diff --git a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/parser/AbstractPropertiesSetter.java b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/parser/AbstractPropertiesSetter.java
index 9f05c4c67db209357db19ca1355f95d8c349315d..12e0fe8c00bcfd7aac7f8bd4ac693edfe7924a44 100644
--- a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/parser/AbstractPropertiesSetter.java
+++ b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/parser/AbstractPropertiesSetter.java
@@ -16,14 +16,12 @@
 
 package ch.systemsx.cisd.common.parser;
 
-import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.exceptions.UserFailureException;
-import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.utilities.ClassUtils;
 
 /**
  * super class for constructing and holding key-value pairs
@@ -42,18 +40,11 @@ abstract public class AbstractPropertiesSetter<ConstructedType> implements IProp
 
     private final Set<String> availableProperties;
 
-    protected AbstractPropertiesSetter(Class<?> beanClass)
-    {
-        this.properties = new HashMap<String, String>();
-        this.mandatoryFields = toLowerCase(ClassUtils.getMandatoryFields(beanClass));
-        this.availableProperties = toLowerCase(getAvailableProperties(beanClass));
-    }
-
     protected AbstractPropertiesSetter(Set<String> availableProperties, Set<String> mandatoryFields)
     {
         this.properties = new HashMap<String, String>();
-        this.mandatoryFields = mandatoryFields;
-        this.availableProperties = availableProperties;
+        this.mandatoryFields = toLowerCase(mandatoryFields);
+        this.availableProperties = toLowerCase(availableProperties);
     }
 
     private static Set<String> toLowerCase(Set<String> set)
@@ -90,23 +81,6 @@ abstract public class AbstractPropertiesSetter<ConstructedType> implements IProp
                 name);
     }
 
-    // temporary method, this information will be fetched from db
-    private Set<String> getAvailableProperties(Class<?> clazz)
-    {
-        Set<String> fieldNames = new HashSet<String>();
-        for (Field field : clazz.getDeclaredFields())
-        {
-            fieldNames.add(field.getName());
-        }
-        Class<?> superclass = clazz.getSuperclass();
-        if (superclass != null)
-        {
-            Set<String> superFieldNames = getAvailableProperties(superclass);
-            fieldNames.addAll(superFieldNames);
-        }
-        return fieldNames;
-    }
-
     /** return true if property is mandatory, false if it is optional and null if the property does not exist */
     private Boolean isMandatory(String name)
     {