diff --git a/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/etl/dto/api/v1/BasicDataSetInformation.java b/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/etl/dto/api/v1/BasicDataSetInformation.java
index f1eadcc3e6952f44842659a8a45d7aeee3365654..84e475238305917f81b2015dc3e1b314abde5ed2 100644
--- a/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/etl/dto/api/v1/BasicDataSetInformation.java
+++ b/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/etl/dto/api/v1/BasicDataSetInformation.java
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ package ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.dss.etl.dto.api.v1;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
-import ch.systemsx.cisd.etlserver.registrator.api.v1.IDataSet;
-import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.dss.generic.shared.api.internal.v1.ISampleImmutable;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.dss.generic.shared.dto.DataSetInformation;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.IServer;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.DataSetType;
@@ -52,11 +50,7 @@ public class BasicDataSetInformation extends DataSetInformation
         this.fileFormatTypeCode = fileFormatCode;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @deprecated instead invoke {@link IDataSet#setSample(ISampleImmutable)} on the
-     *             {@link IDataSet} object created.
-     */
-    @Deprecated
+    /** Mandatory: sets attributes of the connected sample */
     public void setSample(String sampleSpaceCode, String sampleCode)
     {
         super.setSpaceCode(sampleSpaceCode);
diff --git a/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/etl/dto/api/v1/SimpleImageDataConfig.java b/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/etl/dto/api/v1/SimpleImageDataConfig.java
index 9e6e681d6208fd8a33156fe2be797acfee55d642..cc705f765517603a50d0da83ea7cdb0da9189b4c 100644
--- a/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/etl/dto/api/v1/SimpleImageDataConfig.java
+++ b/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/etl/dto/api/v1/SimpleImageDataConfig.java
@@ -369,10 +369,7 @@ abstract public class SimpleImageDataConfig
      * 
      * @param spaceCode space where the plate for which the dataset has been acquired exist
      * @param plateCode code of the plate to which the dataset will belong
-     * @deprecated instead invoke {@link IDataSet#setSample(ISampleImmutable)} on the
-     *             {@link IDataSet} object created.
      */
-    @Deprecated
     public void setPlate(String spaceCode, String plateCode)
     {
         this.spaceCode = spaceCode;