diff --git a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/concurrent/ITerminableFuture.java b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/concurrent/ITerminableFuture.java
index 9f3325653c8767f39066648d3ca2824c0082e9df..df4514d583c8e2a3d4a9b97675955d9e1af25b7a 100644
--- a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/concurrent/ITerminableFuture.java
+++ b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/concurrent/ITerminableFuture.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package ch.systemsx.cisd.common.concurrent;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 
-import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.concurrent.TerminableCallable.ICleaner;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.exceptions.StopException;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.utilities.ITerminable;
 
@@ -36,15 +35,6 @@ public interface ITerminableFuture<V> extends Future<V>, ITerminable
      */
     public boolean isRunning();
 
-    /**
-     * Waits for the task of the future to start running. The method waits at most
-     * <var>timeoutMillis</var> milli-seconds.
-     * 
-     * @return <code>true</code>, if the task of the future has started running when the method
-     *         returns.
-     */
-    public boolean waitForStarted(long timeoutMillis) throws StopException;
-
     /**
      * Returns <code>true</code>, if the task of the future has already started running.
      */
@@ -64,22 +54,6 @@ public interface ITerminableFuture<V> extends Future<V>, ITerminable
      */
     public boolean hasFinished();
 
-    /**
-     * Waits for the task of the future to finish cleaning up. The method waits at most
-     * <var>timeoutMillis</var> milli-seconds.
-     * 
-     * @return <code>true</code>, if the task of the future has finished cleaning up when the
-     *         method returns.
-     */
-    public boolean waitForCleanedUp(long timeoutMillis) throws StopException;
-
-    /**
-     * Returns <code>true</code>, if the task of the future has already called the
-     * {@link ICleaner#cleanUp(ch.systemsx.cisd.common.concurrent.TerminableCallable.FinishCause)}
-     * method, if any.
-     */
-    public boolean hasCleanedUp();
-
     /**
      * Terminates the task of the future if it has already started running. If it has not yet
      * started running, this method cancels it using {@link Future#cancel(boolean)}. Blocks until