diff --git a/src/pystencils_autodiff/walberla.py b/src/pystencils_autodiff/walberla.py
index 73fbe0bf5671a88cd532108580a5cfd10f1a5bd2..bfab75669beee2c1d404bd163e9103453aec5539 100644
--- a/src/pystencils_autodiff/walberla.py
+++ b/src/pystencils_autodiff/walberla.py
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ class BlockDataID(TypedSymbol):
     def walberla_field_type(self):
         return _make_field_type(self.field, self.on_gpu)
 
-    @property
-    def walberla_field_type(self):
-        return _make_field_type(self.field, self.on_gpu)
-
 
 class FieldType(JinjaCppFile):