diff --git a/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/utility/DependencyResolver.java b/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/utility/DependencyResolver.java
index cfb68a0a2..463852cc2 100644
--- a/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/utility/DependencyResolver.java
+++ b/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/utility/DependencyResolver.java
@@ -308,53 +308,6 @@ public final class DependencyResolver {
                             unmetDependencies.add("Dependency \"" + dependency + "\" is not met: Version " + vector.getVersion() + " is smaller than " + versionBigger);
                 }
             }
-
-            /*
-            if (dependency.contains("=")) {
-                // Check for '<' and '>'
-                if (dependency.contains("<") || dependency.contains(">"))
-                    throw new IllegalStateException("The dependency listing \"" + dependency + "\" can't require a specific version and have minimum and maximum version specifiers");
-
-                // Check for multiple '='
-                if (dependency.split("\\\\=").length != 1)
-                    throw new IllegalStateException("The dependency listing \"" + dependency + "\" can't include multiple equals characters");
-
-                // Get identifier and required version
-                int index = dependency.indexOf("=");
-                String identifier = dependency.substring(0, index);
-                String version = dependency.substring(index + 1);
-
-                DependencyVector dependencyResolved = getMatchingVector(identifier);
-                if (dependencyResolved == null)
-                    unmetDependencies.add("Dependency \"" + dependency + "\" is not met: Not found");
-                else {
-                    VersioningSystem versioningSystemResolved;
-                    VersioningSystem versioningSystemEquals;
-
-                    // Create VersioningSystem instances for comparing versions
-                    try {
-                        versioningSystemResolved = dependencyResolved.getVersioningSystem().getDeclaredConstructor(String.class).newInstance(dependencyResolved.getVersion());
-                    } catch (NoSuchMethodException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException |
-                             InvocationTargetException exception) {
-                        logger.crash("Unable to check version of dependency \"" + dependency + "\": Unable to initialize versioning system " + dependencyResolved.getVersioningSystem().getName(), exception);
-                        break;
-                    }
-                    try {
-                        versioningSystemEquals = dependencyResolved.getVersioningSystem().getDeclaredConstructor(String.class).newInstance(version);
-                    } catch (NoSuchMethodException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException |
-                             InvocationTargetException exception) {
-                        logger.crash("Unable to initialize versioning system " + vector.getVersioningSystem().getName() + " of vector " + vector.getIdentifier(), exception);
-                        break;
-                    }
-
-                    // Compare versions
-                    if (versioningSystemResolved.compare(versioningSystemEquals) != 1)
-                        unmetDependencies.add("Dependency \"" + dependency + "\" is not met: Expected version " + version + " does not match found version " + vector.getVersion());
-                }
-            } else {
-                throw new IllegalStateException("The dependency listing \"" + dependency + "\" does not contain a version identifier");
-            }
-             */
         }
 
         return unmetDependencies;