) return t2;
-    return t1;
-  }
-
-  template<class T>
-  T MIN (T t1, T t2)
-  {
-    if (t1<t2) return t1;
-    return t2;
-  }
 
   template <class T>
   T* realloc(T* & pointer, int size) {