diff --git a/Core/Code/Internal/mitkRawImageFileReader.h b/Core/Code/Internal/mitkRawImageFileReader.h
index 01e0780430..f71b57953e 100644
--- a/Core/Code/Internal/mitkRawImageFileReader.h
+++ b/Core/Code/Internal/mitkRawImageFileReader.h
@@ -1,74 +1,65 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 
 #ifndef MITKRAWIMAGEFILEREADER_H_
 #define MITKRAWIMAGEFILEREADER_H_
 
 #include "mitkAbstractFileReader.h"
 
 namespace mitk
 {
 
 /**
  * The user must set the dimensionality, the dimensions and the pixel type.
  * If they are incorrect, the image will not be opened or the visualization will be incorrect.
  */
 class RawImageFileReader : public AbstractFileReader
 {
 
 public:
 
   /** Supported pixel types. */
   typedef enum {UCHAR,SCHAR,USHORT,SSHORT, UINT, SINT, FLOAT, DOUBLE} IOPixelType;
 
   /** Endianity of bits. */
   typedef enum {LITTLE, BIG} EndianityType;
 
   RawImageFileReader();
 
 protected:
 
   RawImageFileReader(const RawImageFileReader& other);
 
   virtual std::vector<itk::SmartPointer<BaseData> > Read();
 
   using mitk::AbstractFileReader::Read;
 
 private:
 
   template <typename TPixel, unsigned int VImageDimensions>
   mitk::BaseData::Pointer TypedRead(const std::string& path, EndianityType endianity, int* size);
 
   RawImageFileReader* Clone() const;
 
-  /** Pixel type of image to be read. Must be of type IOPixelType. */
-  IOPixelType m_PixelType;
-
-  /** Dimensionality of file to be read. Can be 2 or 3. */
-  int m_Dimensionality;
-
-  /** Endianity. Must be set to LITTLE or BIG. Default is BIG. */
-  EndianityType m_Endianity;
-
   /** Vector containing dimensions of image to be read. */
   itk::Vector<int, 3> m_Dimensions;
 
 };
 
 } // namespace mitk
 
 #endif /* MITKRAWIMAGEFILEREADER_H_ */