diff --git a/Applications/Python/ogs.mesh/OGSMesh.cpp b/Applications/Python/ogs.mesh/OGSMesh.cpp
index bcd237cc56d53e48b266026cbee1b808dc304bd2..a05114198c1cfb7abc6f05d2639e495f5565743b 100644
--- a/Applications/Python/ogs.mesh/OGSMesh.cpp
+++ b/Applications/Python/ogs.mesh/OGSMesh.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ std::pair<std::vector<int>, std::vector<int>> OGSMesh::getCells() const
     std::vector<int> cell_types;
     for (auto const* element : elements)
     {
-        cells.push_back(static_cast<int>(element->getNumberOfNodes()));
         ranges::copy(element->nodes() | MeshLib::views::ids,
                      std::back_inserter(cells));
         cell_types.push_back(OGSToVtkCellType(element->getCellType()));