diff --git a/org.eclipse.winery.repository.ui/src/app/instance/sharedComponents/topologyTemplate/refinementWebSocket.service.ts b/org.eclipse.winery.repository.ui/src/app/instance/sharedComponents/topologyTemplate/refinementWebSocket.service.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 92729a3616..0000000000
--- a/org.eclipse.winery.repository.ui/src/app/instance/sharedComponents/topologyTemplate/refinementWebSocket.service.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-/********************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2018 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
- *
- * See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
- * information regarding copyright ownership.
- *
- * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
- * terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0 which is available at
- * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0, or the Apache Software License 2.0
- * which is available at https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR Apache-2.0
- *******************************************************************************/
-import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-import { webSocketURL } from '../../../configuration';
-import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs/BehaviorSubject';
-import { InstanceService } from '../../instance.service';
-
-export enum RefinementTasks {
-    START = 'START',
-    REFINE_WITH = 'REFINE_WITH',
-    STOP = 'STOP'
-}
-
-export interface RefinementElement {
-    patternRefinementModel: {
-        name: string;
-        targetNamespace: string;
-    };
-    id: number;
-    xmlId?: {
-        decoded: string;
-    };
-    namespace?: {
-        decoded: string
-    };
-}
-
-export interface RefinementWebSocketData {
-    task: RefinementTasks;
-    refineWith?: number;
-    serviceTemplate?: string;
-}
-
-@Injectable()
-export class RefinementWebSocketService {
-
-    private socket: WebSocket;
-    private listener: BehaviorSubject<RefinementElement[]>;
-
-    constructor(private sharedData: InstanceService) {
-    }
-
-    startRefinement() {
-        this.socket = new WebSocket(webSocketURL + '/refinetopology');
-        this.listener = new BehaviorSubject<RefinementElement[]>(null);
-
-        const start: RefinementWebSocketData = {
-            task: RefinementTasks.START,
-            serviceTemplate: this.sharedData.toscaComponent.getQName()
-        };
-
-        this.socket.onmessage = event => this.onMessage(event);
-        this.socket.onclose = event => this.onClose(event);
-        this.socket.onopen = event => this.socket.send(JSON.stringify(start));
-
-        return this.listener.asObservable();
-    }
-
-    refineWith(option: RefinementElement) {
-        const update: RefinementWebSocketData = {
-            task: RefinementTasks.REFINE_WITH,
-            refineWith: option.id
-        };
-        this.socket.send(JSON.stringify(update));
-    }
-
-    private onMessage(event: MessageEvent) {
-        if (event.data) {
-            const data: RefinementElement[] = JSON.parse(event.data);
-            this.listener.next(data);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private onClose(event: CloseEvent) {
-        this.socket.close();
-        this.listener.complete();
-    }
-
-    cancel() {
-        this.socket.send(JSON.stringify({ task: RefinementTasks.STOP }));
-    }
-}
diff --git a/org.eclipse.winery.repository.ui/src/app/instance/sharedComponents/topologyTemplate/topologyTemplate.component.html b/org.eclipse.winery.repository.ui/src/app/instance/sharedComponents/topologyTemplate/topologyTemplate.component.html
index a65060db9a..6559179c73 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.winery.repository.ui/src/app/instance/sharedComponents/topologyTemplate/topologyTemplate.component.html
+++ b/org.eclipse.winery.repository.ui/src/app/instance/sharedComponents/topologyTemplate/topologyTemplate.component.html
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
     <button *ngIf="sharedData?.versions?.length > 1" class="btn btn-info" (click)="showCompareToModal()">
         Compare to...
     </button>
-    <button *ngIf="refinementAvailable" class="btn btn-default" (click)="showRefinementModal()">
-        Refine Topology
-    </button>
 </div>
 <div style="float: right">
     <a [href]="oldEditorUrl" target="_blank" class="btn btn-light">Open Old Editor</a>
@@ -47,35 +44,3 @@ <h4>Select the version you want to compare with the current</h4>
                          [okButtonLabel]="'Compare'" [disableOkButton]="!selectedVersion" (onOk)="onCompare()">
     </winery-modal-footer>
 </ng-template>
-
-<ng-template #refinementModal>
-    <winery-modal-header [modalRef]="refinementModalRef" [title]="'Refine Topology'"></winery-modal-header>
-    <winery-modal-body>
-        <div *ngIf="!refinementIsRunning; else showIsRunning">
-            <div *ngIf="refinementIsDone; else showStart">
-                <h5>Refinement successful!</h5>
-            </div>
-            <ng-template #showStart>
-                <button class="btn btn-primary" (click)="startRefinement()">Start Refinement</button>
-            </ng-template>
-        </div>
-        <ng-template #showIsRunning>
-            <winery-loader *ngIf="refinementIsLoading; else showContent"></winery-loader>
-            <ng-template #showContent>
-                <ul>
-                    <li *ngFor="let option of prmOptions">
-                        {{ option.patternRefinementModel.name }}
-                        <div class="btn-group">
-                            <button class="btn btn-sm btn-default" (click)="openModelerFor(option.patternRefinementModel, 'detector')">Detector Topology</button>
-                            <button class="btn btn-sm btn-default" (click)="openModelerFor(option.patternRefinementModel, 'refinementstructure')">Refinement Topology</button>
-                            <button class="btn btn-sm btn-primary" (click)="prmChosen(option)">Choose</button>
-                        </div>
-                    </li>
-                </ul>
-            </ng-template>
-        </ng-template>
-    </winery-modal-body>
-    <winery-modal-footer [showDefaultButtons]="false">
-        <button (click)="onAbortRefinement()" class="btn btn-default">Close</button>
-    </winery-modal-footer>
-</ng-template>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.winery.repository.ui/src/app/instance/sharedComponents/topologyTemplate/topologyTemplate.component.ts b/org.eclipse.winery.repository.ui/src/app/instance/sharedComponents/topologyTemplate/topologyTemplate.component.ts
index 524d6acf98..d302ecfd5a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.winery.repository.ui/src/app/instance/sharedComponents/topologyTemplate/topologyTemplate.component.ts
+++ b/org.eclipse.winery.repository.ui/src/app/instance/sharedComponents/topologyTemplate/topologyTemplate.component.ts
@@ -19,13 +19,9 @@ import { WineryVersion } from '../../../model/wineryVersion';
 import { BsModalRef, BsModalService, ModalDirective } from 'ngx-bootstrap';
 import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
 import { ToscaTypes } from '../../../model/enums';
-import { RefinementElement, RefinementWebSocketService } from './refinementWebSocket.service';
 
