diff --git a/src/eva2/gui/OptimizationEditorPanel.java b/src/eva2/gui/OptimizationEditorPanel.java
index 8ef1959b..2d9e699e 100644
--- a/src/eva2/gui/OptimizationEditorPanel.java
+++ b/src/eva2/gui/OptimizationEditorPanel.java
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package eva2.gui;
 import eva2.gui.editor.GenericObjectEditor;
 import eva2.optimization.tools.FileTools;
 import eva2.tools.BasicResourceLoader;
-import eva2.tools.EVAHELP;
 import eva2.tools.SerializedObject;
+import eva2.tools.StringTools;
 import eva2.util.annotation.Description;
 import eva2.yaml.BeanSerializer;
 
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ public class OptimizationEditorPanel extends JPanel implements ItemListener {
         if (classesLongNames.size() > 1) {
             classNameMap = new HashMap<>();
             for (String className : classesLongNames) {
-                classNameMap.put(EVAHELP.cutClassName(className), className);
+                classNameMap.put(StringTools.cutClassName(className), className);
             }
             Vector<String> classesList = new Vector<>(classesLongNames);
             objectChooser.setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(classesList));
@@ -415,7 +415,6 @@ public class OptimizationEditorPanel extends JPanel implements ItemListener {
                                 + "from the current classpath. Is the resource folder at the right place?\nIs the class abstract or the default constructor missing?",
                         "GenericObjectEditor",
                         JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
-                EVAHELP.getSystemPropertyString();
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/eva2/gui/PropertyDialog.java b/src/eva2/gui/PropertyDialog.java
index b3e1b9bd..3d0b9c7b 100644
--- a/src/eva2/gui/PropertyDialog.java
+++ b/src/eva2/gui/PropertyDialog.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package eva2.gui;
 
 import eva2.EvAInfo;
 import eva2.tools.BasicResourceLoader;
-import eva2.tools.EVAHELP;
+import eva2.tools.StringTools;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 import java.awt.*;
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ public class PropertyDialog extends JDialog {
 
     protected static String getFrameNameFromEditor(PropertyEditor editor) {
         if (editor.getValue().getClass().isArray()) {
-            return "Array of " + EVAHELP.cutClassName(editor.getValue().getClass().getComponentType().getName());
+            return "Array of " + StringTools.cutClassName(editor.getValue().getClass().getComponentType().getName());
         } else {
-            return EVAHELP.cutClassName(editor.getValue().getClass().getName());
+            return StringTools.cutClassName(editor.getValue().getClass().getName());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/eva2/gui/PropertyPanel.java b/src/eva2/gui/PropertyPanel.java
index d22a75dc..4a31ae27 100644
--- a/src/eva2/gui/PropertyPanel.java
+++ b/src/eva2/gui/PropertyPanel.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package eva2.gui;
 
-import eva2.tools.EVAHELP;
+import eva2.tools.StringTools;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 import java.awt.*;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class PropertyPanel extends JPanel {
     public final void showDialog() {
         Window parent = (Window)this.getRootPane().getParent();
         if (propertyDialog == null) {
-            propertyDialog = new PropertyDialog(parent, propertyEditor, EVAHELP.cutClassName(propertyEditor.getClass().getName()));
+            propertyDialog = new PropertyDialog(parent, propertyEditor, StringTools.cutClassName(propertyEditor.getClass().getName()));
             propertyDialog.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(500, 300));
             propertyDialog.setModal(true);
             propertyDialog.setVisible(true);
diff --git a/src/eva2/gui/PropertySheetPanel.java b/src/eva2/gui/PropertySheetPanel.java
index 7c8f3055..18dd5152 100644
--- a/src/eva2/gui/PropertySheetPanel.java
+++ b/src/eva2/gui/PropertySheetPanel.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package eva2.gui;
 
 import eva2.gui.editor.GenericObjectEditor;
-import eva2.tools.EVAHELP;
+import eva2.tools.StringTools;
 import eva2.util.annotation.Description;
 import eva2.util.annotation.Hidden;
 import eva2.util.annotation.Parameter;
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ public final class PropertySheetPanel extends JPanel implements PropertyChangeLi
      * @return
      */
     protected String getHelpFileName() {
-        return EVAHELP.cutClassName(className) + ".html";
+        return StringTools.cutClassName(className) + ".html";
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/eva2/gui/editor/ArrayEditor.java b/src/eva2/gui/editor/ArrayEditor.java
index 9b476262..c58219ab 100644
--- a/src/eva2/gui/editor/ArrayEditor.java
+++ b/src/eva2/gui/editor/ArrayEditor.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package eva2.gui.editor;
 
