diff --git a/framework/include/timeintegrators/LinearTimeIntegratorInterface.h b/framework/include/timeintegrators/LinearTimeIntegratorInterface.h
index 0f85e742ec44..376c65d95b0d 100644
--- a/framework/include/timeintegrators/LinearTimeIntegratorInterface.h
+++ b/framework/include/timeintegrators/LinearTimeIntegratorInterface.h
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ class LinearTimeIntegratorInterface
   /// Pointer to the linear system, can happen that we dont have any
   LinearSystem * _linear_system;
 
-  /// Boolean to check if it integrates a linear system
-  const bool _integrates_linear_system;
-
   /// Nonlinear implicit system, if applicable; otherwise, nullptr
   libMesh::LinearImplicitSystem * _linear_implicit_system;
 };
diff --git a/framework/include/timeintegrators/NonlinearTimeIntegratorInterface.h b/framework/include/timeintegrators/NonlinearTimeIntegratorInterface.h
index 1430586ef497..9bc56bb7fd1d 100644
--- a/framework/include/timeintegrators/NonlinearTimeIntegratorInterface.h
+++ b/framework/include/timeintegrators/NonlinearTimeIntegratorInterface.h
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@ class NonlinearTimeIntegratorInterface
   /// Pointer to the nonlinear system, can happen that we dont have any
   NonlinearSystemBase * _nl;
 
-  /// Boolean to check if this integrator belongs to a nonlinear system
-  const bool _integrates_nl;
-
   /// libMesh nonlinear implicit system, if applicable; otherwise, nullptr
   libMesh::NonlinearImplicitSystem * _nonlinear_implicit_system;
 
diff --git a/framework/src/timeintegrators/CrankNicolson.C b/framework/src/timeintegrators/CrankNicolson.C
index c2dd27896aab..64ee40182eb7 100644
--- a/framework/src/timeintegrators/CrankNicolson.C
+++ b/framework/src/timeintegrators/CrankNicolson.C
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ CrankNicolson::init()
   u_dot.zero();
   computeDuDotDu();
 
-  if (_integrates_nl)
+  if (_nl)
   {
     // compute residual for the initial time step
     // Note: we can not directly pass _residual_old in computeResidualTag because
diff --git a/framework/src/timeintegrators/LinearTimeIntegratorInterface.C b/framework/src/timeintegrators/LinearTimeIntegratorInterface.C
index c9344dd2986b..da94a504837e 100644
--- a/framework/src/timeintegrators/LinearTimeIntegratorInterface.C
+++ b/framework/src/timeintegrators/LinearTimeIntegratorInterface.C
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 LinearTimeIntegratorInterface::LinearTimeIntegratorInterface(SystemBase & system)
   : _linear_system(dynamic_cast<LinearSystem *>(&system)),
-    _integrates_linear_system(_linear_system),
     _linear_implicit_system(
         _linear_system ? dynamic_cast<LinearImplicitSystem *>(&_linear_system->system()) : nullptr)
 {
diff --git a/framework/src/timeintegrators/NonlinearTimeIntegratorInterface.C b/framework/src/timeintegrators/NonlinearTimeIntegratorInterface.C
index ad74656ecd61..7784e6c98df2 100644
--- a/framework/src/timeintegrators/NonlinearTimeIntegratorInterface.C
+++ b/framework/src/timeintegrators/NonlinearTimeIntegratorInterface.C
@@ -18,11 +18,10 @@
 NonlinearTimeIntegratorInterface::NonlinearTimeIntegratorInterface(FEProblemBase & problem,
                                                                    SystemBase & system)
   : _nl(dynamic_cast<NonlinearSystemBase *>(&system)),
-    _integrates_nl(_nl),
-    _nonlinear_implicit_system(
-        _integrates_nl ? dynamic_cast<NonlinearImplicitSystem *>(&_nl->system()) : nullptr),
-    _Re_time(_integrates_nl ? &_nl->getResidualTimeVector() : nullptr),
-    _Re_non_time(_integrates_nl ? &_nl->getResidualNonTimeVector() : nullptr),
+    _nonlinear_implicit_system(_nl ? dynamic_cast<NonlinearImplicitSystem *>(&_nl->system())
+                                   : nullptr),
+    _Re_time(_nl ? &_nl->getResidualTimeVector() : nullptr),
+    _Re_non_time(_nl ? &_nl->getResidualNonTimeVector() : nullptr),
     _u_dot_factor_tag(problem.addVectorTag("u_dot_factor", Moose::VECTOR_TAG_SOLUTION)),
     _u_dotdot_factor_tag(problem.addVectorTag("u_dotdot_factor", Moose::VECTOR_TAG_SOLUTION))
 {
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ NonlinearTimeIntegratorInterface::addVector(const std::string & name,
                                             const bool project,
                                             const libMesh::ParallelType type)
 {
-  if (_integrates_nl)
+  if (_nl)
     return &_nl->addVector(name, project, type);
   else
     return nullptr;