diff --git a/Modules/Core/TestingHelper/src/mitkRenderingTestHelper.cpp b/Modules/Core/TestingHelper/src/mitkRenderingTestHelper.cpp
index db6186d3e3..31b291d759 100644
--- a/Modules/Core/TestingHelper/src/mitkRenderingTestHelper.cpp
+++ b/Modules/Core/TestingHelper/src/mitkRenderingTestHelper.cpp
@@ -1,292 +1,245 @@
 /*============================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
 All rights reserved.
 
 Use of this source code is governed by a 3-clause BSD license that can be
 found in the LICENSE file.
 
 ============================================================================*/
 
 // VTK
 #include <vtkCamera.h>
 #include <vtkOpenGLRenderWindow.h>
 #include <vtkPNGWriter.h>
 #include <vtkRenderLargeImage.h>
 #include <vtkRenderWindow.h>
 #include <vtkRenderWindowInteractor.h>
+#include <vtk_glew.h>
 
 // MITK
 #include <mitkNodePredicateDataType.h>
 #include <mitkRenderWindow.h>
 #include <mitkRenderingTestHelper.h>
 #include <mitkSliceNavigationController.h>
 #include <mitkStandaloneDataStorage.h>
 #include <mitkException.h>
 #include <mitkTestNotRunException.h>
 #include <mitkTestingMacros.h>
 
-#if defined _MSC_VER
-#if _MSC_VER >= 1700
-#define RESIZE_WORKAROUND
-#endif
-#endif
-
-#ifdef RESIZE_WORKAROUND
-#include "vtkWin32OpenGLRenderWindow.h"
-#endif
-
 // VTK Testing to compare the rendered image pixel-wise against a reference screen shot
 #include "vtkTesting.h"
 
 mitk::RenderingTestHelper::RenderingTestHelper(int width,
                                                int height,
                                                AntiAliasing antiAliasing)
   : m_AutomaticallyCloseRenderWindow(true)
 {
   this->Initialize(width, height, antiAliasing);
 }
 
 mitk::RenderingTestHelper::RenderingTestHelper(
   int width, int height, int argc, char *argv[], AntiAliasing antiAliasing)
   : m_AutomaticallyCloseRenderWindow(true)
 {
   this->Initialize(width, height, antiAliasing);
   this->SetInputFileNames(argc, argv);
 }
 
 void mitk::RenderingTestHelper::Initialize(int width, int height, AntiAliasing antiAliasing)
 {
   RenderingManager::GetInstance()->SetAntiAliasing(antiAliasing);
 
   mitk::UIDGenerator uidGen = mitk::UIDGenerator("UnnamedRenderer_");
   m_RenderWindow = mitk::RenderWindow::New(nullptr, uidGen.GetUID().c_str());
 
+  auto err = glewInit();
+
+  if (GLEW_OK != err)
+    mitkThrowException(mitk::TestNotRunException) << "GLEW could not be initialized";
+
   auto renderWindow = m_RenderWindow->GetVtkRenderWindow();
 
   if (0 == renderWindow->SupportsOpenGL())
   {
     auto openGLRenderWindow = dynamic_cast<vtkOpenGLRenderWindow*>(renderWindow);
 
     auto message = nullptr != openGLRenderWindow
       ? openGLRenderWindow->GetOpenGLSupportMessage()
       : std::string("No details available.");
 
     mitkThrowException(mitk::TestNotRunException) << "OpenGL not supported: " << message;
   }
 
   m_DataStorage = mitk::StandaloneDataStorage::New();
 
   m_RenderWindow->GetRenderer()->SetDataStorage(m_DataStorage);
   this->SetMapperIDToRender2D();
   this->GetVtkRenderWindow()->SetSize(width, height);
 
-#ifdef RESIZE_WORKAROUND
-
-  HWND hWnd = static_cast<vtkWin32OpenGLRenderWindow *>(this->GetVtkRenderWindow())->GetWindowId();
-
-  RECT r;
-  r.left = 10;
-  r.top = 10;
-  r.right = r.left + width;
-  r.bottom = r.top + height;
-
-  LONG style = GetWindowLong(hWnd, GWL_STYLE);
-  AdjustWindowRect(&r, style, FALSE);
-
-  MITK_INFO << "WANTED:";
-  MITK_INFO << r.right - r.left;
-  MITK_INFO << r.bottom - r.top;
-
-  RECT rect;
-  if (GetWindowRect(hWnd, &rect))
-  {
-    int width = rect.right - rect.left;
-    int height = rect.bottom - rect.top;
-
-    MITK_INFO << "ACTUAL:";
-    MITK_INFO << width;
-    MITK_INFO << height;
-  }
-
-  SetWindowPos(hWnd, HWND_TOP, 0, 0, r.right - r.left, r.bottom - r.top, SWP_NOZORDER);
-
-  GetWindowRect(hWnd, &rect);
-
-  int width2 = rect.right - rect.left;
-  int height2 = rect.bottom - rect.top;
-
-  MITK_INFO << "ACTUAL2:";
-  MITK_INFO << width2;
-  MITK_INFO << height2;
-
-  SetWindowPos(hWnd, HWND_TOP, 0, 0, 2 * (r.right - r.left) - width2, 2 * (r.bottom - r.top) - height2, SWP_NOZORDER);
-
-#endif
-
   m_RenderWindow->GetRenderer()->Resize(width, height);
 }
 
 mitk::RenderingTestHelper::~RenderingTestHelper()
 {
 }
 
 void mitk::RenderingTestHelper::SetMapperID(mitk::BaseRenderer::StandardMapperSlot id)
 {
   m_RenderWindow->GetRenderer()->SetMapperID(id);
 }
 
