diff --git a/dune/fufem/python/conversion.hh b/dune/fufem/python/conversion.hh
index d4648ef3f1b0e02d5e298a0ed568c63898a50677..0dd3af94e45c1df3a74b882a8b2565883ffbd780 100644
--- a/dune/fufem/python/conversion.hh
+++ b/dune/fufem/python/conversion.hh
@@ -321,8 +321,7 @@ struct Conversion<Dune::GridFactory<GridType> >
         Reference elementIt = iter(grid.get("elements"));
         for(Reference element = next(elementIt); element; element = next(elementIt))
         {
-            Dune::GeometryType type;
-            type.makeFromVertices(dim, size(element));
+            auto type = Dune::geometryTypeFromVertexCount(dim, size(element));
             gridFactory.insertElement(type, element.toC<Element>());
         }