diff --git a/Modules/Core/include/mitkAbstractAnnotationRenderer.h b/Modules/Core/include/mitkAbstractAnnotationRenderer.h
index efeb880b01..49442dd95d 100644
--- a/Modules/Core/include/mitkAbstractAnnotationRenderer.h
+++ b/Modules/Core/include/mitkAbstractAnnotationRenderer.h
@@ -1,68 +1,74 @@
 /*===================================================================
  *
 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 ABSTRACTANNOTATIONRENDERER_H
 #define ABSTRACTANNOTATIONRENDERER_H
 
 #include <MitkCoreExports.h>
-#include <itkObject.h>
 #include <mitkCommon.h>
 #include "mitkOverlay.h"
 #include "mitkServiceInterface.h"
 #include "usGetModuleContext.h"
+#include "mitkOverlayServiceTracker.h"
 
 namespace mitk {
 
 class BaseRenderer;
 
 /** @brief Baseclass of Overlay layouters */
 /**
  *A AbstractAnnotationRenderer can be implemented to control a set of Overlays by means of position and size.
  *AbstractAnnotationRenderer::PrepareLayout() should be implemented with a routine to set the position of the internal m_ManagedOverlays List.
  *A layouter is always connected to one BaseRenderer, so there is one instance of the layouter for each BaseRenderer.
  *One type of layouter should always have a unique identifier.
  *@ingroup Overlays
 */
-class MITKCORE_EXPORT AbstractAnnotationRenderer : public itk::LightObject {
+class MITKCORE_EXPORT AbstractAnnotationRenderer {
 
-  public:
+public:
 
-  mitkClassMacroItkParent(AbstractAnnotationRenderer, itk::LightObject);
-
-  protected:
-
-  /** \brief explicit constructor which disallows implicit conversions */
-  explicit AbstractAnnotationRenderer();
+  AbstractAnnotationRenderer(const std::string& rendererID);
 
   /** \brief virtual destructor in order to derive from this class */
   virtual ~AbstractAnnotationRenderer();
 
+  virtual std::string GetID() = 0;
+  std::string GetRendererID();
+
+  static const std::string US_INTERFACE_NAME;
+  static const std::string US_PROPKEY_ID;
+  static const std::string US_PROPKEY_RENDERER_ID;
+
 private:
 
   /** \brief copy constructor */
   AbstractAnnotationRenderer( const AbstractAnnotationRenderer &);
 
   /** \brief assignment operator */
   AbstractAnnotationRenderer &operator=(const AbstractAnnotationRenderer &);
+
+  OverlayServiceTracker* m_OverlayServiceTracker;
+
+  const std::string m_RendererID;
 };
 
 } // namespace mitk
 
 MITK_DECLARE_SERVICE_INTERFACE(mitk::AbstractAnnotationRenderer, "org.mitk.services.AbstractAnnotationRenderer")
 
 #endif // ABSTRACTANNOTATIONRENDERER_H
 
 
diff --git a/Modules/Core/src/Rendering/mitkAbstractAnnotationRenderer.cpp b/Modules/Core/src/Rendering/mitkAbstractAnnotationRenderer.cpp
index 759823a11e..a6878627be 100644
--- a/Modules/Core/src/Rendering/mitkAbstractAnnotationRenderer.cpp
+++ b/Modules/Core/src/Rendering/mitkAbstractAnnotationRenderer.cpp
@@ -1,25 +1,36 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 #include "mitkAbstractAnnotationRenderer.h"
+#include <memory>
 
-mitk::AbstractAnnotationRenderer::AbstractAnnotationRenderer()
+const std::string mitk::AbstractAnnotationRenderer::US_INTERFACE_NAME = "org.mitk.services.AbstractAnnotationRenderer";
+const std::string mitk::AbstractAnnotationRenderer::US_PROPKEY_ID = US_INTERFACE_NAME + ".id";
+const std::string mitk::AbstractAnnotationRenderer::US_PROPKEY_RENDERER_ID = US_INTERFACE_NAME + ".rendererId";
+
+mitk::AbstractAnnotationRenderer::AbstractAnnotationRenderer(const std::string& rendererID)
+  :m_RendererID(rendererID)
 {
 }
 
 mitk::AbstractAnnotationRenderer::~AbstractAnnotationRenderer()
 {
 }
+
+std::string mitk::AbstractAnnotationRenderer::GetRendererID()
+{
+  return m_RendererID;
+}
diff --git a/Modules/Overlays/include/mitkAnnotationPlacer.h b/Modules/Overlays/include/mitkAnnotationPlacer.h
index a1568159cf..1d319c4fa7 100644
--- a/Modules/Overlays/include/mitkAnnotationPlacer.h
+++ b/Modules/Overlays/include/mitkAnnotationPlacer.h
@@ -1,66 +1,54 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 ANNOTATIONPLACER_H
 #define ANNOTATIONPLACER_H
 
 #include "MitkOverlaysExports.h"
-#include <itkLightObject.h>
-#include <vtkSmartPointer.h>
 #include "mitkOverlay.h"
 #include "mitkAbstractAnnotationRenderer.h"
-#include "mitkLocalStorageHandler.h"
-#include "itkEventObject.h"
 
 namespace mitk {
 
 class BaseRenderer;
 