 void mitk::RenderingTestHelper::SetMapperIDToRender3D()
 {
   this->SetMapperID(mitk::BaseRenderer::Standard3D);
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->InitializeViews(
     this->GetDataStorage()->ComputeBoundingGeometry3D(this->GetDataStorage()->GetAll()));
 }
 
 void mitk::RenderingTestHelper::SetMapperIDToRender2D()
 {
   this->SetMapperID(mitk::BaseRenderer::Standard2D);
 }
 
 void mitk::RenderingTestHelper::Render()
 {
   // if the datastorage is initialized and at least 1 image is loaded render it
   if (m_DataStorage.IsNotNull() || m_DataStorage->GetAll()->Size() >= 1)
   {
     // Prepare the VTK camera before rendering.
     m_RenderWindow->GetRenderer()->PrepareRender();
 
     this->GetVtkRenderWindow()->Render();
     this->GetVtkRenderWindow()->WaitForCompletion();
     if (m_AutomaticallyCloseRenderWindow == false)
     {
       // Use interaction to stop the test
       this->GetVtkRenderWindow()->GetInteractor()->Start();
     }
   }
   else
   {
     MITK_ERROR << "No images loaded in data storage!";
   }
 }
 
 mitk::DataStorage::Pointer mitk::RenderingTestHelper::GetDataStorage()
 {
   return m_DataStorage;
 }
 
 void mitk::RenderingTestHelper::SetInputFileNames(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
   // i is set 1, because 0 is the testname as string
   // parse parameters
   for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i)
   {
     // add everything to a list but -T and -V
     std::string tmp = argv[i];
     if ((tmp.compare("-T")) && (tmp.compare("-V")))
     {
       this->AddToStorage(tmp);
     }
     else
     {
       break;
     }
   }
 }
 
 void mitk::RenderingTestHelper::SetViewDirection(mitk::SliceNavigationController::ViewDirection viewDirection)
 {
   mitk::BaseRenderer::GetInstance(m_RenderWindow->GetVtkRenderWindow())
     ->GetSliceNavigationController()
     ->SetDefaultViewDirection(viewDirection);
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->InitializeViews(
     m_DataStorage->ComputeBoundingGeometry3D(m_DataStorage->GetAll()));
 }
 
 void mitk::RenderingTestHelper::ReorientSlices(mitk::Point3D origin, mitk::Vector3D rotation)
 {
   mitk::SliceNavigationController::Pointer sliceNavigationController =
     mitk::BaseRenderer::GetInstance(m_RenderWindow->GetVtkRenderWindow())->GetSliceNavigationController();
   sliceNavigationController->ReorientSlices(origin, rotation);
 }
 
 vtkRenderer *mitk::RenderingTestHelper::GetVtkRenderer()
 {
   return m_RenderWindow->GetRenderer()->GetVtkRenderer();
 }
 
 void mitk::RenderingTestHelper::SetImageProperty(const char *propertyKey, mitk::BaseProperty *property)
 {
   this->m_DataStorage->GetNode(mitk::NodePredicateDataType::New("Image"))->SetProperty(propertyKey, property);
 }
 
 vtkRenderWindow *mitk::RenderingTestHelper::GetVtkRenderWindow()
 {
   return m_RenderWindow->GetVtkRenderWindow();
 }
 
 bool mitk::RenderingTestHelper::CompareRenderWindowAgainstReference(int argc, char *argv[], double threshold)
 {
   this->Render();
   // retVal meanings: (see VTK/Rendering/vtkTesting.h)
   // 0 = test failed
   // 1 = test passed
   // 2 = test not run
   // 3 = something with vtkInteraction
   if (vtkTesting::Test(argc, argv, this->GetVtkRenderWindow(), threshold) == 1)
     return true;
   else
     return false;
 }
 
 // method to save a screenshot of the renderwindow (e.g. create a reference screenshot)
 void mitk::RenderingTestHelper::SaveAsPNG(std::string fileName)
 {
   vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderer> renderer = this->GetVtkRenderer();
   bool doubleBuffering(renderer->GetRenderWindow()->GetDoubleBuffer());
   renderer->GetRenderWindow()->DoubleBufferOff();
 
   vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderLargeImage> magnifier = vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderLargeImage>::New();
   magnifier->SetInput(renderer);
   magnifier->SetMagnification(1);
 
   vtkSmartPointer<vtkImageWriter> fileWriter = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPNGWriter>::New();
   fileWriter->SetInputConnection(magnifier->GetOutputPort());
   fileWriter->SetFileName(fileName.c_str());
 
   fileWriter->Write();
   renderer->GetRenderWindow()->SetDoubleBuffer(doubleBuffering);
 }
 
 void mitk::RenderingTestHelper::SetAutomaticallyCloseRenderWindow(bool automaticallyCloseRenderWindow)
 {
   m_AutomaticallyCloseRenderWindow = automaticallyCloseRenderWindow;
 }
 
 void mitk::RenderingTestHelper::SaveReferenceScreenShot(std::string fileName)
 {
   this->SaveAsPNG(fileName);
 }
 
 void mitk::RenderingTestHelper::AddToStorage(const std::string &filename)
 {
   try
   {
     mitk::IOUtil::Load(filename, *m_DataStorage.GetPointer());
     mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->InitializeViews(
       m_DataStorage->ComputeBoundingGeometry3D(m_DataStorage->GetAll()));
   }
   catch ( const itk::ExceptionObject &e )
   {
     MITK_ERROR << "Failed loading test data '" << filename << "': " << e.what();
   }
 }
 
 void mitk::RenderingTestHelper::AddNodeToStorage(mitk::DataNode::Pointer node)
 {
   this->m_DataStorage->Add(node);
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->InitializeViews(
     m_DataStorage->ComputeBoundingGeometry3D(m_DataStorage->GetAll()));
 }