diff --git a/bundles/binding/org.openhab.binding.koubachi/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/koubachi/internal/KoubachiBinding.java b/bundles/binding/org.openhab.binding.koubachi/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/koubachi/internal/KoubachiBinding.java
index 139dd5b46c0..d9be69ac054 100644
--- a/bundles/binding/org.openhab.binding.koubachi/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/koubachi/internal/KoubachiBinding.java
+++ b/bundles/binding/org.openhab.binding.koubachi/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/koubachi/internal/KoubachiBinding.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class KoubachiBinding extends AbstractActiveBinding<KoubachiBindingProvid
      * <ol>
      * <li>action type</li>
      * </ol>
-     * 
+     *
      * @see https://labs.koubachi.com/documentations/9
      */
     private static final String TASKS_BODY = "{\"care_action\":{\"action_type\":\"%1$s\"}}";
@@ -196,11 +196,11 @@ protected void internalReceiveCommand(final String itemName, final Command comma
 
     /**
      * Gets the list of all configured Devices from the Koubachi server.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param appKey
      * @param credentials
      * @param apiDeviceListUrl
-     * 
+     *
      * @return the list of all configured Devices. Is never {@code null}.
      */
     private List<Device> getDevices(String apiDeviceListUrl, String credentials, String appKey) {
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ private List<Device> getDevices(String apiDeviceListUrl, String credentials, Str
 
     /**
      * Gets the list of all configured Plants from the Koubachi server.
-     * 
+     *
      * @return the list of all configured Plants. Is never {@code null}.
      */
     private List<Plant> getPlants(String apiPlantListUrl, String credentials, String appKey) {
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ private List<Plant> getPlants(String apiPlantListUrl, String credentials, String
      * Refer to the <a
      * href="https://labs.koubachi.com/documentations/9">Koubachi API
      * documentation</a> for supported actions.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param plantId
      *            the id of the plant the action was performed on
      * @param actionType
@@ -287,10 +287,10 @@ private void performCareAction(final String plantId, final String actionType) {
 
     /**
      * Maps the given {@code jsonString} to {@code type}.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param type to type to map the given {@code jsonString}
      * @param jsonString the content which should be mapped to {@code type}
-     * 
+     *
      * @return a new instance of {@code type} with content of {@code jsonString}
      */
     private <T> T fromJSON(final TypeReference<T> type, final String jsonString) {
@@ -321,9 +321,9 @@ private <R extends KoubachiResource> R findResource(String id, List<R> resources
      * <p>
      * If {@code propertyValue} is {@code null}, {@link UnDefType#NULL} will be
      * returned.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param propertyValue
-     * 
+     *
      * @return the new {@link State} in accordance to {@code dataType}. Will
      *         never be {@code null}.
      */
@@ -351,6 +351,14 @@ private State createState(Object propertyValue) {
         }
     }
 
+    protected void addBindingProvider(KoubachiBindingProvider bindingProvider) {
+        super.addBindingProvider(bindingProvider);
+    }
+
+    protected void removeBindingProvider(KoubachiBindingProvider bindingProvider) {
+        super.removeBindingProvider(bindingProvider);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void updated(Dictionary<String, ?> config) throws ConfigurationException {
         if (config != null) {