 /** \brief The AnnotationPlacer updates and manages Overlays and the respective Layouters. */
 /** An Instance of the AnnotationPlacer can be registered to several BaseRenderer instances in order to
  * call the update method of each Overlay during the rendering phase of the renderer.
  * See \ref OverlaysPage for more info.
 */
-class MITKOVERLAYS_EXPORT AnnotationPlacer : public mitk::AbstractAnnotationRenderer {
+class MITKOVERLAYS_EXPORT AnnotationPlacer : public AbstractAnnotationRenderer {
 
-public:
-  mitkClassMacro(AnnotationPlacer, mitk::AbstractAnnotationRenderer);
-  itkFactorylessNewMacro(Self)
-  itkCloneMacro(Self)
-
-protected:
-
-    /** \brief explicit constructor which disallows implicit conversions */
-    explicit AnnotationPlacer();
+  public:
 
     /** \brief virtual destructor in order to derive from this class */
     virtual ~AnnotationPlacer();
 
 private:
 
   /** \brief copy constructor */
   AnnotationPlacer( const AnnotationPlacer &);
 
   /** \brief assignment operator */
   AnnotationPlacer &operator=(const AnnotationPlacer &);
 
 };
 
 } // namespace mitk
 
 #endif // ANNOTATIONPLACER_H
 
 
diff --git a/Modules/Overlays/include/mitkOverlayLayouter2D.h b/Modules/Overlays/include/mitkOverlayLayouter2D.h
index a65c7f7404..ed8d3a574c 100644
--- a/Modules/Overlays/include/mitkOverlayLayouter2D.h
+++ b/Modules/Overlays/include/mitkOverlayLayouter2D.h
@@ -1,66 +1,53 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 OVERLAYLAYOUTER2D_H
 #define OVERLAYLAYOUTER2D_H
 
 #include "MitkOverlaysExports.h"
-#include <itkLightObject.h>
-#include <vtkSmartPointer.h>
-#include "mitkOverlay.h"
 #include "mitkAbstractAnnotationRenderer.h"
-#include "mitkLocalStorageHandler.h"
-#include "itkEventObject.h"
 
 namespace mitk {
 
 class BaseRenderer;
 
 /** \brief The OverlayLayouter2D updates and manages Overlays and the respective Layouters. */
 /** An Instance of the OverlayLayouter2D can be registered to several BaseRenderer instances in order to
  * call the update method of each Overlay during the rendering phase of the renderer.
  * See \ref OverlaysPage for more info.
 */
-class MITKOVERLAYS_EXPORT OverlayLayouter2D : public mitk::AbstractAnnotationRenderer {
+class MITKOVERLAYS_EXPORT OverlayLayouter2D : public AbstractAnnotationRenderer {
 
 public:
-  mitkClassMacro(OverlayLayouter2D, mitk::AbstractAnnotationRenderer);
-  itkFactorylessNewMacro(Self)
-  itkCloneMacro(Self)
-
-  protected:
-
-  /** \brief explicit constructor which disallows implicit conversions */
-  explicit OverlayLayouter2D();
 
   /** \brief virtual destructor in order to derive from this class */
   virtual ~OverlayLayouter2D();
 
 private:
 
   /** \brief copy constructor */
   OverlayLayouter2D( const OverlayLayouter2D &);
 
   /** \brief assignment operator */
   OverlayLayouter2D &operator=(const OverlayLayouter2D &);
 
 };
 
 } // namespace mitk
 
 #endif // OVERLAYLAYOUTER2D_H
 
 
diff --git a/Modules/Overlays/src/mitkAnnotationPlacer.cpp b/Modules/Overlays/src/mitkAnnotationPlacer.cpp
index 509c18a516..7540e014c3 100644
--- a/Modules/Overlays/src/mitkAnnotationPlacer.cpp
+++ b/Modules/Overlays/src/mitkAnnotationPlacer.cpp
@@ -1,37 +1,32 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 #include "mitkAnnotationPlacer.h"
 #include "mitkBaseRenderer.h"
 
 #include <mitkVtkLayerController.h>
 #include "mitkOverlay2DLayouter.h"
 
 namespace mitk
 {
 
-AnnotationPlacer::AnnotationPlacer()
-{
-}
-
 
 AnnotationPlacer::~AnnotationPlacer()
 {
-
 }
 
 
 }
diff --git a/Modules/Overlays/src/mitkOverlayLayouter2D.cpp b/Modules/Overlays/src/mitkOverlayLayouter2D.cpp
index 5f9ee6744f..b70f37b25a 100644
--- a/Modules/Overlays/src/mitkOverlayLayouter2D.cpp
+++ b/Modules/Overlays/src/mitkOverlayLayouter2D.cpp
@@ -1,37 +1,32 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 #include "mitkOverlayLayouter2D.h"
 #include "mitkBaseRenderer.h"
 
 #include <mitkVtkLayerController.h>
 #include "mitkOverlay2DLayouter.h"
 
 namespace mitk
 {
 
-OverlayLayouter2D::OverlayLayouter2D()
-{
-}
-
-
 OverlayLayouter2D::~OverlayLayouter2D()
 {
 
 }
 
 
 }