diff --git a/lib/taskana-core/src/main/java/pro/taskana/impl/TaskServiceImpl.java b/lib/taskana-core/src/main/java/pro/taskana/impl/TaskServiceImpl.java
index a9cc82c05..302670115 100644
--- a/lib/taskana-core/src/main/java/pro/taskana/impl/TaskServiceImpl.java
+++ b/lib/taskana-core/src/main/java/pro/taskana/impl/TaskServiceImpl.java
@@ -343,81 +343,4 @@ public class TaskServiceImpl implements TaskService {
             }
         }
     }
-
-    private void standardSettings(Task task) {
-        Timestamp now = new Timestamp(System.currentTimeMillis());
-        task.setId(IdGenerator.generateWithPrefix(ID_PREFIX_TASK));
-        task.setState(TaskState.READY);
-        task.setCreated(now);
-        task.setModified(now);
-        task.setRead(false);
-        task.setTransferred(false);
-
-        if (task.getPlanned() == null) {
-            task.setPlanned(now);
-        }
-
-        // insert Classification specifications if Classification is given.
-        Classification classification = task.getClassification();
-        if (classification != null) {
-            if (classification.getServiceLevel() != null) {
-                Duration serviceLevel = Duration.parse(task.getClassification().getServiceLevel());
-                LocalDateTime due = task.getPlanned().toLocalDateTime().plus(serviceLevel);
-                task.setDue(Timestamp.valueOf(due));
-            }
-
-            if (task.getName() == null) {
-                task.setName(classification.getName());
-            }
-
-            if (task.getDescription() == null) {
-                task.setDescription(classification.getDescription());
-            }
-
-            if (task.getPriority() == 0) {
-                task.setPriority(classification.getPriority());
-            }
-        }
-
-        // insert ObjectReference if needed.
-        if (task.getPrimaryObjRef() != null) {
-            ObjectReference objectReference = this.objectReferenceMapper.findByObjectReference(task.getPrimaryObjRef());
-            if (objectReference == null) {
-                objectReference = task.getPrimaryObjRef();
-                objectReference.setId(IdGenerator.generateWithPrefix(ID_PREFIX_OBJECTR_EFERENCE));
-                this.objectReferenceMapper.insert(objectReference);
-            }
-            task.setPrimaryObjRef(objectReference);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void setCustomers(Task task) {
-        if (task.getCustomAttributes() != null) {
-            for (String custom : task.getCustomAttributes().keySet()) {
-                if (task.getCustom1() == null) {
-                    task.setCustom1(custom);
-                } else if (task.getCustom2() == null) {
-                    task.setCustom2(custom);
-                } else if (task.getCustom3() == null) {
-                    task.setCustom3(custom);
-                } else if (task.getCustom4() == null) {
-                    task.setCustom4(custom);
-                } else if (task.getCustom5() == null) {
-                    task.setCustom5(custom);
-                } else if (task.getCustom6() == null) {
-                    task.setCustom6(custom);
-                } else if (task.getCustom7() == null) {
-                    task.setCustom7(custom);
-                } else if (task.getCustom8() == null) {
-                    task.setCustom8(custom);
-                } else if (task.getCustom9() == null) {
-                    task.setCustom9(custom);
-                } else if (task.getCustom10() == null) {
-                    task.setCustom10(custom);
-                } else {
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/taskana-core/src/test/java/pro/taskana/impl/TaskServiceImplTest.java b/lib/taskana-core/src/test/java/pro/taskana/impl/TaskServiceImplTest.java
index c4edda8a1..a58eae246 100644
--- a/lib/taskana-core/src/test/java/pro/taskana/impl/TaskServiceImplTest.java
+++ b/lib/taskana-core/src/test/java/pro/taskana/impl/TaskServiceImplTest.java
@@ -218,52 +218,6 @@ public class TaskServiceImplTest {
 
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void testCreateManualTask() throws NotAuthorizedException, WorkbasketNotFoundException, ClassificationNotFoundException {
-        ObjectReference expectedObjectReference = new ObjectReference();
-        expectedObjectReference.setId("1");
-        expectedObjectReference.setType("DUMMY");
-
-        Classification classification = new Classification();
-        classification.setName("Name");
-        classification.setCategory("MANUAL");
-
-        Mockito.doReturn(classification).when(classificationServiceMock).getClassification(any(), any());
-        Mockito.doNothing().when(taskMapperMock).insert(any());
-        Mockito.doNothing().when(objectReferenceMapperMock).insert(any());
-
-        Task manualTask = cut.createManualTask("workbasketId", "classification", "domain", null, null, "simply awesome task", expectedObjectReference, null);
-
-        Task manualTask2 = cut.createManualTask("workbasketId", "classification", "domain", Timestamp.valueOf(LocalDateTime.now().minusHours(1)), "Task2", "simply awesome task", expectedObjectReference, null);
-
-        verify(taskanaEngineImpl, times(2)).openConnection();
-        verify(taskanaEngineMock, times(2 + 2)).getWorkbasketService();
-        verify(taskanaEngineMock, times(2)).getClassificationService();
-        verify(workbasketServiceMock, times(2)).checkAuthorization(any(), any());
-        verify(workbasketServiceMock, times(2)).getWorkbasket(any());
-        verify(objectReferenceMapperMock, times(2)).findByObjectReference(any());
-        verify(objectReferenceMapperMock, times(2)).insert(any());
-        verify(taskMapperMock, times(1)).insert(manualTask);
-        verify(taskMapperMock, times(1)).insert(manualTask2);
-        verify(taskanaEngineImpl, times(2)).returnConnection();
-        verifyNoMoreInteractions(taskanaEngineConfigurationMock, taskanaEngineMock, taskanaEngineImpl,
-                taskMapperMock, objectReferenceMapperMock, workbasketServiceMock);
-
-        assertNull(manualTask.getOwner());
-        assertNotNull(manualTask.getCreated());
-        assertNotNull(manualTask.getModified());
-        assertNull(manualTask.getCompleted());
-        assertNull(manualTask.getDue());
-        assertThat(manualTask.getWorkbasketId(), equalTo(manualTask2.getWorkbasketId()));
-        assertThat(manualTask.getName(), equalTo(classification.getName()));
-        assertThat(manualTask.getState(), equalTo(TaskState.READY));
-        assertThat(manualTask.getPrimaryObjRef(), equalTo(expectedObjectReference));
-        assertThat(manualTask.getName(), not(manualTask2.getName()));
-        assertThat(manualTask.getPlanned(), not(manualTask2.getPlanned()));
-        assertThat(manualTask2.getPlanned(), not(manualTask2.getCreated()));
-
-    }
-
     @Test(expected = NotAuthorizedException.class)
     public void testCreateThrowingAuthorizedOnWorkbasket() throws NotAuthorizedException, WorkbasketNotFoundException {
         try {