diff --git a/src/proc/mobject/session/query-focus.hpp b/src/proc/mobject/session/query-focus.hpp
index 05a426277..2ffa30902 100644
--- a/src/proc/mobject/session/query-focus.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/mobject/session/query-focus.hpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #define MOBJECT_SESSION_QUERY_FOCUS_H
 
 #include "proc/mobject/session/scope-path.hpp"
+#include "proc/mobject/session/scope-query.hpp"
 #include "proc/mobject/session/scope-locator.hpp"
 
 #include <boost/intrusive_ptr.hpp>
diff --git a/src/proc/mobject/session/scope-locator.hpp b/src/proc/mobject/session/scope-locator.hpp
index 37884608e..a1520ffca 100644
--- a/src/proc/mobject/session/scope-locator.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/mobject/session/scope-locator.hpp
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ namespace session {
       typename ScopeQuery<MO>::iterator
       query (Scope);
       
-      template<typename MO>
-      typename ScopeQuery<MO>::iterator
+      ScopeQuery<MObject>::iterator
       locate (Scope scope);
       
       ScopeQuery<MObject>::iterator
@@ -117,29 +116,6 @@ namespace session {
     return ScopeQuery<MO> (scope.getTop(), CONTENTS).resolveBy (theResolver());
   }
   
-
-  /** navigate the \em current QueryFocus scope location. The resulting
-   *  access path to the new location is chosen such as to be most closely related
-   *  to the original location; this includes picking a timeline or meta-clip
-   *  attachment most similar to the one used in the original path. So effectively
-   *  you'll see things through the same "scoping perspective" as given by the
-   *  original path, if possible to the new location
-   *  given as parameter. use the contents-resolving facility exposed by the session
-   * @note changes the \em current QueryFocus as a sideeffect
-   * @param scope the new target location to navigate
-   * @return an iterator yielding the nested scopes from the new location
-   *         up to root, in a way likely to be similar to the original location
-   */
-  template<typename MO>
-  inline typename ScopeQuery<MO>::iterator
-  ScopeLocator::locate (Scope scope)
-  {
-    UNIMPLEMENTED ("virtual navigation");
-    ///////////////////////////////////////////TODO: see scope-query.hpp
-    ///////////////////////////////////////////TODO: its hard to come up with a generic implementation which yields a compatible iterator
-    ///////////////////////////////////////////TODO: *alternatively* just expose an Iterator of Scopes?
-  }
-  
   
   /** use the contents-resolving facility exposed by the session
    *  to discover the path up from the given scope to model root.
diff --git a/src/proc/mobject/session/scope.cpp b/src/proc/mobject/session/scope.cpp
index 871c386cc..be3e05790 100644
--- a/src/proc/mobject/session/scope.cpp
+++ b/src/proc/mobject/session/scope.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,28 @@ namespace session {
     return focusStack_->push (SessionServiceExploreScope::getScopeRoot());
   }
   
+
+  /** navigate the \em current QueryFocus scope location. The resulting
+   *  access path to the new location is chosen such as to be most closely related
+   *  to the original location; this includes picking a timeline or meta-clip
+   *  attachment most similar to the one used in the original path. So effectively
+   *  you'll see things through the same "scoping perspective" as given by the
+   *  original path, if possible to the new location
+   *  given as parameter. use the contents-resolving facility exposed by the session
+   * @note changes the \em current QueryFocus as a sideeffect
+   * @param scope the new target location to navigate
+   * @return an iterator yielding the nested scopes from the new location
+   *         up to root, in a way likely to be similar to the original location
+   */
+  ScopeQuery<MObject>::iterator
+  ScopeLocator::locate (Scope scope)
+  {
+    UNIMPLEMENTED ("virtual navigation");
+    ///////////////////////////////////////////TODO: see scope-query.hpp
+    ///////////////////////////////////////////TODO: its hard to come up with a generic implementation which yields a compatible iterator
+    ///////////////////////////////////////////TODO: *alternatively* just expose an Iterator of Scopes?
+  }
+
   
   
   /** discover the enclosing scope of a given Placement */
@@ -175,17 +197,6 @@ namespace session {
   }
   
   
-  /** enumerate the path of nested scopes up to root scope.
-   *  @return an iterator which starts with this scope and
-   *          successively yields outer scopes, stopping at root.
-   */
-  Scope::IterType_
-  Scope::ascend()  const
-  {
-    UNIMPLEMENTED ("ascend scope hierarchy up to root");
-  }
-  
-  
   
   
   
diff --git a/src/proc/mobject/session/scope.hpp b/src/proc/mobject/session/scope.hpp
index 6dbe72f88..934ee87de 100644
--- a/src/proc/mobject/session/scope.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/mobject/session/scope.hpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "proc/mobject/placement.hpp"
 #include "proc/mobject/placement-ref.hpp"
 //#include "proc/mobject/session/query-resolver.hpp"  ///////////TODO: really?
-#include "lib/iter-adapter.hpp"
+//#include "lib/iter-adapter.hpp"
 #include "lib/error.hpp"
 //#include "lib/singleton.hpp"
 
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@
 namespace mobject {
 namespace session {
   
-  using lib::IterAdapter;
-  
   LUMIERA_ERROR_DECLARE (INVALID_SCOPE);  ///< Placement scope invalid and not locatable within model
   
   
@@ -61,8 +59,6 @@ namespace session {
     {
       RefPlacement anchor_;
       
-      typedef IterAdapter<PlacementMO*, Scope> IterType_;
-      
     public:
       Scope (PlacementMO const& constitutingPlacement);
       Scope (); ///< unlocated NIL scope
@@ -78,9 +74,6 @@ namespace session {
       bool isValid() const;
       bool isRoot()  const;
       
-      typedef IterType_ iterator;
-      iterator ascend()  const;
-      
       friend bool operator== (Scope const&, Scope const&);
       friend bool operator!= (Scope const&, Scope const&);
     };