diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.annotations/src/internal/mitkAnnotationsActivator.cpp b/Plugins/org.mitk.annotations/src/internal/mitkAnnotationsActivator.cpp
index 9202319eae..46ab461420 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.annotations/src/internal/mitkAnnotationsActivator.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.annotations/src/internal/mitkAnnotationsActivator.cpp
@@ -1,150 +1,30 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 "mitkAnnotationsActivator.h"
-#include "mitkAnnotationFactory.h"
-#include "mitkAnnotationJsonReaderWriter.h"
-#include "mitkDataNodeSelection.h"
-#include "mitkProviderRegistry.h"
-
-#include "berryISelectionService.h"
-#include "berryPlatformUI.h"
-
-#include <utility>
-
-mitk::NodeSelectionListener::NodeSelectionListener(std::function<void(mitk::DataNode::Pointer)> callback)
-  : m_Callback(std::move(callback)){};
-
-void mitk::NodeSelectionListener::SelectionChanged(const berry::IWorkbenchPart::Pointer &part,
-                                                   const berry::ISelection::ConstPointer &selection)
-{
-  const auto nodeSelection = dynamic_cast<const mitk::DataNodeSelection *>(selection.GetPointer());
-  if (nodeSelection)
-  {
-    auto nodes = nodeSelection->GetSelectedDataNodes();
-    if (!nodes.empty())
-    {
-      m_Callback(nodes.front());
-    }
-  }
-};
-
-auto mitk::AnnotationsActivator::OnSelectionChangedCallback()
-{
-  return [this](DataNode::Pointer node) {
-    if (node.IsNotNull())
-    {
-      m_SelectedDataNode = node;
-      this->Modified();
-    }
-  };
-}
-
-auto mitk::AnnotationsActivator::SliceNumberAction() const
-{
-  return [](const itk::Object *caller, const itk::EventObject &event) {
-    const auto sliceEvent = dynamic_cast<const mitk::SliceNavigationController::GeometrySliceEvent *>(&event);
-    if (sliceEvent)
-    {
-      return sliceEvent->GetPos();
-    }
-    return static_cast<unsigned int>(0);
-  };
-}
-
-auto mitk::AnnotationsActivator::SelectionChangeAction() const
-{
-  return [](const itk::Object *caller, const itk::EventObject &event) {
-    const auto dataNodeProvider = dynamic_cast<const mitk::AnnotationsActivator *>(caller);
-    if (dataNodeProvider)
-    {
-      return dataNodeProvider->GetSelectedDataNode();
-    }
-    return itk::SmartPointer<mitk::DataNode>(nullptr);
-  };
-}
+#include "mitkAnnotationPresetLoader.h"
 
 void mitk::AnnotationsActivator::start(ctkPluginContext *context)
 {
-  m_NodeSelectionListener = std::make_unique<NodeSelectionListener>(OnSelectionChangedCallback());
-  ObserveSelectionChanges();
-
-  auto sliceNumberProvider =
-    DataProvider::New("SliceNumberProviderAxial",
-                      BaseRenderer::GetByName("stdmulti.widget1")->GetSliceNavigationController(),
-                      SliceNavigationController::GeometrySliceEvent(nullptr, 0).MakeObject(),
-                      SliceNumberAction());
-  auto timeStepProvider = DataProvider::New("TimeStepProvider",
-                                            BaseRenderer::GetByName("stdmulti.widget1")->GetSliceNavigationController(),
-                                            SliceNavigationController::TimeGeometryEvent(nullptr, 0).MakeObject(),
-                                            SliceNumberAction());
-  auto dataNodeProvider = DataProvider::New("DataNodeProvider", this, SelectionChangeEvent(), SelectionChangeAction());
-
-  auto providers = ProviderRegistry::GetInstance();
-  providers->AddDataProviders({sliceNumberProvider, timeStepProvider, dataNodeProvider});
-
   // TODO remove hardcoded string
   auto fileName =
     std::string{R"(D:\Arbeit\Programming\mitk_m\Plugins\org.mitk.annotations\resources\annotationsReduced.json)"};
 
