diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCore/InputData/FileIO/XML/Declaration/DataProvider/XMLDeclarationVehicleDataProvider.cs b/VectoCore/VectoCore/InputData/FileIO/XML/Declaration/DataProvider/XMLDeclarationVehicleDataProvider.cs
index e911b99e2b29896187db471425832d9818f824f1..30d63a9aa0ee7880859d6a0bbbbe47b8cf60bf00 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCore/InputData/FileIO/XML/Declaration/DataProvider/XMLDeclarationVehicleDataProvider.cs
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCore/InputData/FileIO/XML/Declaration/DataProvider/XMLDeclarationVehicleDataProvider.cs
@@ -708,14 +708,7 @@ namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.InputData.FileIO.XML.Declaration.DataProvider
 
 		public override XmlElement PTONode
 		{
-			get
-			{
-				if (ExemptedVehicle)
-				{
-					return null;
-				}
-				return _ptoNode ?? (_ptoNode = GetNode(XMLNames.Vehicle_PTO, required: false) as XmlElement);
-			}
+			get { return null; }
 		}
 		
 		#endregion