diff --git a/Applications/DataExplorer/VtkVis/VtkStationSource.h b/Applications/DataExplorer/VtkVis/VtkStationSource.h
index 226873c2f8c13765cab2facf273861753166c05d..04d876f1ebd3d3e889e67b999f1c2bcb21edbfae 100644
--- a/Applications/DataExplorer/VtkVis/VtkStationSource.h
+++ b/Applications/DataExplorer/VtkVis/VtkStationSource.h
@@ -37,19 +37,6 @@ public:
     const std::map<std::string, DataHolderLib::Color>& getColorLookupTable() const
         { return _colorLookupTable; }
 
-    /// Returns the type of observation site represented in this source object
-    GeoLib::Station::StationType getType() const
-    {
-        if (dynamic_cast<GeoLib::StationBorehole*>((*_stations)[0]))
-        {
-            return GeoLib::Station::StationType::STATION;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            return GeoLib::Station::StationType::BOREHOLE;
-        }
-    };
-
     /// Sets a predefined color lookup table for the colouring of borehole stratigraphies
 //    int setColorLookupTable(const std::string &filename)
 //        { return GeoLib::readColorLookupTable(_colorLookupTable, filename); }
diff --git a/GeoLib/Station.cpp b/GeoLib/Station.cpp
index bf27f494f84df932b84ee78c76361f6886e78ddd..8d2ed2dbabe1a732ad543acb81d025f61a75a202 100644
--- a/GeoLib/Station.cpp
+++ b/GeoLib/Station.cpp
@@ -22,21 +22,19 @@
 
 namespace GeoLib
 {
-Station::Station(double x, double y, double z, std::string name,
-                 Station::StationType type)
-    : Point(x, y, z), _name(std::move(name)), _type(type)
+Station::Station(double x, double y, double z, std::string name)
+    : Point(x, y, z), _name(std::move(name))
 {
 }
 
-Station::Station(Point* coords, std::string name, Station::StationType type)
-    : Point(*coords), _name(std::move(name)), _type(type)
+Station::Station(Point* coords, std::string name)
+    : Point(*coords), _name(std::move(name))
 {
 }
 
 Station::Station(Station const& src)
     : Point(src),
       _name(src._name),
-      _type(src._type),
       _station_value(src._station_value)
 {
 }
diff --git a/GeoLib/Station.h b/GeoLib/Station.h
index afe1b5b0a660a0b1d47c47471c76efc07bc0e8cd..7a0a35a33527a24bcd98046b084a555010b5a147 100644
--- a/GeoLib/Station.h
+++ b/GeoLib/Station.h
@@ -35,14 +35,6 @@ namespace GeoLib
 class Station : public Point
 {
 public:
-    /// Signals if the object is a "simple" Station or a Borehole (i.e. containing borehole-specific information).
-    enum class StationType
-    {
-        INVALID = 0,
-        STATION,
-        BOREHOLE
-    };
-
     /**
      * \brief Constructor
      *
@@ -51,15 +43,11 @@ public:
      * \param y The y-coordinate of the station.
      * \param z The z-coordinate of the station.
      * \param name The name of the station.
-     * \param type The type of the station, see Station::StationType for
-     * possible values.
      */
     explicit Station(double x = 0.0, double y = 0.0, double z = 0.0,
-                     std::string name = "",
-                     Station::StationType type = Station::StationType::STATION);
+                     std::string name = "");
 
-    explicit Station(Point* coords, std::string name = "",
-                     Station::StationType type = Station::StationType::STATION);
+    explicit Station(Point* coords, std::string name = "");
 
     /**
      * Constructor copies the source object
@@ -94,7 +82,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
     std::string _name;
-    StationType _type{Station::StationType::STATION};  // GeoSys Station Type
     double _station_value{0.0};
     SensorData* _sensor_data{nullptr};
 };
diff --git a/GeoLib/StationBorehole.cpp b/GeoLib/StationBorehole.cpp
index 574134e30f0245bdfdc7d99265bc7347939a3c9d..9e0119f74257bf37ef15141189873b5cf43aca64 100644
--- a/GeoLib/StationBorehole.cpp
+++ b/GeoLib/StationBorehole.cpp
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ namespace GeoLib
 StationBorehole::StationBorehole(double x, double y, double z,
                                  double const depth, const std::string& name,
                                  int date)
-    : Station(x, y, z, name, Station::StationType::BOREHOLE),
-      _depth(depth),
-      _date(date)
+    : Station(x, y, z, name), _depth(depth), _date(date)
 {
     // add first point of borehole
     _profilePntVec.push_back(this);