diff --git a/GUI/Model/Descriptor/SelectionProperty.h b/GUI/Model/Descriptor/SelectionProperty.h
index f905edd24b3ce6bd4c195b6a042f2639d3e6e5eb..59db19da3a39e2381b4efd5ecd57ebaf28e97b31 100644
--- a/GUI/Model/Descriptor/SelectionProperty.h
+++ b/GUI/Model/Descriptor/SelectionProperty.h
@@ -46,19 +46,10 @@ public:
 //! pointer is handled in here.
 //! * label: a label of e.g. a spin box
 //! * tooltip: tooltip for e.g. a spin box
-//! * persistent tag: a name to serialize this property. Do not change this string, since it is
-//!   serialized!
-//! * A list of available options (e.g. the names of the distributions)
-//! * A descriptor which provides some of the given information, as well as getters/setters.
+//! * a list of available options (e.g. the names of the distributions)
+//! * setters and getters
 //!
-//! For the initialization of a SelectionProperty there are helper methods. They are not necessarily
-//! to be called if they are not convenient. They are only there to help initialization e.g by using
-//! a catalog. If no catalog exists for the given case, the initialization can be done by any means.
-//!
-//! This means especially that this class is **not** relying on the existence of a related catalog
-//! class - a catalog helps but is not mandatory.
-//!
-//! \sa SelectionDescriptor
+//! The initialization of a SelectionProperty is done using a catalog.
 //!
 template <typename Catalog>
 class SelectionProperty : public AbstractSelectionProperty{
@@ -75,9 +66,6 @@ public:
     {
         initFieldsAndSetter(label, tooltip, argsForCreation...);
         setCurrentIndex(0);
-
-        initDescriptor(label, tooltip, argsForCreation...);
-        m_descriptor.setCurrentIndex(0);
     }
 
     //! Initialize by means of a catalog class and an initializer function.
@@ -99,9 +87,6 @@ public:
 
         initFieldsAndSetter(label, tooltip);
         setCurrentIndex(0);
-
-        initDescriptor(label, tooltip);
-        m_descriptor.setCurrentIndex(0);
     }
 
     //! Initialize by means of a catalog class, a subsection of allowed types and an initializer
@@ -126,14 +111,8 @@ public:
 
         initFieldsAndSetter(label, tooltip);
         setCurrentIndex(0);
-
-        initDescriptor(label, tooltip);
-        m_descriptor.setCurrentIndex(0);
     }
 
-    //! Cast to a descriptor working on this property.
-    operator SelectionDescriptor<CatalogedType*>() const { return m_descriptor; }
-
     //! Direct access to the stored pointer
     CatalogedType* operator->() const { return m_p.get(); }
 
@@ -178,9 +157,6 @@ public:
     void setCurrentIndex(int newIndex) override { currentIndexSetter(newIndex); }
     int currentIndex() const override { return m_types.indexOf(Catalog::type(m_p.get())); }
 
-    SelectionDescriptor<CatalogedType*>
-        m_descriptor; //!< descriptor, holding attributes like label, tooltip
-
 private:
     template <typename... ArgsForCreation>
     void initFieldsAndSetter(const QString& label, const QString& tooltip, ArgsForCreation... argsForCreation) {
@@ -198,29 +174,6 @@ private:
         };
     }
 
-    template <typename... ArgsForCreation>
-    void initDescriptor(const QString& label, const QString& tooltip,
-                        ArgsForCreation... argsForCreation)
-
-    {
-        auto setCurrentIndex = [=](int current) {
-            auto* p = Catalog::create(m_types[current], argsForCreation...);
-            if (m_initializer)
-                m_initializer(p, m_p.get());
-            m_p.reset(p);
-        };
-
-        m_descriptor.label = label;
-        m_descriptor.tooltip = tooltip;
-        for (const auto type : m_types)
-            m_descriptor.options << Catalog::uiInfo(type).menuEntry;
-        m_descriptor.currentIndexSetter = setCurrentIndex;
-        m_descriptor.currentIndexGetter = [=]() {
-            return m_types.indexOf(Catalog::type(m_p.get()));
-        };
-        m_descriptor.currentItem = [=] { return m_p.get(); };
-    }
-
 private:
     std::unique_ptr<CatalogedType> m_p; //!< Current selection