 import eva2.gui.*;
-import eva2.tools.EVAHELP;
 import eva2.tools.SerializedObject;
+import eva2.tools.StringTools;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionEvent;
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ public class ArrayEditor extends JPanel implements PropertyEditor {
         if (listModel.getSize() == 0) {
             rep = "Empty";
         } else {
-            rep = listModel.getSize() + " of " + EVAHELP.cutClassName(elementClass.getName());
+            rep = listModel.getSize() + " of " + StringTools.cutClassName(elementClass.getName());
             Object maybeName = BeanInspector.callIfAvailable(listModel.get(0), "getName", new Object[]{});
             if (maybeName != null) {
                 rep = rep + " (" + maybeName + "...)";
diff --git a/src/eva2/optimization/tools/AbstractObjectEditor.java b/src/eva2/optimization/tools/AbstractObjectEditor.java
index 80eb2d3e..5eb26435 100644
--- a/src/eva2/optimization/tools/AbstractObjectEditor.java
+++ b/src/eva2/optimization/tools/AbstractObjectEditor.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import eva2.gui.HtmlDemo;
 import eva2.gui.PropertyEditorProvider;
 import eva2.gui.PropertySheetPanel;
 import eva2.gui.editor.GenericObjectEditor;
-import eva2.tools.EVAHELP;
+import eva2.tools.StringTools;
 import eva2.util.annotation.Parameter;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import java.util.Hashtable;
  * TODO
  * This class should be unified with GenericObjectEditor.
  */
-
 public abstract class AbstractObjectEditor implements PropertyEditor, java.beans.PropertyChangeListener {
     /**
      * Handles property change notification
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractObjectEditor implements PropertyEditor, java.beans
         propertyChangeSupport.firePropertyChange("", backupObject, object);
     }
 
-    /********************************* PropertyEditor *************************/
     /**
      * Returns true since the Object can be shown
      *
@@ -153,8 +151,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractObjectEditor implements PropertyEditor, java.beans
      */
     abstract public Class getClassType();
 
-//    abstract public Vector getClassesFromProperties();
-
     /**
      * This method returns a property panel to
      * edit the parameters
@@ -169,7 +165,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractObjectEditor implements PropertyEditor, java.beans
 
         result.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
         result.setVisible(true);
-        // Define the upper area containing the desription and the help button
+        // Define the upper area containing the description and the help button
         String globalInfo = this.getGlobalInfo();
         JTextArea jt = new JTextArea();
         StringBuffer helpText;
@@ -184,7 +180,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractObjectEditor implements PropertyEditor, java.beans
         helpButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
             @Override
             public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent a) {
-                HtmlDemo temp = new HtmlDemo(EVAHELP.cutClassName(object.getClass().getName()) + ".html");
+                HtmlDemo temp = new HtmlDemo(StringTools.cutClassName(object.getClass().getName()) + ".html");
                 temp.show();
             }
         });
@@ -222,7 +218,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractObjectEditor implements PropertyEditor, java.beans
     }
 
     public String getHelpFileName() {
-        return EVAHELP.cutClassName(object.getClass().getName()) + ".html";
+        return StringTools.cutClassName(object.getClass().getName()) + ".html";
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/eva2/optimization/tools/GeneralGenericObjectEditorPanel.java b/src/eva2/optimization/tools/GeneralGenericObjectEditorPanel.java
index 3d2c33cd..e5afa270 100644
--- a/src/eva2/optimization/tools/GeneralGenericObjectEditorPanel.java
+++ b/src/eva2/optimization/tools/GeneralGenericObjectEditorPanel.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package eva2.optimization.tools;
 
