diff --git a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/IRecoverable.java b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/IRecoverable.java
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-/*
- * Copyright 2007 ETH Zuerich, CISD
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package ch.systemsx.cisd.common.utilities;
-
-/**
- * A role that allows to recover from a premature shutdown or crash. 
- *
- * @author Bernd Rinn
- */
-public interface IRecoverable
-{
-
-    /**
-     * Perform a recovery.
-     */
-    public void recover();
-    
-}