diff --git a/src/semidiscretization/semidiscretization_hyperbolic.jl b/src/semidiscretization/semidiscretization_hyperbolic.jl
index c9e00a1ccd4..f983ddc7465 100644
--- a/src/semidiscretization/semidiscretization_hyperbolic.jl
+++ b/src/semidiscretization/semidiscretization_hyperbolic.jl
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ function digest_boundary_conditions(boundary_conditions::AbstractArray, mesh, so
     throw(ArgumentError("Please use a (named) tuple instead of an (abstract) array to supply multiple boundary conditions (to improve performance)."))
 end
 
+function check_periodicity_mesh_boundary_conditions(mesh::Union{TreeMesh, StructuredMesh},
+                                                    boundary_conditions::BoundaryConditionPeriodic)
+end
+
 function check_periodicity_mesh_boundary_conditions(mesh::TreeMesh{1},
                                                     boundary_conditions)
     @unpack x_neg, x_pos = boundary_conditions
@@ -249,6 +253,8 @@ function check_periodicity_mesh_boundary_conditions(mesh::TreeMesh{2},
     end
 end
 
+
+
 function check_periodicity_mesh_boundary_conditions(mesh::StructuredMesh{2},
                                                     boundary_conditions)
     @unpack x_neg, x_pos, y_neg, y_pos = boundary_conditions