diff --git a/floris/simulation/base.py b/floris/simulation/base.py
index 26f82d362..eb26364ab 100644
--- a/floris/simulation/base.py
+++ b/floris/simulation/base.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 )
 
 from attrs import (
-    asdict,
     Attribute,
     define,
     field,
@@ -54,28 +53,6 @@ class BaseClass(FromDictMixin):
     state = field(init=False, default=State.UNINITIALIZED)
     _logging_manager: LoggingManager = field(init=False, default=LoggingManager())
 
-    @classmethod
-    def get_model_defaults(cls) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        """Produces a dictionary of the keyword arguments and their defaults.
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        Dict[str, Any]
-            Dictionary of keyword argument: default.
-        """
-        return {el.name: el.default for el in fields(cls)}
-
-    def _get_model_dict(self) -> dict:
-        """Convenience method that wraps the `attrs.asdict` method. Returns the object's
-        parameters as a dictionary.
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        dict
-            The provided or default, if no input provided, model settings as a dictionary.
-        """
-        return asdict(self)
-
     @property
     def logger(self):
         """Returns the logger manager object."""
diff --git a/floris/tools/interface_utilities.py b/floris/tools/interface_utilities.py
index e719aea9f..3a02b6960 100644
--- a/floris/tools/interface_utilities.py
+++ b/floris/tools/interface_utilities.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def show_params(
         # props = get_props(obj, fi)
         props = fi.floris.wake._asdict()
         # props = props["wake_velocity_parameters"][fi.floris.wake.velocity_model.model_string]
+        # NOTE: _get_model_dict is remove and model.as_dict() should be used instead
         props = fi.floris.wake.velocity_model._get_model_dict()
 
         if verbose:
diff --git a/tests/base_test.py b/tests/base_test.py
index 7dc440c51..298fe80e4 100644
--- a/tests/base_test.py
+++ b/tests/base_test.py
@@ -31,29 +31,16 @@ def function() -> None:
         return None
 
 
-def test_get_model_defaults():
-    """
-    This tests that the default parameter values are set correctly and unchanged if not
-    explicitly set.
-    Note that the attributes in BaseClass and BaseModel are treated as default parameters
-    by attrs.
-    """
-    defaults = ClassTest.get_model_defaults()
-    assert len(defaults) == 5
-    assert defaults["x"] == 1
-    assert defaults["a_string"] == "abc"
-
-
 def test_get_model_values():
     """
+    BaseClass and therefore BaseModel previously had a method `get_model_values` that
+    returned the values of the model parameters. This was removed because it was redundant
+    but this test was refactored to test the as_dict method from FromDictMixin.
     This tests that the parameters are changed when set by the user.
-    Note that the attributes in BaseClass and BaseModel are treated as parameters by attrs.
-    They aren't changed in the instantiation method, but they are still included in the
-    parameter set.
     """
     cls = ClassTest(x=4, a_string="xyz")
-    values = cls._get_model_dict()
-    assert len(values) == 5
+    values = cls.as_dict()
+    assert len(values) == 2
     assert values["x"] == 4
     assert values["a_string"] == "xyz"