diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/constant/PrivilegeType.java b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/constant/PrivilegeType.java
index 0466fa2..10bc511 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/constant/PrivilegeType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/constant/PrivilegeType.java
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 package de.ids_mannheim.korap.constant;
 
-import de.ids_mannheim.korap.entity.Privilege;
-import de.ids_mannheim.korap.entity.Role;
-
 /**
  * Defines the privilege or permissions of users or admins
  * based on their roles.
  * 
  * @author margaretha
- * @see Privilege
  * @see Role
  */
 public enum PrivilegeType {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/PrivilegeDao.java b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/PrivilegeDao.java
index ad1e77b..bf4e4dc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/PrivilegeDao.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/PrivilegeDao.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
  * @author margaretha
  *
  */
+@Deprecated
 @Transactional
 @Repository
 public class PrivilegeDao {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/entity/Privilege.java b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/entity/Privilege.java
index 0828595..9a03c59 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/entity/Privilege.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/entity/Privilege.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  * @author margaretha
  *
  */
+@Deprecated
 @Getter
 @Setter
 @Entity
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/RolePrivilegeDaoTest.java b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/RolePrivilegeDaoTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 13b2c91..0000000
--- a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/RolePrivilegeDaoTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-package de.ids_mannheim.korap.dao;
-
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension;
-
-import de.ids_mannheim.korap.constant.PredefinedRole;
-import de.ids_mannheim.korap.constant.PrivilegeType;
-import de.ids_mannheim.korap.entity.Privilege;
-import de.ids_mannheim.korap.entity.Role;
-
-@ExtendWith(SpringExtension.class)
-@ContextConfiguration("classpath:test-config.xml")
-public class RolePrivilegeDaoTest {
-
-    @Autowired
-    private RoleDao roleDao;
-
-    @Autowired
-    private PrivilegeDao privilegeDao;
-
-    @Test
-    public void retrievePredefinedRole () {
-        Role r = roleDao
-                .retrieveRoleById(PredefinedRole.USER_GROUP_ADMIN.getId());
-        assertEquals(1, r.getId());
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void createDeleteRole () {
-        String roleName = "vc editor";
-        List<PrivilegeType> privileges = new ArrayList<PrivilegeType>();
-        privileges.add(PrivilegeType.READ);
-        privileges.add(PrivilegeType.WRITE);
-        roleDao.createRole(roleName, privileges);
-        Role r = roleDao.retrieveRoleByName(roleName);
-        assertEquals(roleName, r.getName());
-        assertEquals(2, r.getPrivileges().size());
-        roleDao.deleteRole(r.getId());
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void updateRole () {
-        Role role = roleDao.retrieveRoleByName("USER_GROUP_MEMBER");
-        roleDao.editRoleName(role.getId(), "USER_GROUP_MEMBER role");
-        role = roleDao.retrieveRoleById(role.getId());
-        assertEquals(role.getName(), "USER_GROUP_MEMBER role");
-        roleDao.editRoleName(role.getId(), "USER_GROUP_MEMBER");
-        role = roleDao.retrieveRoleById(role.getId());
-        assertEquals(role.getName(), "USER_GROUP_MEMBER");
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void addDeletePrivilegeOfExistingRole () {
-        Role role = roleDao.retrieveRoleByName("USER_GROUP_MEMBER");
-        List<Privilege> privileges = role.getPrivileges();
-        assertEquals(1, role.getPrivileges().size());
-        assertEquals(privileges.get(0).getName(), PrivilegeType.DELETE);
-        // add privilege
-        List<PrivilegeType> privilegeTypes = new ArrayList<PrivilegeType>();
-        privilegeTypes.add(PrivilegeType.READ);
-        privilegeDao.addPrivilegesToRole(role, privilegeTypes);
-        role = roleDao.retrieveRoleByName("USER_GROUP_MEMBER");
-        assertEquals(2, role.getPrivileges().size());
-        // delete privilege
-        privilegeDao.deletePrivilegeFromRole(role.getId(), PrivilegeType.READ);
-        role = roleDao.retrieveRoleByName("USER_GROUP_MEMBER");
-        assertEquals(1, role.getPrivileges().size());
-        assertEquals(privileges.get(0).getName(), PrivilegeType.DELETE);
-    }
-}