diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc1-beam/src/main/java/application/Uc1BeamPipeline.java b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc1-beam/src/main/java/application/Uc1BeamPipeline.java
index f43f508906eb17044bb21f0db41c4f6f365bf57a..dc289826352b11c70c5a2858af6d1bcd9f41ff5e 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc1-beam/src/main/java/application/Uc1BeamPipeline.java
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc1-beam/src/main/java/application/Uc1BeamPipeline.java
@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@ import org.apache.beam.sdk.values.KV;
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.values.PBegin;
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.values.PCollection;
 import org.apache.commons.configuration2.Configuration;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import theodolite.commons.beam.AbstractPipeline;
-import theodolite.commons.beam.ConfigurationKeys;
 import theodolite.commons.beam.kafka.KafkaActivePowerRecordReader;
 import titan.ccp.model.records.ActivePowerRecord;
 
@@ -29,9 +26,7 @@ import titan.ccp.model.records.ActivePowerRecord;
  */
 public final class Uc1BeamPipeline extends AbstractPipeline {
 
-  private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Uc1BeamPipeline.class);
-
-  Uc1BeamPipeline(PipelineOptions options, Configuration config) {
+  protected Uc1BeamPipeline(final PipelineOptions options, final Configuration config) {
     super(options, config);
 
     // Set Coders for Classes that will be distributed
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc2-beam/src/main/java/application/Uc2BeamPipeline.java b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc2-beam/src/main/java/application/Uc2BeamPipeline.java
index 78988e4cb49542fac3d1f5ff99fd9575c45e165b..fa7d455e3625309843cc055a39721873f8d51d8f 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc2-beam/src/main/java/application/Uc2BeamPipeline.java
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc2-beam/src/main/java/application/Uc2BeamPipeline.java
@@ -38,17 +38,17 @@ import titan.ccp.model.records.ActivePowerRecord;
  */
 public final class Uc2BeamPipeline extends AbstractPipeline {
 
-  protected Uc2BeamPipeline(PipelineOptions options, Configuration config) {
+  protected Uc2BeamPipeline(final PipelineOptions options,final Configuration config) {
     super(options, config);
     // Additional needed variables
-    String outputTopic = config.getString(ConfigurationKeys.KAFKA_OUTPUT_TOPIC);
+    final String outputTopic = config.getString(ConfigurationKeys.KAFKA_OUTPUT_TOPIC);
 
     final int windowDurationMinutes = Integer.parseInt(
         config.getString(ConfigurationKeys.KAFKA_WINDOW_DURATION_MINUTES));
     final Duration duration = Duration.standardMinutes(windowDurationMinutes);
 
     // Build kafka configuration
-    Properties consumerConfig = buildConsumerConfig();
+    final Properties consumerConfig = buildConsumerConfig();
 
     // Set Coders for Classes that will be distributed
     final CoderRegistry cr = this.getCoderRegistry();