diff --git a/Core/Code/IO/mitkIOUtil.cpp b/Core/Code/IO/mitkIOUtil.cpp
index 92f8485..d671110 100644
--- a/Core/Code/IO/mitkIOUtil.cpp
+++ b/Core/Code/IO/mitkIOUtil.cpp
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 #include <mitkIDataNodeReader.h>
 #include <mitkProgressBar.h>
 
-#include <mitkCoreObjectFactory.h>
-#include <mitkFileWriterWithInformation.h>
-
 //ITK
 #include <itksys/SystemTools.hxx>
 
@@ -317,62 +314,4 @@ bool IOUtil::SavePointSet(PointSet::Pointer pointset, const std::string path)
     }
     return true;
 }
-
-bool IOUtil::SaveBaseData( mitk::BaseData::Pointer data, const std::string& path )
-{
-    std::string dir = itksys::SystemTools::GetFilenamePath( path );
-    std::string baseFilename = itksys::SystemTools::GetFilenameWithoutLastExtension( path );
-    std::string extension = itksys::SystemTools::GetFilenameLastExtension( path );
-    std::string finalFileName = dir + "/" + baseFilename;
-
-    mitk::CoreObjectFactory::FileWriterList fileWriters = mitk::CoreObjectFactory::GetInstance()->GetFileWriters();
-    bool writerFound = false;
-
-    for (mitk::CoreObjectFactory::FileWriterList::iterator it = fileWriters.begin() ; it != fileWriters.end() ; ++it)
-    {
-        if ( (*it)->CanWriteBaseDataType(data) )
-        {
-            writerFound = true;
-
-            // Ensure a valid filename
-            if(baseFilename=="")
-            {
-                baseFilename = (*it)->GetDefaultFilename();
-            }
-            // Check if an extension exists already and if not, append the default extension
-            if (extension=="" )
-            {
-                extension=(*it)->GetDefaultExtension();
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                if (!(*it)->IsExtensionValid(extension))
-                {
-                    MITK_WARN << extension << " extension is unknown";
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
-
-            finalFileName = dir + "/" + baseFilename + extension;
-            try
-            {
-                (*it)->SetFileName( finalFileName.c_str() );
-                (*it)->DoWrite( data );
-            }
-            catch( std::exception& e )
-            {
-                MITK_ERROR << " during attempt to write '" << finalFileName << "' Exception says:";
-                MITK_ERROR << e.what();
-                mitkThrow() << "An exception occured during writing the file " << finalFileName << ". Exception says " << e.what();
-            }
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-    if(!writerFound)
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
-    return true;	
-}
-
 }
diff --git a/Core/Code/IO/mitkIOUtil.h b/Core/Code/IO/mitkIOUtil.h
index a21b282..af9d8c8 100644
--- a/Core/Code/IO/mitkIOUtil.h
+++ b/Core/Code/IO/mitkIOUtil.h
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 #include <mitkSurface.h>
 #include <mitkPointSet.h>
 #include <mitkImage.h>
-#include <mitkDataNode.h>
-#include <mitkCommon.h>
 
 namespace mitk {
 
@@ -117,16 +115,6 @@ public:
   static bool SaveImage(mitk::Image::Pointer image, const std::string path);
 
   /**
-   * @brief SaveBaseData Convenience method to save arbitrary baseData.
-   * @param path The path to the image including file name and file extension.
-   * If not extention is set, the default value (defined in DEFAULTIMAGEEXTENSION) is used.
-   * @param data The data to save.
-   * @throws mitk::Exception This exception is thrown when the writer is not able to write the image.
-   * @return Returns true for success else false.
-   */
-  static bool SaveBaseData(mitk::BaseData::Pointer data, const std::string& path);
-
-  /**
    * @brief SaveSurface Convenience method to save an arbitrary mitkSurface.
    * @param path The path to the surface including file name and file extension.
    * If not extention is set, the default value (defined in DEFAULTSURFACEEXTENSION) is used.