diff --git a/src/main/java/de/metas/ui/web/view/DefaultViewsRepositoryStorage.java b/src/main/java/de/metas/ui/web/view/DefaultViewsRepositoryStorage.java
index dce22eb99..33d42b1c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/metas/ui/web/view/DefaultViewsRepositoryStorage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/metas/ui/web/view/DefaultViewsRepositoryStorage.java
@@ -46,12 +46,6 @@ public WindowId getWindowId()
 		throw new UnsupportedOperationException("windowId not available");
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public void setViewsRepository(final IViewsRepository viewsRepository)
-	{
-		// nothing
-	}
-
 	private final void onViewRemoved(final RemovalNotification<Object, Object> notification)
 	{
 		final IView view = (IView)notification.getValue();
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/metas/ui/web/view/IViewsIndexStorage.java b/src/main/java/de/metas/ui/web/view/IViewsIndexStorage.java
index 638856f45..289b32109 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/metas/ui/web/view/IViewsIndexStorage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/metas/ui/web/view/IViewsIndexStorage.java
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ public interface IViewsIndexStorage
 	WindowId getWindowId();
 
 	/** Don't call it directly. Will be called by API. */
-	void setViewsRepository(IViewsRepository viewsRepository);
+	default void setViewsRepository(IViewsRepository viewsRepository)
+	{
+	}
 
 	/** Adds given view to the index. If the view already exists, it will be overridden. */
 	void put(IView view);