 @Component({
     templateUrl: 'topologyTemplate.component.html',
-    providers: [
-        RefinementWebSocketService
-    ]
 })
 export class TopologyTemplateComponent implements OnInit {
 
@@ -41,18 +37,14 @@ export class TopologyTemplateComponent implements OnInit {
 
     @ViewChild('compareToModal') compareToModal: ModalDirective;
     compareToModalRef: BsModalRef;
-    @ViewChild('refinementModal') refinementModal: ModalDirective;
-    refinementModalRef: BsModalRef;
 
     refinementIsRunning: boolean;
     refinementIsLoading: boolean;
     refinementIsDone: boolean;
-    prmOptions: RefinementElement[];
 
     constructor(private sanitizer: DomSanitizer,
                 public sharedData: InstanceService,
                 private modalService: BsModalService,
-                private webSocketService: RefinementWebSocketService,
                 private activatedRoute: ActivatedRoute) {
     }
 
@@ -98,62 +90,13 @@ export class TopologyTemplateComponent implements OnInit {
         window.open(compareUrl, '_blank');
     }
 
-    startRefinement() {
-        this.refinementIsDone = false;
-        this.refinementIsRunning = true;
-        this.refinementIsLoading = true;
-        this.webSocketService.startRefinement()
-            .subscribe(
-                value => this.handleWebSocketData(value),
-                error => this.handleError(error),
-                () => this.handleWebSocketComplete()
-            );
-    }
-
     showCompareToModal() {
         this.compareToModalRef = this.modalService.show(this.compareToModal);
     }
 
-    showRefinementModal() {
-        this.refinementModalRef = this.modalService.show(this.refinementModal);
-    }
-
-    onAbortRefinement() {
-        this.refinementModalRef.hide();
-        this.webSocketService.cancel();
-    }
-
-    private handleWebSocketData(value: RefinementElement[]) {
-        if (value) {
-            this.refinementIsLoading = false;
-            this.prmOptions = value;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private handleError(error: any) {
-        this.refinementIsLoading = false;
-        console.log(error);
-    }
-
     private handleWebSocketComplete() {
         this.refinementIsDone = true;
         this.refinementIsRunning = false;
         this.refinementIsLoading = false;
     }
-
-    openModelerFor(patternRefinementModel: { name: string; targetNamespace: string }, element: string, type = 'patternrefinementmodels') {
-        const editorConfig = topologyModelerURL + '?repositoryURL=' + encodeURIComponent(backendBaseURL)
-            + '&uiURL=' + this.uiURL
-            + '&ns=' + encodeURIComponent(patternRefinementModel.targetNamespace)
-            + '&id=' + patternRefinementModel.name
-            + '&parentPath=' + type
-            + '&elementPath=' + element
-            + '&isReadonly=true';
-        window.open(editorConfig, '_blank');
-    }
-
-    prmChosen(option: RefinementElement) {
-        this.webSocketService.refineWith(option);
-        this.refinementIsLoading = true;
-    }
 }