diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/internal/.ratings b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/internal/.ratings
index b22aa0967ba2a285c82d9a3fc146195e3ff8fbfd..c6f547a3f382dfac083591e2e94e5af8981e61cd 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/internal/.ratings
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/internal/.ratings
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ConstraintUIService.java 433e35bb1c9bbc628c6ee070ff45632400becf4a GREEN
 ContextMenuService.java ca3c899293f25b70ce8e5f0d86ca2f9683329d81 GREEN
 EditPartFactoryService.java e9180c0020f1769d9e24ef3c08f9ca5599dbc5c3 GREEN
 MarkerService.java b01b7706034691683df7bbc2e7828c42574b3147 GREEN
-ModelEditorBindingService.java 617e8e97705202f2e14521ad572da23beaf25c6c GREEN
+ModelEditorBindingService.java 0239c01eef78854fa4abd2df90d93a2b06d60593 YELLOW
 ModelElementHandlerService.java 07a30545ad687ff0fe13bf7a9348c41fb03e0b2c GREEN
 NavigatorService.java 2b1361eac805996e22e5409dafff9707fbac3376 GREEN
 ToolingKernelUIInternal.java 38903445a9084b7908716a00f41621dfb3126fca GREEN
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/internal/ModelEditorBindingService.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/internal/ModelEditorBindingService.java
index 617e8e97705202f2e14521ad572da23beaf25c6c..0239c01eef78854fa4abd2df90d93a2b06d60593 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/internal/ModelEditorBindingService.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/internal/ModelEditorBindingService.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Assert;
 import org.eclipse.emf.common.command.CommandStackListener;
 import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject;
 import org.eclipse.ui.IEditorPart;
@@ -118,16 +117,7 @@ public class ModelEditorBindingService extends EObjectAwareServiceBase<IModelEdi
 	/** {@inheritDoc} */
 	@Override
 	public void openInEditor(EObject element) {
-		// TODO (SB,13): Where does the "2" come from? See #3048
-		openInEditor(element, 2);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Opens the editor or proceeds with parent element.
-	 * Particular treatment for library references which open directly the library element.
-	 */
-	private void openInEditor(EObject element, int depth) {
-		Assert.isTrue(depth >= 0);
+		// Particular treatment for library references which open directly the library element.
 		ILibraryElementReference libRefParent =
 				getParentElement(element, ILibraryElementReference.class, true);
 		if(libRefParent != null) {
@@ -152,8 +142,8 @@ public class ModelEditorBindingService extends EObjectAwareServiceBase<IModelEdi
 
 		// Recurse if there is an editor for one the model element's ancestors.
 		if(numBindings == 0) {
-			if(depth > 0 && element.eContainer() != null) {
-				openInEditor(element.eContainer(), depth - 1);
+			if(element.eContainer() != null) {
+				openInEditor(element.eContainer());
 			}
 			return;
 		}