diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/utils/ConstraintsUtils.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/utils/ConstraintsUtils.java
index fe7bf0b34414496958d11c8a0be93525d6a96769..3925e0539e7a7efa53b7d3c9e885ab29a8a99f1c 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/utils/ConstraintsUtils.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/utils/ConstraintsUtils.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.constraints.FailVerificationStatus;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.constraints.IConstrained;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.constraints.IConstraint;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.constraints.IConstraintVerificationStatus;
-import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.constraints.IrrelevantVerificationStatus;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.constraints.OutdatedVerificationStatus;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.constraints.SuccessVerificationStatus;
 
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.constraints.SuccessVerificationStatus;
  * @author aravantinos
  * @author $Author$
  * @version $Rev$
- * @ConQAT.Rating YELLOW Hash: 0D76CD2BAA713D053A90816323ADED5B
+ * @ConQAT.Rating YELLOW Hash: B6C1D8DF10F329C5817216D5E935A932
  */
 public class ConstraintsUtils {
 	/**
@@ -99,9 +98,13 @@ public class ConstraintsUtils {
 	 * @return A "outdated" verification status for <code>c</code>.
 	 */
 	public static OutdatedVerificationStatus createOutdatedVerificationStatus(IConstraint c) {
-		OutdatedVerificationStatus status =
-				ConstraintsFactory.eINSTANCE.createOutdatedVerificationStatus();
-		setVerificationStatus(c, status);
+		OutdatedVerificationStatus status;
+		if(c.getVerificationStatus() instanceof OutdatedVerificationStatus) {
+			status = (OutdatedVerificationStatus)c.getVerificationStatus();
+		} else {
+			status = ConstraintsFactory.eINSTANCE.createOutdatedVerificationStatus();
+			setVerificationStatus(c, status);
+		}
 		return status;
 	}
 
@@ -125,15 +128,4 @@ public class ConstraintsUtils {
 		setVerificationStatus(c, status);
 		return status;
 	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @param c
-	 * @return An "irrelevant" verification status for <code>c</code>.
-	 */
-	public static IrrelevantVerificationStatus createIrrelevantVerificationStatus(IConstraint c) {
-		IrrelevantVerificationStatus status =
-				ConstraintsFactory.eINSTANCE.createIrrelevantVerificationStatus();
-		setVerificationStatus(c, status);
-		return status;
-	}
 }