diff --git a/Modules/VtkShaders/mitkVtkShaderProgram.cpp b/Modules/VtkShaders/mitkVtkShaderProgram.cpp
index 4caaedc22b..b1179bb977 100644
--- a/Modules/VtkShaders/mitkVtkShaderProgram.cpp
+++ b/Modules/VtkShaders/mitkVtkShaderProgram.cpp
@@ -1,61 +1,59 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 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 "mitkVtkShaderProgram.h"
-#include "mitkBaseRenderer.h"
 
 #include "vtkShader2.h"
 
 mitk::VtkShaderProgram::VtkShaderProgram()
-  : m_BaseRenderer(NULL)
-  , m_VtkShaderProgram(NULL)
+  : m_VtkShaderProgram(NULL)
 {
 }
 
 mitk::VtkShaderProgram::~VtkShaderProgram()
 {
 }
 
 void mitk::VtkShaderProgram::Activate()
 {
   if(m_VtkShaderProgram)
   {
     m_VtkShaderProgram->Use();
   }
 }
 
 void mitk::VtkShaderProgram::Deactivate()
 {
   if(m_VtkShaderProgram)
   {
     m_VtkShaderProgram->Restore();
   }
 }
 
 void mitk::VtkShaderProgram::SetVtkShaderProgram(vtkSmartPointer<vtkShaderProgram2> p)
 {
   m_VtkShaderProgram = p;
 }
 
 vtkSmartPointer<vtkShaderProgram2> mitk::VtkShaderProgram::GetVtkShaderProgram() const
 {
   return m_VtkShaderProgram;
 }
 
 itk::TimeStamp& mitk::VtkShaderProgram::GetShaderTimestampUpdate()
 {
   return m_ShaderTimestampUpdate;
 }