diff --git a/Applications/PluginGenerator/PluginTemplate/src/internal/QmitkTemplateView.cpp b/Applications/PluginGenerator/PluginTemplate/src/internal/QmitkTemplateView.cpp
index 3a5a479ec1..e538a255ed 100644
--- a/Applications/PluginGenerator/PluginTemplate/src/internal/QmitkTemplateView.cpp
+++ b/Applications/PluginGenerator/PluginTemplate/src/internal/QmitkTemplateView.cpp
@@ -1,87 +1,87 @@
 $(license)
 
 // Blueberry
 #include <berryISelectionService.h>
 #include <berryIWorkbenchWindow.h>
 
 // Qmitk
 #include "$(view-file-name).h"
 
 // Qt
 #include <QMessageBox>
 
 // mitk image
 #include <mitkImage.h>
 
 const std::string $(view-class-name)::VIEW_ID = "$(view-id)";
 
 void $(view-class-name)::SetFocus()
 {
   m_Controls.buttonPerformImageProcessing->setFocus();
 }
 
 void $(view-class-name)::CreateQtPartControl(QWidget *parent)
 {
   // create GUI widgets from the Qt Designer's .ui file
   m_Controls.setupUi(parent);
-  connect(m_Controls.buttonPerformImageProcessing, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(DoImageProcessing()));
+  connect(m_Controls.buttonPerformImageProcessing, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &$(view-class-name)::DoImageProcessing);
 }
 
 void $(view-class-name)::OnSelectionChanged(berry::IWorkbenchPart::Pointer /*source*/,
                                                 const QList<mitk::DataNode::Pointer> &nodes)
 {
   // iterate all selected objects, adjust warning visibility
   foreach (mitk::DataNode::Pointer node, nodes)
   {
     if (node.IsNotNull() && dynamic_cast<mitk::Image *>(node->GetData()))
     {
       m_Controls.labelWarning->setVisible(false);
       m_Controls.buttonPerformImageProcessing->setEnabled(true);
       return;
     }
   }
 
   m_Controls.labelWarning->setVisible(true);
   m_Controls.buttonPerformImageProcessing->setEnabled(false);
 }
 
 void $(view-class-name)::DoImageProcessing()
 {
   QList<mitk::DataNode::Pointer> nodes = this->GetDataManagerSelection();
   if (nodes.empty())
     return;
 
   mitk::DataNode *node = nodes.front();
 
   if (!node)
   {
     // Nothing selected. Inform the user and return
     QMessageBox::information(nullptr, "Template", "Please load and select an image before starting image processing.");
     return;
   }
 
   // here we have a valid mitk::DataNode
 
   // a node itself is not very useful, we need its data item (the image)
   mitk::BaseData *data = node->GetData();
   if (data)
   {
     // test if this data item is an image or not (could also be a surface or something totally different)
     mitk::Image *image = dynamic_cast<mitk::Image *>(data);
     if (image)
     {
       std::stringstream message;
       std::string name;
       message << "Performing image processing for image ";
       if (node->GetName(name))
       {
         // a property called "name" was found for this DataNode
         message << "'" << name << "'";
       }
       message << ".";
       MITK_INFO << message.str();
 
       // actually do something here...
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/Applications/PluginGenerator/PluginTemplate/src/internal/QmitkTemplateView.h b/Applications/PluginGenerator/PluginTemplate/src/internal/QmitkTemplateView.h
index 4dfc824c98..7009ec6c2e 100644
--- a/Applications/PluginGenerator/PluginTemplate/src/internal/QmitkTemplateView.h
+++ b/Applications/PluginGenerator/PluginTemplate/src/internal/QmitkTemplateView.h
@@ -1,46 +1,44 @@
 $(license)
 
 #ifndef $(view-file-name)_h
 #define $(view-file-name)_h
 
 #include <berryISelectionListener.h>
 
 #include <QmitkAbstractView.h>
 
 #include "ui_$(view-file-name)Controls.h"
 
 /**
   \brief $(view-class-name)
 
   \warning  This class is not yet documented. Use "git blame" and ask the author to provide basic documentation.
 
   \sa QmitkAbstractView
   \ingroup ${plugin_target}_internal
 */
 class $(view-class-name) : public QmitkAbstractView
 {
   // this is needed for all Qt objects that should have a Qt meta-object
   // (everything that derives from QObject and wants to have signal/slots)
   Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
   static const std::string VIEW_ID;
 
-protected slots:
-
-  /// \brief Called when the user clicks the GUI button
-  void DoImageProcessing();
-
 protected:
   virtual void CreateQtPartControl(QWidget *parent) override;
 
   virtual void SetFocus() override;
 
   /// \brief called by QmitkFunctionality when DataManager's selection has changed
   virtual void OnSelectionChanged(berry::IWorkbenchPart::Pointer source,
                                   const QList<mitk::DataNode::Pointer> &nodes) override;
 
+  /// \brief Called when the user clicks the GUI button
+  void DoImageProcessing();
+
   Ui::$(view-file-name)Controls m_Controls;
 };
 
 #endif // $(view-file-name)_h