diff --git a/python/dune/perftool/options.py b/python/dune/perftool/options.py
index 9a9cca4ca53c5a50e3e40226116a620c064f2c16..cdff497b2442a817ea1f88ed1fb49cd052cd6063 100644
--- a/python/dune/perftool/options.py
+++ b/python/dune/perftool/options.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class PerftoolOptionsArray(ImmutableRecord):
     fastdg = PerftoolOption(default=False, helpstr="Use FastDGGridOperator from PDELab.")
     sumfact = PerftoolOption(default=False, helpstr="Use sumfactorization")
     vectorization_quadloop = PerftoolOption(default=False, helpstr="whether to generate code with explicit vectorization")
-    vectorization_strategy = PerftoolOption(default="none", helpstr="The identifier of the vectorization cost model")
+    vectorization_strategy = PerftoolOption(default="none", helpstr="The identifier of the vectorization cost model. Possible values: none|explicit")
     vectorization_horizontal = PerftoolOption(default=None, helpstr="an explicit value for horizontal vectorization read by the 'explicit' strategy")
     vectorization_vertical = PerftoolOption(default=None, helpstr="an explicit value for vertical vectorization read by the 'explicit' strategy")
     vectorization_padding = PerftoolOption(default=None, helpstr="an explicit value for the allowed padding in vectorization")
diff --git a/python/dune/perftool/sumfact/vectorization.py b/python/dune/perftool/sumfact/vectorization.py
index 253b35281587641ef2d32dcb8c68277ec0d7126c..595fbc839368e455cf6df2b977c2aabfd28f4263 100644
--- a/python/dune/perftool/sumfact/vectorization.py
+++ b/python/dune/perftool/sumfact/vectorization.py
@@ -51,11 +51,6 @@ def attach_vectorization_info(sf):
         return _cache_vectorization_info(sf, None)
 
 
-@backend(interface="vectorization_strategy", name="greedy")
-def greedy_costfunction(sf):
-    return 1
-
-
 @backend(interface="vectorization_strategy", name="explicit")
 def explicit_costfunction(sf):
     # Read the explicitly set values for horizontal and vertical vectorization