diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/utils/StatusUtils.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/utils/StatusUtils.java
index d4572b85e3b43e339dad55f0517654a6baf3183e..08f5013eeeec95dabbf210c59b110154ec9f0716 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/utils/StatusUtils.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/utils/StatusUtils.java
@@ -15,15 +15,7 @@
 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 package org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui.utils;
 
-import static org.conqat.ide.commons.ui.ui.WorkbenchUtils.getActiveWorkbenchPage;
-
 import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.EList;
-import org.eclipse.jface.action.IStatusLineManager;
-import org.eclipse.ui.IActionBars;
-import org.eclipse.ui.IViewSite;
-import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPage;
-import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPart;
-import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPartSite;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.constraints.ConstraintInstance;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.constraints.FailedConstraintInstanceStatus;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.constraints.IConstraintInstanceContainer;
@@ -35,41 +27,6 @@ import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.constraints.IConstraintInstanceContainer
  */
 public class StatusUtils {
 
-	/**
-	 * Returns a Status Line object of the current window.
-	 * 
-	 * @return the status line manager
-	 */
-	public static IStatusLineManager getStatusLine() {
-		IWorkbenchPage page = getActiveWorkbenchPage();
-		IWorkbenchPart part = page.getActivePart();
-		IWorkbenchPartSite site = part.getSite();
-		IViewSite vSite = (IViewSite)site;
-		IActionBars actionBars = vSite.getActionBars();
-
-		if(actionBars == null) {
-			return null;
-		}
-
-		IStatusLineManager statusLine = actionBars.getStatusLineManager();
-		if(statusLine == null) {
-			return null;
-		}
-		return statusLine;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Writes messages into the status line of the current window.
-	 * 
-	 * @param message
-	 *            the message
-	 */
-	public static void setStatusMessage(String message) {
-		if(getStatusLine() != null) {
-			getStatusLine().setMessage(message);
-		}
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * This function is to calculate the status of all of the instances of a particular constraint.
 	 * 
@@ -86,6 +43,7 @@ public class StatusUtils {
 			IConstraintInstanceContainer instanceContainer, EList<String> currentActiveConstraints) {
 
 		for(ConstraintInstance ci : instanceContainer.getConstraintInstances()) {
+			// TODO(HP) why using toString()? constraintToFind is already a string.
 			if(constraintToFind.toString().equalsIgnoreCase(ci.getConstraintName())) {
 				if(currentActiveConstraints.contains(constraintToFind.toString())) {
 					if(ci.getConstraintName().equalsIgnoreCase(constraintToFind.toString())) {