diff --git a/python/dune/perftool/sumfact/accumulation.py b/python/dune/perftool/sumfact/accumulation.py
index f147d37afdf7b45c0f08b5370aa68d65a4a74dc1..4d72961372b7bde1af3cdd49855c2d190d3b4b13 100644
--- a/python/dune/perftool/sumfact/accumulation.py
+++ b/python/dune/perftool/sumfact/accumulation.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def generate_accumulation_instruction(visitor, accterm, measure, subdomain_id):
 
         # Those input fields, that are padded need to be set to zero
         # in order to do a horizontal_add later on
-        for pad in vsf.padding:
+        for pad in vsf.padded_indices:
             assignee = prim.Subscript(lp.TaggedVariable(temp, vsf.tag), pad)
             instruction(assignee=assignee,
                         expression=0,
diff --git a/python/dune/perftool/sumfact/symbolic.py b/python/dune/perftool/sumfact/symbolic.py
index bd7f7723ed95062019012e78aa5608cfc7497864..0b4c917e4451970e3ae18a1f8c557c7fdf7bbacd 100644
--- a/python/dune/perftool/sumfact/symbolic.py
+++ b/python/dune/perftool/sumfact/symbolic.py
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ class SumfactKernel(SumfactKernelBase, ImmutableRecord, prim.Variable):
     #
 
     @property
-    def padding(self):
+    def padded_indices(self):
         return set()