diff --git a/src/models/sparse/StandardRewardModel.cpp b/src/models/sparse/StandardRewardModel.cpp
index 8342a3aaf..a3c9eb491 100644
--- a/src/models/sparse/StandardRewardModel.cpp
+++ b/src/models/sparse/StandardRewardModel.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,20 @@ namespace storm {
                 this->optionalStateRewardVector.get()[state] = newReward;
             }
 
+//            template<typename ValueType>
+//            ValueType StandardRewardModel<ValueType>::maximalStateReward(uint_fast64_t state) const {
+//                assert(this->hasStateRewards());
+//                assert(!this->optionalStateRewardVector.get().empty());
+//                ValueType max = *(this->optionalStateRewardVector.get().begin());
+//                for(auto const& entry : this->optionalStateRewardVector.get()) {
+//                    if(entry > max) {
+//                        max = entry;
+//                    }
+//                }
+//                return max;
+//            }
+
+
             template<typename ValueType>
             bool StandardRewardModel<ValueType>::hasStateActionRewards() const {
                 return static_cast<bool>(this->optionalStateActionRewardVector);
@@ -99,6 +113,19 @@ namespace storm {
                 this->optionalStateActionRewardVector.get()[choiceIndex] = newValue;
             }
 
+//            template<typename ValueType>
+//            ValueType  StandardRewardModel<ValueType>::maximalStateActionReward() const {
+//                assert(this->hasStateActionRewards());
+//                assert(!this->optionalStateActionRewardVector.get().empty());
+//                ValueType  max = *(this->optionalStateActionRewardVector.get().begin());
+//                for(auto const& entry : this->optionalStateActionRewardVector.get()) {
+//                    if(entry > max) {
+//                        max = entry;
+//                    }
+//                }
+//                return max;
+//            }
+
             template<typename ValueType>
             boost::optional<std::vector<ValueType>> const& StandardRewardModel<ValueType>::getOptionalStateActionRewardVector() const {
                 return this->optionalStateActionRewardVector;
diff --git a/src/models/sparse/StandardRewardModel.h b/src/models/sparse/StandardRewardModel.h
index ae6e06bfe..fb8ba4658 100644
--- a/src/models/sparse/StandardRewardModel.h
+++ b/src/models/sparse/StandardRewardModel.h
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ namespace storm {
 
                 template<typename T>
                 void setStateReward(uint_fast64_t state, T const& newReward);
+
+                //template<typename T=ValueType, EnableIf<hasTotalOrder<T>>>
+                //ValueType maximalStateReward(uint_fast64_t state) const;
+
                 /*!
                  * Retrieves an optional value that contains the state reward vector if there is one.
                  *
@@ -120,6 +124,8 @@ namespace storm {
                 template<typename T>
                 void setStateActionReward(uint_fast64_t choiceIndex, T const& newValue);
 
+                //ValueType maximalStateActionReward() const;
+
                 /*!
                  * Retrieves an optional value that contains the state-action reward vector if there is one.
                  *