diff --git a/include/ddc/non_uniform_point_sampling.hpp b/include/ddc/non_uniform_point_sampling.hpp
index 5b7fc1707..4eada8541 100644
--- a/include/ddc/non_uniform_point_sampling.hpp
+++ b/include/ddc/non_uniform_point_sampling.hpp
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ class NonUniformPointSampling
     using discrete_vector_type = DiscreteVector<NonUniformPointSampling>;
 
 public:
-    static constexpr std::size_t rank()
-    {
-        return 1;
-    }
-
     template <class MemorySpace>
     class Impl
     {
diff --git a/include/ddc/uniform_point_sampling.hpp b/include/ddc/uniform_point_sampling.hpp
index 357fa79c3..a5bca08a5 100644
--- a/include/ddc/uniform_point_sampling.hpp
+++ b/include/ddc/uniform_point_sampling.hpp
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ class UniformPointSampling
     using discrete_vector_type = DiscreteVector<UniformPointSampling>;
 
 public:
-    static constexpr std::size_t rank()
-    {
-        return 1;
-    }
-
     template <class MemorySpace>
     class Impl
     {
diff --git a/tests/non_uniform_point_sampling.cpp b/tests/non_uniform_point_sampling.cpp
index 82c41d5f0..abb46ba63 100644
--- a/tests/non_uniform_point_sampling.cpp
+++ b/tests/non_uniform_point_sampling.cpp
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ Coordinate<DimX> constexpr point_rx = Coordinate<DimX>(0.3);
 
 } // namespace
 
-TEST(NonUniformPointSamplingTest, Rank)
-{
-    EXPECT_EQ(DDimX::rank(), 1);
-}
-
 TEST(NonUniformPointSamplingTest, ListConstructor)
 {
     DDimX::Impl<Kokkos::HostSpace> ddim_x(VALUES);
diff --git a/tests/uniform_point_sampling.cpp b/tests/uniform_point_sampling.cpp
index f35690fc3..1cb384a88 100644
--- a/tests/uniform_point_sampling.cpp
+++ b/tests/uniform_point_sampling.cpp
@@ -23,11 +23,6 @@ class UniformPointSamplingTest : public ::testing::Test
     Coordinate<DimX> point_rx = Coordinate<DimX>(0.);
 };
 
-TEST_F(UniformPointSamplingTest, Rank)
-{
-    EXPECT_EQ(DDimX::rank(), 1);
-}
-
 TEST_F(UniformPointSamplingTest, Constructor)
 {
     DDimX::Impl<Kokkos::HostSpace> ddim_x(origin, step);