diff --git a/src/parcels/_core/field.py b/src/parcels/_core/field.py
index 95ad01c19..ee216d34a 100644
--- a/src/parcels/_core/field.py
+++ b/src/parcels/_core/field.py
@@ -141,32 +141,6 @@ def __init__(
     def __repr__(self):
         return field_repr(self)
 
-    @property
-    def xdim(self):
-        if type(self.data) is xr.DataArray:
-            return self.grid.xdim
-        else:
-            raise NotImplementedError("xdim not implemented for unstructured grids")
-
-    @property
-    def ydim(self):
-        if type(self.data) is xr.DataArray:
-            return self.grid.ydim
-        else:
-            raise NotImplementedError("ydim not implemented for unstructured grids")
-
-    @property
-    def zdim(self):
-        if type(self.data) is xr.DataArray:
-            return self.grid.zdim
-        else:
-            if "nz1" in self.data.dims:
-                return self.data.sizes["nz1"]
-            elif "nz" in self.data.dims:
-                return self.data.sizes["nz"]
-            else:
-                return 0
-
     @property
     def interp_method(self):
         return self._interp_method