diff --git a/Compiler/SimCode/SimCode.mo b/Compiler/SimCode/SimCode.mo
index a965136843a..5ea9ed6c7a9 100644
--- a/Compiler/SimCode/SimCode.mo
+++ b/Compiler/SimCode/SimCode.mo
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ uniontype ModelInfo "Container for metadata about a Modelica model."
     list<Function> functions;
     list<String> labels;
     //Files files "all the files from SourceInfo and DAE.ELementSource";
-    Integer maxDer "the highest derivative in the model";
     Integer nClocks;
     Integer nSubClocks;
     Boolean hasLargeLinearEquationSystems; // True if model has large linear eq. systems that are crucial for performance.
diff --git a/Compiler/SimCode/SimCodeUtil.mo b/Compiler/SimCode/SimCodeUtil.mo
index 503ffa84803..d18cb097219 100644
--- a/Compiler/SimCode/SimCodeUtil.mo
+++ b/Compiler/SimCode/SimCodeUtil.mo
@@ -5759,7 +5759,6 @@ protected
   SimCodeVar.SimVars vars;
   Integer nx, ny, ndy, np, na, next, numOutVars, numInVars, ny_int, np_int, na_int, ny_bool, np_bool, dim_1, dim_2, numOptimizeConstraints, numOptimizeFinalConstraints;
   Integer na_bool, ny_string, np_string, na_string;
-  Integer maxDer;
   list<SimCodeVar.SimVar> states1, states_lst, states_lst2, der_states_lst;
   list<SimCodeVar.SimVar> states_2, derivatives_2;
   Boolean hasLargeEqSystems;
@@ -5795,12 +5794,11 @@ algorithm
                              ny_int, np_int, na_int, ny_bool, np_bool, na_bool, ny_string, np_string, na_string,
                              numStateSets, numOptimizeConstraints, numOptimizeFinalConstraints);
     if debug then execStat("simCode: createVarInfo"); end if;
-    maxDer := getHighestDerivation(dlow);
     if debug then execStat("simCode: getHighestDerivation"); end if;
     hasLargeEqSystems := hasLargeEquationSystems(dlow, inInitDAE);
     if debug then execStat("simCode: hasLargeEquationSystems"); end if;
     modelInfo := SimCode.MODELINFO(class_, dlow.shared.info.description, directory, varInfo, vars, functions,
-                                   labels, maxDer, arrayLength(dlow.shared.partitionsInfo.basePartitions),
+                                   labels, arrayLength(dlow.shared.partitionsInfo.basePartitions),
                                    arrayLength(dlow.shared.partitionsInfo.subPartitions), hasLargeEqSystems);
   else
     Error.addInternalError("createModelInfo failed", sourceInfo());
@@ -9395,12 +9393,12 @@ protected
   SimCodeVar.SimVars vars;
   list<SimCode.Function> functions;
   list<String> labels;
-  Integer maxDer, nClocks, nSubClocks;
+  Integer nClocks, nSubClocks;
   Boolean hasLargeLinearEquationSystems;
 algorithm
   if not Config.acceptMetaModelicaGrammar() then
     modelInfo := outSimCode.modelInfo;
-    SimCode.MODELINFO(name, description, directory, varInfo, vars, functions, labels, maxDer, nClocks, nSubClocks, hasLargeLinearEquationSystems) := modelInfo;
+    SimCode.MODELINFO(name, description, directory, varInfo, vars, functions, labels, nClocks, nSubClocks, hasLargeLinearEquationSystems) := modelInfo;
     files := getFilesFromSimVars(vars, files);
     files := getFilesFromFunctions(functions, files);
     files := getFilesFromSimEqSystems( outSimCode.allEquations :: outSimCode.startValueEquations :: outSimCode.nominalValueEquations
@@ -9411,7 +9409,7 @@ algorithm
     files := getFilesFromExtObjInfo(outSimCode.extObjInfo, files);
     files := getFilesFromJacobianMatrixes(outSimCode.jacobianMatrixes, files);
     files := List.sort(files, greaterFileInfo);
-    modelInfo := SimCode.MODELINFO(name, description, directory, varInfo, vars, functions, labels, maxDer, nClocks, nSubClocks, hasLargeLinearEquationSystems);
+    modelInfo := SimCode.MODELINFO(name, description, directory, varInfo, vars, functions, labels, nClocks, nSubClocks, hasLargeLinearEquationSystems);
     outSimCode.modelInfo := modelInfo;
   end if;
 end collectAllFiles;
diff --git a/Compiler/Template/SimCodeTV.mo b/Compiler/Template/SimCodeTV.mo
index 67b6cec20c6..ddf02aa504c 100644
--- a/Compiler/Template/SimCodeTV.mo
+++ b/Compiler/Template/SimCodeTV.mo
@@ -570,7 +570,6 @@ package SimCode
       SimCodeVar.SimVars vars;
       list<Function> functions;
       list<String> labels;
-      Integer maxDer;
       Integer nClocks;
       Integer nSubClocks;
     end MODELINFO;