diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ToolingKernel.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ToolingKernel.java
index e8b3f98d71a05ed036338f7fca71e3aa8c3ab4cd..b2cc7ef4ef27bf9e800e4bd71c28fa011e01a7dc 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ToolingKernel.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ToolingKernel.java
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ package org.fortiss.tooling.kernel;
 
 import static org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils.rightPad;
 import static org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.internal.ToolingKernelInternal.initializeKernel;
-import static org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.internal.ToolingKernelInternal.releaseKernel;
 import static org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.internal.ToolingKernelInternal.startKernel;
-import static org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.internal.ToolingKernelInternal.stopKernel;
 
 /**
  * Class for centrally initializing and starting the tooling kernel services.
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ import static org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.internal.ToolingKernelInternal.stopKern
  * @author hoelzl
  * @author $Author: hoelzl $
  * @version $Rev: 18709 $
- * @ConQAT.Rating YELLOW Hash: CF4E606E43CA19F7E26415B42EC54906
+ * @ConQAT.Rating YELLOW Hash: DA3686116ABE9ACDEC680C6AC5C3308A
  */
 public final class ToolingKernel {
 	/** Initialize the kernel. */
@@ -42,16 +40,6 @@ public final class ToolingKernel {
 		startKernel();
 	}
 
-	/** Stops the kernel. */
-	public static void stop() {
-		stopKernel();
-	}
-
-	/** Releases the kernel resources. */
-	public static void release() {
-		releaseKernel();
-	}
-
 	/** Prints the introduction message of the given phase */
 	public static void printPhase(String phase) {
 		phase = rightPad(phase, 40);
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/internal/ToolingKernelInternal.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/internal/ToolingKernelInternal.java
index 31311f0467119784c1ce338be9eb919a6cc52160..f1c288bcc83f8eb1f624a839ce555318709724d5 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/internal/ToolingKernelInternal.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/internal/ToolingKernelInternal.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.internal.storage.eclipse.EclipseResourceStorag
  * @author hoelzl
  * @author $Author: hoelzl $
  * @version $Rev: 18709 $
- * @ConQAT.Rating YELLOW Hash: 0FBB6C069550188F8F60CA7F75E42BF8
+ * @ConQAT.Rating YELLOW Hash: 53152037D4AE10A4FBBFCE0A969751D5
  */
 public final class ToolingKernelInternal {
 	/** Initialize the kernel services. */
@@ -66,14 +66,4 @@ public final class ToolingKernelInternal {
 		TransformationService.getInstance().startService();
 		printPhase("Tooling Kernel started.");
 	}
-
-	/** Stops the kernel. */
-	public static void stopKernel() {
-		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
-	}
-
-	/** Releases the kernel resources. */
-	public static void releaseKernel() {
-		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
-	}
 }