diff --git a/rtd_phosphonetx/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/etlserver/phosphonetx/DataSetInfoExtractorForMSInjection.java b/rtd_phosphonetx/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/etlserver/phosphonetx/DataSetInfoExtractorForMSInjection.java
index ac9e797784c1524793a240de6869dbbab6d13893..d83d4107b1139605187c29ab2d61623e8f1687a6 100644
--- a/rtd_phosphonetx/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/etlserver/phosphonetx/DataSetInfoExtractorForMSInjection.java
+++ b/rtd_phosphonetx/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/etlserver/phosphonetx/DataSetInfoExtractorForMSInjection.java
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public class DataSetInfoExtractorForMSInjection extends AbstractDataSetInfoExtra
         {
             TechId sampleID = new TechId(sample.getId());
             List<IEntityProperty> propertiesList =
-                    Util.getUpdatedProperties(sample, sampleType, properties);
+                    Util.getProperties(properties, sampleType, new ArrayList<String>());
             Set<NewAttachment> emptySet = Collections.<NewAttachment> emptySet();
             Date version = sample.getModificationDate();
             service.updateSample(new SampleUpdatesDTO(sampleID, propertiesList,
diff --git a/rtd_phosphonetx/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/etlserver/phosphonetx/Util.java b/rtd_phosphonetx/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/etlserver/phosphonetx/Util.java
index 1edccd7f0f07b31a7f31b2013ad876abcf3fdce4..23f42c9f08d219bdeeb0f4afb7fc9a8da824a506 100644
--- a/rtd_phosphonetx/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/etlserver/phosphonetx/Util.java
+++ b/rtd_phosphonetx/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/etlserver/phosphonetx/Util.java
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ package ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.etlserver.phosphonetx;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.exceptions.UserFailureException;
@@ -28,7 +26,6 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.utilities.PropertyUtils;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.EntityProperty;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.EntityType;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.EntityTypePropertyType;
-import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.IEntityPropertiesHolder;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.IEntityProperty;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.PropertyType;
 
@@ -43,32 +40,6 @@ class Util
     {
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns all updated properties of specified properties holder.
-     * 
-     * @param entityType Entity type which knows all possible properties. Used to filter irrelevant
-     *            properties of <code>properties</code>.
-     * @param properties Properties which might override properties provided by the properties
-     *            holder.
-     */
-    static List<IEntityProperty> getUpdatedProperties(IEntityPropertiesHolder propertiesHolder,
-            EntityType entityType, Properties properties)
-    {
-        Map<String, IEntityProperty> map = new LinkedHashMap<String, IEntityProperty>();
-        List<IEntityProperty> props = propertiesHolder.getProperties();
-        for (IEntityProperty property : props)
-        {
-            map.put(property.getPropertyType().getCode(), property);
-        }
-        List<IEntityProperty> sampleProperties =
-                getProperties(properties, entityType, new ArrayList<String>());
-        for (IEntityProperty property : sampleProperties)
-        {
-            map.put(property.getPropertyType().getCode(), property);
-        }
-        return new ArrayList<IEntityProperty>(map.values());
-    }
-
     /**
      * Returns an array of all entity properties defined by the specified entity type for which
      * values are found in the specified {@link Properties} object.
@@ -88,7 +59,12 @@ class Util
         return sampleProperties.toArray(new IEntityProperty[sampleProperties.size()]);
     }
     
-    private static List<IEntityProperty> getProperties(Properties properties,
+    /**
+     * Turns specified properties into a list of {@link IEntityProperty} instances in accordance to
+     * the property types assigned to the specified entity type. Keys of missing mandatory
+     * properties are added to the specified list.
+     */
+    static List<IEntityProperty> getProperties(Properties properties,
             EntityType entityType, List<String> missingMandatoryProperties)
     {
         List<IEntityProperty> sampleProperties = new ArrayList<IEntityProperty>();
diff --git a/rtd_phosphonetx/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/etlserver/phosphonetx/UtilTest.java b/rtd_phosphonetx/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/etlserver/phosphonetx/UtilTest.java
index 81ca0f3aa7e0c7a870d41bdae7540bbd3546c739..96526ddff3c8efa9a3f75fd9a906c19d11d1b4b2 100644
--- a/rtd_phosphonetx/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/etlserver/phosphonetx/UtilTest.java
+++ b/rtd_phosphonetx/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/etlserver/phosphonetx/UtilTest.java
@@ -17,17 +17,14 @@
 package ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.etlserver.phosphonetx;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
 import org.testng.AssertJUnit;
 import org.testng.annotations.Test;
 
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.exceptions.UserFailureException;
-import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.EntityProperty;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.IEntityProperty;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.PropertyType;
-import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.Sample;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.SampleType;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.SampleTypePropertyType;
 
@@ -38,43 +35,6 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.SampleTypePropertyType;
  */
 public class UtilTest extends AssertJUnit
 {
-    @Test
-    public void testGetUpdatedPropertiesForNoEntityProperties()
-    {
-        Sample sample = new Sample();
-        sample.setProperties(Arrays.<IEntityProperty>asList());
-        Properties properties = new Properties();
-        properties.setProperty("blabla", "blub");
-        
-        List<IEntityProperty> props = Util.getUpdatedProperties(sample, new SampleType(), properties);
-        
-        assertEquals(0, props.size());
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testGetUpdatedProperties()
-    {
-        Sample sample = new Sample();
-        EntityProperty p1 = createProperty("name", "Albert");
-        EntityProperty p2 = createProperty("age", "26");
-        sample.setProperties(Arrays.<IEntityProperty>asList(p1, p2));
-        SampleType entityType = new SampleType();
-        SampleTypePropertyType etpt1 = createETPT("name", false);
-        SampleTypePropertyType etpt2 = createETPT("age", true);
-        entityType.setSampleTypePropertyTypes(Arrays.asList(etpt1, etpt2));
-        Properties properties = new Properties();
-        properties.setProperty("blabla", "blub");
-        properties.setProperty("age", "76");
-
-        List<IEntityProperty> props = Util.getUpdatedProperties(sample, entityType, properties);
-        
-        assertEquals(2, props.size());
-        assertEquals("name", props.get(0).getPropertyType().getCode());
-        assertEquals("Albert", props.get(0).getValue());
-        assertEquals("age", props.get(1).getPropertyType().getCode());
-        assertEquals("76", props.get(1).getValue());
-    }
-    
     @Test
     public void testGetAndCheckProperties()
     {
@@ -113,16 +73,6 @@ public class UtilTest extends AssertJUnit
         }
     }
     
-    private EntityProperty createProperty(String name, String value)
-    {
-        EntityProperty entityProperty = new EntityProperty();
-        PropertyType propertyType = new PropertyType();
-        propertyType.setCode(name);
-        entityProperty.setPropertyType(propertyType);
-        entityProperty.setValue(value);
-        return entityProperty;
-    }
-    
     private SampleTypePropertyType createETPT(String code, boolean mandatory)
     {
         PropertyType propertyType = new PropertyType();