diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.application/src/QmitkAbstractDataNodeAction.cpp b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.application/src/QmitkAbstractDataNodeAction.cpp
index f0efa77163..4f99755c61 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.application/src/QmitkAbstractDataNodeAction.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.application/src/QmitkAbstractDataNodeAction.cpp
@@ -1,92 +1,87 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 <QmitkAbstractDataNodeAction.h>
 
 #include "mitkIRenderWindowPart.h"
 
 // mitk gui common plugin
 #include <mitkDataNodeSelection.h>
 
 // berry
 #include <berryIWorkbenchPage.h>
 
 QmitkAbstractDataNodeAction::QmitkAbstractDataNodeAction(berry::IWorkbenchPartSite::Pointer workbenchPartSite)
 {
   m_WorkbenchPartSite = workbenchPartSite;
 }
 
 QmitkAbstractDataNodeAction::QmitkAbstractDataNodeAction(berry::IWorkbenchPartSite* workbenchPartSite)
 {
   m_WorkbenchPartSite = berry::IWorkbenchPartSite::Pointer(workbenchPartSite);
 }
 
 QmitkAbstractDataNodeAction::~QmitkAbstractDataNodeAction()
 {
   // nothing here
 }
 
 void QmitkAbstractDataNodeAction::SetDataStorage(mitk::DataStorage* dataStorage)
 {
   if (m_DataStorage != dataStorage)
   {
     // set the new data storage
     m_DataStorage = dataStorage;
   }
 }
 
-void QmitkAbstractDataNodeAction::InitializeWithDataNode(const mitk::DataNode* dataNode)
-{
-  // can be overwritten in sub classes
-}
-
 QList<mitk::DataNode::Pointer> QmitkAbstractDataNodeAction::GetSelectedNodes()
 {
   QList<mitk::DataNode::Pointer> selectedNodes;
   if (m_WorkbenchPartSite.Expired())
   {
     return selectedNodes;
   }
 
   berry::ISelection::ConstPointer selection = m_WorkbenchPartSite.Lock()->GetWorkbenchWindow()->GetSelectionService()->GetSelection();
   mitk::DataNodeSelection::ConstPointer currentSelection = selection.Cast<const mitk::DataNodeSelection>();
 
   if (currentSelection.IsNull() || currentSelection->IsEmpty())
   {
     return selectedNodes;
   }
 
   selectedNodes = QList<mitk::DataNode::Pointer>::fromStdList(currentSelection->GetSelectedDataNodes());
   return selectedNodes;
 }
 
 mitk::DataNode::Pointer QmitkAbstractDataNodeAction::GetSelectedNode()
 {
   QList<mitk::DataNode::Pointer> selectedNodes = GetSelectedNodes();
   if (selectedNodes.empty())
   {
     return nullptr;
   }
 
   // no batch action; should only be called with a single node
   mitk::DataNode::Pointer dataNode = selectedNodes.front();
   if (nullptr == dataNode)
   {
     return nullptr;
   }
 
   return dataNode;
 }
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.application/src/QmitkAbstractDataNodeAction.h b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.application/src/QmitkAbstractDataNodeAction.h
index b6f233df03..e8ded7f3d5 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.application/src/QmitkAbstractDataNodeAction.h
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.application/src/QmitkAbstractDataNodeAction.h
@@ -1,57 +1,57 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 QMITKABSTRACTDATANODEACTION_H
 #define QMITKABSTRACTDATANODEACTION_H
 
 #include <org_mitk_gui_qt_application_Export.h>
 
 // mitk core
 #include <mitkDataStorage.h>
 #include <mitkWeakPointer.h>
 
 // berry
 #include <berryIWorkbenchPartSite.h>
 
 // qt
 #include <QList>
 
 class MITK_QT_APP QmitkAbstractDataNodeAction
 {
 
 public:
 
   QmitkAbstractDataNodeAction(berry::IWorkbenchPartSite::Pointer workbenchPartSite);
   QmitkAbstractDataNodeAction(berry::IWorkbenchPartSite* workbenchPartSite);
 
   virtual ~QmitkAbstractDataNodeAction();
 
-  virtual void SetDataStorage(mitk::DataStorage* dataStorage);
+  void SetDataStorage(mitk::DataStorage* dataStorage);
 
-  virtual void InitializeWithDataNode(const mitk::DataNode* dataNode);
+  virtual void InitializeWithDataNode(const mitk::DataNode* dataNode) { }
 
 protected:
 
   virtual void InitializeAction() = 0;
   mitk::DataNode::Pointer GetSelectedNode();
   QList<mitk::DataNode::Pointer> GetSelectedNodes();
 
   berry::IWorkbenchPartSite::WeakPtr m_WorkbenchPartSite;
   mitk::WeakPointer<mitk::DataStorage> m_DataStorage;
 
 };
 
 #endif // QMITKABSTRACTDATANODEACTION_H