 
 import eva2.gui.editor.GenericObjectEditor;
-import eva2.tools.EVAHELP;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 import java.awt.*;
@@ -330,7 +329,6 @@ public class GeneralGenericObjectEditorPanel extends JPanel implements ItemListe
                                 + "from the current classpath",
                         "GenericObjectEditor",
                         JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
-                EVAHELP.getSystemPropertyString();
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/eva2/tools/EVAHELP.java b/src/eva2/tools/EVAHELP.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c5d6ae4..00000000
--- a/src/eva2/tools/EVAHELP.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,151 +0,0 @@
-package eva2.tools;
-
-import java.io.*;
-import java.net.InetAddress;
-import java.util.Enumeration;
-import java.util.Properties;
-
-/**
- *
- */
-public class EVAHELP {
-
-    private static long timestamp;
-
-    /**
-     *
-     */
-    /**
-     *
-     */
-    public static String getmyRUP() {
-        String Out = "";
-        String HostName = "";
-        try {
-            HostName = InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostName();
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            System.out.println("ERROR getting HostName EVAHELP " + e.getMessage());
-        }
-
-        try {
-            BufferedReader in = null;
-            Process pro = null;
-            String command = "rup " + HostName;
-            pro = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command);
-            in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(pro.getInputStream()));
-            String line = null;
-            while ((line = in.readLine()) != null) {
-                //System.out.println(line);
-                Out += line;
-            }
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            System.out.println("Error in calling the command:" + e.getMessage());
-        }
-        return Out;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     *
-     */
-    public static void setTimeStamp() {
-        timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     *
-     */
-    public static long getTimeStamp() {
-        return System.currentTimeMillis() - timestamp;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     *
-     */
-    public static void returnForExit() {
-        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
-        System.out.println("return for exit:");
-        try {
-            in.readLine();
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            System.out.println(e.getMessage());
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     *
-     */
-    public static String getSystemPropertyString() {
-        StringBuilder sBuf = new StringBuilder();
-        Properties prop = System.getProperties();
-        Enumeration<?> list = prop.propertyNames();
-        while (list.hasMoreElements()) {
-            Object o = list.nextElement();
-            //System.out.println("o="+o.toString());
-            sBuf.append(o.toString());
-            sBuf.append(" = ");
-            sBuf.append(System.getProperty(o.toString()));
-            sBuf.append("\n");
-        }
-        return sBuf.toString();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @param longName The FQDN of a class
-     * @return Returns the class Name without package.
-     */
-    public static String cutClassName(final String longName) {
-        final int dotPos = longName.lastIndexOf('.');
-        String className = longName;
-        if (dotPos != -1) {
-            className = className.substring(dotPos + 1);
-        }
-        return className; // now is shortName
-    }
-
-    /**
-     *
-     */
-    public static void freeMemory() {
-        Runtime currR = Runtime.getRuntime();
-        long freeM = currR.freeMemory();
-        freeM /= 1024;
-        //System.out.println("Available memory : "+freeM+" Kbytes");
-        System.gc();
-        currR = Runtime.getRuntime();
-        freeM = currR.freeMemory();
-        freeM /= 1024;
-        //System.out.println("after gc:Available memory : "+freeM+" bytes");
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Log a String to a log-file indicated by the file name. If the file
-     * exists, the String is appended.
-     *
-     * @param msg
-     * @param fileName
-     */
-    public static void logString(String msg, String fileName) {
-        final File logFile = new File(fileName);
-        try {
-            BufferedWriter bW = new BufferedWriter(
-                    new PrintWriter(new FileOutputStream(logFile, logFile.exists())));
-            bW.write(msg);
-            bW.close();
-        } catch (IOException ex) {
-            System.err.println("couldnt log to destination " + fileName + ": " + ex.getMessage());
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Deletes the given file in the current directory. If the file does not
-     * exist nothing happens.
-     *
-     * @param fileName The name of the log file
-     */
-    public static void clearLog(String fileName) {
-        File logFile = new File(fileName);
-        if (logFile.exists()) {
-            logFile.delete();
-        }
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/eva2/tools/StringSelection.java b/src/eva2/tools/StringSelection.java
index 936c8461..740cba40 100644
--- a/src/eva2/tools/StringSelection.java
+++ b/src/eva2/tools/StringSelection.java
@@ -194,10 +194,6 @@ public class StringSelection implements Serializable {
             return false;
         }
         return isSelected(selIndex);
-//		for (int i=0; i<strObjects.length; i++) {
-//			if (strObjects[i].equals(str)) return isSelected(i);
-//		}
-//		return false;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/eva2/tools/StringTools.java b/src/eva2/tools/StringTools.java
index 6f5ea83a..3abc40d1 100644
--- a/src/eva2/tools/StringTools.java
+++ b/src/eva2/tools/StringTools.java
@@ -477,5 +477,18 @@ public final class StringTools {
     public static String upcaseFirst(final String word) {
         return word.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() + word.substring(1);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param value The string to cut
+     * @return Returns the class Name without package.
+     */
+    public static String cutClassName(final String value) {
+        final int dotPos = value.lastIndexOf('.');
+        String className = value;
+        if (dotPos != -1) {
+            className = className.substring(dotPos + 1);
+        }
+        return className; // now is shortName
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/eva2/tools/StringToolsTest.java b/test/eva2/tools/StringToolsTest.java
index f47d33c3..59929d0e 100644
--- a/test/eva2/tools/StringToolsTest.java
+++ b/test/eva2/tools/StringToolsTest.java
@@ -80,4 +80,10 @@ public class StringToolsTest {
 		assertEquals("Camel", StringTools.upcaseFirst("camel"));
 		assertEquals("UpWeGo", StringTools.upcaseFirst("upWeGo"));
 	}
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCutClassName() {
+        assertEquals("StringTools", StringTools.cutClassName("eva2.tools.StringTools"));
+        assertEquals("RandomClass", StringTools.cutClassName("eva2.optimization.operator.RandomClass"));
+    }
 }