diff --git a/src/shogun/preprocessor/DependenceMaximization.cpp b/src/shogun/preprocessor/DependenceMaximization.cpp
index f0470012bb6..6f692a3983d 100644
--- a/src/shogun/preprocessor/DependenceMaximization.cpp
+++ b/src/shogun/preprocessor/DependenceMaximization.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ CDependenceMaximization::~CDependenceMaximization()
 	SG_UNREF(m_labels_feats);
 }
 
-bool CDependenceMaximization::init(CFeatures* features)
+void CDependenceMaximization::fit(CFeatures* features)
 {
 	REQUIRE(features, "Features are not initialized!\n");
 	REQUIRE(features->get_feature_class()==C_DENSE ||
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ bool CDependenceMaximization::init(CFeatures* features)
 	REQUIRE(features->get_feature_type()==F_DREAL, "Only allowed for "
 			"features of double type! Provided %d!\n",
 			features->get_feature_type());
-
-	return true;
 }
 
 CFeatures* CDependenceMaximization::create_transformed_copy(CFeatures* features,
diff --git a/src/shogun/preprocessor/DependenceMaximization.h b/src/shogun/preprocessor/DependenceMaximization.h
index a730209aec7..1bb57ac9070 100644
--- a/src/shogun/preprocessor/DependenceMaximization.h
+++ b/src/shogun/preprocessor/DependenceMaximization.h
@@ -115,12 +115,11 @@ class CDependenceMaximization : public CFeatureSelection<float64_t>
 	virtual void set_algorithm(EFeatureSelectionAlgorithm algorithm)=0;
 
 	/**
-	 * Initialize preprocessor from features
+	 * Fit preprocessor into features
 	 *
 	 * @param features the features
-	 * @return true if init was successful
 	 */
-	virtual bool init(CFeatures* features);
+	virtual void fit(CFeatures* features);
 
 	/**
 	 * Setter for labels. This method is overridden to internally convert the