diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/RelationshipService.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/RelationshipService.java
index 673247b7ff58369d84d0c921b64764218efcfd8f..23ef8dffcc6bbe082c64e29279d52336c7865fd0 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/RelationshipService.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/RelationshipService.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class RelationshipService implements IRelationshipService
     public void assignExperimentToProject(IAuthSession session, ExperimentPE experiment,
             ProjectPE project)
     {
-        SampleUtils.setSamplesGroup(experiment, project.getSpace());
+        SampleUtils.setSamplesSpace(experiment, project.getSpace());
         experiment.setProject(project);
     }
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class RelationshipService implements IRelationshipService
         project.setSpace(space);
         for (ExperimentPE experiment : project.getExperiments())
         {
-            SampleUtils.setSamplesGroup(experiment, space);
+            SampleUtils.setSamplesSpace(experiment, space);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/util/SampleUtils.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/util/SampleUtils.java
index 8c0a6a62854cc8077e9e44c5e0dfcc72e6f605ae..71bc5b9c964bddccddc7005cc4f450dce6809f8b 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/util/SampleUtils.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/util/SampleUtils.java
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ public class SampleUtils
         return dataDAO.hasDataSet(sample);
     }
 
-    /** for all experiment samples which belonged to a group the specified group will be set */
-    public static void setSamplesGroup(ExperimentPE experiment, SpacePE group)
+    /** for all experiment samples which belonged to a space the specified space will be set */
+    public static void setSamplesSpace(ExperimentPE experiment, SpacePE space)
     {
         for (SamplePE sample : experiment.getSamples())
         {
             if (sample.getSpace() != null)
             {
-                sample.setSpace(group);
+                sample.setSpace(space);
             }
         }
     }