diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.dstore.core/src/org/eclipse/dstore/core/server/ServerReceiver.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.dstore.core/src/org/eclipse/dstore/core/server/ServerReceiver.java
index 61afbca2efe..54b375e3726 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.dstore.core/src/org/eclipse/dstore/core/server/ServerReceiver.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.dstore.core/src/org/eclipse/dstore/core/server/ServerReceiver.java
@@ -119,17 +119,4 @@ public class ServerReceiver extends Receiver
 	    	System.out.println(IOe);
 	    }
 	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Interrupt the current KeepAliveRequest thread and restart 
-	 * the KeepAliveRequest thread with the specified timeout
-	 *
-	 * @param timeout when the KeepAliveRequest thread is expired
-	 * @since 3.3
-	 */
-	public void resetKeepAliveRequest(long timeout) 
-	{
-		xmlParser().resetKeepAliveRequest(timeout, socket());
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.dstore.core/src/org/eclipse/dstore/core/util/Receiver.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.dstore.core/src/org/eclipse/dstore/core/util/Receiver.java
index 51c43192a59..f276b832154 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.dstore.core/src/org/eclipse/dstore/core/util/Receiver.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.dstore.core/src/org/eclipse/dstore/core/util/Receiver.java
@@ -186,15 +186,6 @@ public abstract class Receiver extends SecuredThread implements IDataStorePrefer
 		return _socket;
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * Returns the associated xml parser
-	 * @return the xml parser
-	 * @since 3.3
-	 */
-	public XMLparser xmlParser()
-	{
-		return _xmlParser;
-	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Implemented to provide a means of handling received input
@@ -228,4 +219,16 @@ public abstract class Receiver extends SecuredThread implements IDataStorePrefer
 		}
 	}
 
+	
+	/**
+	 * Interrupt the current KeepAliveRequest thread and restart 
+	 * the KeepAliveRequest thread with the specified timeout
+	 *
+	 * @param timeout when the KeepAliveRequest thread is expired
+	 * @since 3.3
+	 */
+	public void resetKeepAliveRequest(long timeout) 
+	{
+		_xmlParser.resetKeepAliveRequest(timeout, socket());
+	}
 }