diff --git a/MeshLib/Elements/Prism.h b/MeshLib/Elements/TemplatePrism.h
similarity index 96%
rename from MeshLib/Elements/Prism.h
rename to MeshLib/Elements/TemplatePrism.h
index eb9f775d0f088f3324341f8ca590517e6bf9ea23..84b0e9752b4a2a4a3585683339cd18f4ba81a955 100644
--- a/MeshLib/Elements/Prism.h
+++ b/MeshLib/Elements/TemplatePrism.h
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
  *              http://www.opengeosys.org/project/license
  *
  *
- * \file Prism.h
+ * \file TemplatePrism.h
  *
  * Created on 2012-05-02 by Karsten Rink
  */
 
-#ifndef PRISM_H_
-#define PRISM_H_
+#ifndef TEMPLATEPRISM_H_
+#define TEMPLATEPRISM_H_
 
 #include "Cell.h"
 
@@ -117,11 +117,9 @@ protected:
 
 }; /* class */
 
-typedef TemplatePrism<1,6> Prism;
-
 } /* namespace */
 
-#include "Prism.hpp"
+#include "TemplatePrism.hpp"
 
-#endif /* PRISM_H_ */
+#endif /* TEMPLATEPRISM_H_ */
 
diff --git a/MeshLib/Elements/Prism.hpp b/MeshLib/Elements/TemplatePrism.hpp
similarity index 99%
rename from MeshLib/Elements/Prism.hpp
rename to MeshLib/Elements/TemplatePrism.hpp
index e18c7d3d0f86add1bfae6acd977e52acb948b780..b81db0ff8a9c5485608f434bb8b53176f5580c22 100644
--- a/MeshLib/Elements/Prism.hpp
+++ b/MeshLib/Elements/TemplatePrism.hpp
@@ -5,12 +5,11 @@
  *              http://www.opengeosys.org/project/license
  *
  *
- * \file Prism.hpp
+ * \file TemplatePrism.hpp
  *
  * Created on 2012-05-02 by Karsten Rink
  */
 
-#include "Prism.h"
 #include "Node.h"
 #include "Tri.h"
 #include "Pyramid.h"