diff --git a/controller/ExtendedControllerBase.cpp b/controller/ExtendedControllerBase.cpp
index 95ba012e..b5b8c660 100644
--- a/controller/ExtendedControllerBase.cpp
+++ b/controller/ExtendedControllerBase.cpp
@@ -17,14 +17,6 @@ ReturnValue_t ExtendedControllerBase::executeAction(ActionId_t actionId,
     return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK;
 }
 
-
-
-ReturnValue_t ExtendedControllerBase::initializeLocalDataPool(
-        localpool::DataPool &localDataPoolMap, LocalDataPoolManager &poolManager) {
-    /* Needs to be overriden and implemented by child class. */
-    return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK;
-}
-
 object_id_t ExtendedControllerBase::getObjectId() const {
     return SystemObject::getObjectId();
 }
@@ -107,14 +99,6 @@ MessageQueueId_t ExtendedControllerBase::getCommandQueue() const {
     return commandQueue->getId();
 }
 
-LocalPoolDataSetBase* ExtendedControllerBase::getDataSetHandle(sid_t sid) {
-#if FSFW_CPP_OSTREAM_ENABLED == 1
-    sif::warning << "ExtendedControllerBase::getDataSetHandle: No child "
-            << " implementation provided, returning nullptr!" << std::endl;
-#endif
-    return nullptr;
-}
-
 LocalDataPoolManager* ExtendedControllerBase::getHkManagerHandle() {
     return &poolManager;
 }
diff --git a/controller/ExtendedControllerBase.h b/controller/ExtendedControllerBase.h
index f069819b..d5d43933 100644
--- a/controller/ExtendedControllerBase.h
+++ b/controller/ExtendedControllerBase.h
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ protected:
     /* HasLocalDatapoolIF overrides */
     virtual LocalDataPoolManager* getHkManagerHandle() override;
     virtual object_id_t getObjectId() const override;
-    virtual ReturnValue_t initializeLocalDataPool(
-            localpool::DataPool& localDataPoolMap,
-            LocalDataPoolManager& poolManager) override;
     virtual uint32_t getPeriodicOperationFrequency() const override;
-    virtual LocalPoolDataSetBase* getDataSetHandle(sid_t sid) override;
+
+    virtual ReturnValue_t initializeLocalDataPool(localpool::DataPool& localDataPoolMap,
+            LocalDataPoolManager& poolManager) override = 0;
+    virtual LocalPoolDataSetBase* getDataSetHandle(sid_t sid) override = 0;
 };