-  try
-  {
-    m_Annotations = AnnotationJsonReaderWriter::ReadAnnotationsFromJsonFile(fileName);
-  }
-  catch (const std::exception &e)
-  {
-    MITK_ERROR << "Exception while loading json configuration";
-    MITK_ERROR << e.what();
-  }
-
-  AnnotationFactory::CreateAnnotationsFromConfiguration(m_Annotations);
-
-  AnnotationFactory::RegisterAnnotations(m_Annotations);
-
-  try
-  {
-    AnnotationJsonReaderWriter::WriteAnnotationsToJsonFile(fileName + "Saved", m_Annotations);
-  }
-  catch (const std::exception &e)
-  {
-    MITK_ERROR << "Exception while saving json configuration. The save file probably wasn't written or updated";
-    MITK_ERROR << e.what();
-  }
+  m_AnnotationPresetLoader = std::make_unique<AnnotationPresetLoader>();
+  m_AnnotationPresetLoader->LoadPreset(fileName);
 }
 
 void mitk::AnnotationsActivator::stop(ctkPluginContext * /*context*/) {}
-
-mitk::DataNode::Pointer mitk::AnnotationsActivator::GetSelectedDataNode() const
-{
-  return m_SelectedDataNode.IsExpired() ? nullptr : m_SelectedDataNode.Lock();
-}
-
-void mitk::AnnotationsActivator::ObserveSelectionChanges()
-{
-  auto windows = berry::PlatformUI::GetWorkbench()->GetWorkbenchWindows();
-  auto activeWindow = berry::PlatformUI::GetWorkbench()->GetActiveWorkbenchWindow();
-  auto selectionService = activeWindow->GetSelectionService();
-
-  if (m_NodeSelectionListener)
-  {
-    selectionService->AddPostSelectionListener(m_NodeSelectionListener.get());
-  }
-}
-
-const itk::EventObject *mitk::AnnotationsActivator::SelectionChangeEvent()
-{
-  return itk::ModifiedEvent().MakeObject();
-}
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.annotations/src/internal/mitkAnnotationsActivator.h b/Plugins/org.mitk.annotations/src/internal/mitkAnnotationsActivator.h
index dead29fcc8..715e0b0a4d 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.annotations/src/internal/mitkAnnotationsActivator.h
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.annotations/src/internal/mitkAnnotationsActivator.h
@@ -1,81 +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 MITKANNOTATIONSACTIVATOR_H_
 #define MITKANNOTATIONSACTIVATOR_H_
 
 #include "mitkAnnotationFactory.h"
 #include "mitkIRenderWindowPart.h"
 
 #include "berryISelection.h"
 #include "berryISelectionListener.h"
 #include "berryIWorkbenchPart.h"
 
 #include <ctkPluginActivator.h>
 
+#include "mitkAnnotationPresetLoader.h"
 #include <future>
 
 namespace mitk
 {
-  class NodeSelectionListener : public berry::ISelectionListener
-  {
-  public:
-    NodeSelectionListener(std::function<void(mitk::DataNode::Pointer)> callback);
-    void SelectionChanged(const berry::IWorkbenchPart::Pointer &part,
-                          const berry::ISelection::ConstPointer &selection) override;
-
-  private:
-    std::function<void(mitk::DataNode::Pointer)> m_Callback;
-  };
-
   /**
    * \ingroup org_mitk_annotations_internal
    *
    * \brief The plug-in activator for mitk annotations
    */
-  class AnnotationsActivator : public QObject, public ctkPluginActivator, public itk::Object
+  class AnnotationsActivator : public QObject, public ctkPluginActivator
   {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.mitk.annotations")
     Q_INTERFACES(ctkPluginActivator)
 
   public:
     void start(ctkPluginContext *context) override;
     void stop(ctkPluginContext *context) override;
 
-    DataNode::Pointer GetSelectedDataNode() const;
-
   private:
-    // observers and callbacks
-    void ObserveSelectionChanges();
-    auto OnSelectionChangedCallback();
-
-    // events as defined in the json file
-    const itk::EventObject *SelectionChangeEvent();
-
-    // action functions as defined in the json file
-    auto SliceNumberAction() const;
-    auto SelectionChangeAction() const;
-    auto PropertyChangeAction() const;
-
-    WeakPointer<AnnotationFactory> m_AnnotationFactory;
-    std::future<void> m_AnnotationFuture;
-    std::unique_ptr<NodeSelectionListener> m_NodeSelectionListener;
-    WeakPointer<DataNode> m_SelectedDataNode;
-    std::vector<mitk::DynamicAnnotation::Pointer> m_Annotations;
+    std::unique_ptr<AnnotationPresetLoader> m_AnnotationPresetLoader;
   };
 } // namespace mitk
 #endif /* MITKANNOTATIONSACTIVATOR_H_  */