diff --git a/jsprit-io/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/io/algorithm/VehicleRoutingAlgorithms.java b/jsprit-io/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/io/algorithm/VehicleRoutingAlgorithms.java
index e1bee0cd..400167a6 100644
--- a/jsprit-io/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/io/algorithm/VehicleRoutingAlgorithms.java
+++ b/jsprit-io/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/io/algorithm/VehicleRoutingAlgorithms.java
@@ -413,11 +413,11 @@ public class VehicleRoutingAlgorithms {
         return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), 0, stateManager, null);
     }
 
-    public static VehicleRoutingAlgorithm readAndCreateAlgorithm(final VehicleRoutingProblem vrp, int nThreads, final String configFileName, StateManager stateManager) {
+    public static VehicleRoutingAlgorithm readAndCreateAlgorithm(final VehicleRoutingProblem vrp, int nThreads, final String configFileName, StateManager stateManager,  SolutionCostCalculator solutionCostCalculator) {
         AlgorithmConfig algorithmConfig = new AlgorithmConfig();
         AlgorithmConfigXmlReader xmlReader = new AlgorithmConfigXmlReader(algorithmConfig);
         xmlReader.read(configFileName);
-        return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), nThreads, stateManager, null);
+        return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), nThreads, stateManager, solutionCostCalculator);
     }
 
     public static VehicleRoutingAlgorithm readAndCreateAlgorithm(VehicleRoutingProblem vrp, int nThreads, String configFileName) {
@@ -427,13 +427,6 @@ public class VehicleRoutingAlgorithms {
         return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), nThreads, null, null);
     }
 
-    public static VehicleRoutingAlgorithm readAndCreateAlgorithm(VehicleRoutingProblem vrp, int nThreads, String configFileName, StateManager stateMan, SolutionCostCalculator solutionCostCalculator) {
-        AlgorithmConfig algorithmConfig = new AlgorithmConfig();
-        AlgorithmConfigXmlReader xmlReader = new AlgorithmConfigXmlReader(algorithmConfig);
-        xmlReader.read(configFileName);
-        return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), nThreads, stateMan, solutionCostCalculator);
-    }
-
     private static class OpenRouteStateVerifier implements StateUpdater, ReverseActivityVisitor {
 
         private End end;