diff --git a/src/clstepcore/sdaiApplication_instance.cc b/src/clstepcore/sdaiApplication_instance.cc
index d3b3c9d7..2bbf6b31 100644
--- a/src/clstepcore/sdaiApplication_instance.cc
+++ b/src/clstepcore/sdaiApplication_instance.cc
@@ -172,8 +172,11 @@ void SDAI_Application_instance::AppendMultInstance( SDAI_Application_instance *
     }
 }
 
-// BUG implement this -- FIXME function is never used
+const EntityDescriptor* SDAI_Application_instance::getEDesc() const {
+    return eDesc;
+}
 
+// BUG implement this -- FIXME function is never used
 SDAI_Application_instance * SDAI_Application_instance::GetMiEntity( char * entName ) {
     std::string s1, s2;
 
diff --git a/src/clstepcore/sdaiApplication_instance.h b/src/clstepcore/sdaiApplication_instance.h
index f314c764..bcf5ef43 100644
--- a/src/clstepcore/sdaiApplication_instance.h
+++ b/src/clstepcore/sdaiApplication_instance.h
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ class SC_CORE_EXPORT SDAI_Application_instance  : public SDAI_DAObject_SDAI  {
         void setEDesc( const EntityDescriptor * const ed ) {
             eDesc = ed;
         }
-        const EntityDescriptor * getEDesc() const {
-            return eDesc;
-        }
+        const EntityDescriptor * getEDesc() const;
         void StepFileId( int fid ) {
             STEPfile_id = fid;
         }