diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c5f2aebc1..6356f6057 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ file(GLOB VariantGlob third_party/variant/include/mapbox/*.hpp)
 file(GLOB LibraryGlob include/osrm/*.hpp)
 file(GLOB ParametersGlob include/engine/api/*_parameters.hpp)
 set(EngineHeader include/engine/status.hpp include/engine/engine_config.hpp include/engine/hint.hpp include/engine/bearing.hpp include/engine/approach.hpp include/engine/phantom_node.hpp)
-set(UtilHeader include/util/coordinate.hpp include/util/json_container.hpp include/util/typedefs.hpp include/util/alias.hpp include/util/exception.hpp include/util/log.hpp)
+set(UtilHeader include/util/coordinate.hpp include/util/json_container.hpp include/util/typedefs.hpp include/util/alias.hpp include/util/exception.hpp)
 set(ExtractorHeader include/extractor/extractor.hpp include/storage/io_config.hpp include/extractor/extractor_config.hpp include/extractor/travel_mode.hpp)
 set(PartitionerHeader include/partition/partitioner.hpp include/partition/partition_config.hpp)
 set(ContractorHeader include/contractor/contractor.hpp include/contractor/contractor_config.hpp)
diff --git a/example/CMakeLists.txt b/example/CMakeLists.txt
index 7316a7f97..154eda39b 100644
--- a/example/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ add_executable(osrm-example example.cpp)
 
 find_package(LibOSRM REQUIRED)
 
-target_link_libraries(osrm-example ${LibOSRM_LIBRARIES} ${LibOSRM_DEPENDENT_LIBRARIES} ${UtilGlob})
+target_link_libraries(osrm-example ${LibOSRM_LIBRARIES} ${LibOSRM_DEPENDENT_LIBRARIES})
 include_directories(SYSTEM ${LibOSRM_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${LibOSRM_CXXFLAGS}")
diff --git a/include/contractor/contractor_config.hpp b/include/contractor/contractor_config.hpp
index f7a6fa270..1fef0a267 100644
--- a/include/contractor/contractor_config.hpp
+++ b/include/contractor/contractor_config.hpp
@@ -43,12 +43,13 @@ namespace contractor
 struct ContractorConfig final : storage::IOConfig
 {
     ContractorConfig()
-        : requested_num_threads(0), IOConfig(
-                                        {
-                                            ".osrm",
-                                        },
-                                        {},
-                                        {".osrm.level", ".osrm.core", ".osrm.hsgr", ".osrm.enw"})
+        : IOConfig(
+              {
+                  ".osrm",
+              },
+              {},
+              {".osrm.level", ".osrm.core", ".osrm.hsgr", ".osrm.enw"}),
+          requested_num_threads(0)
     {
     }
 
diff --git a/include/customizer/customizer_config.hpp b/include/customizer/customizer_config.hpp
index 6795f3112..f7aa842f1 100644
--- a/include/customizer/customizer_config.hpp
+++ b/include/customizer/customizer_config.hpp
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ namespace customizer
 struct CustomizationConfig final : storage::IOConfig
 {
     CustomizationConfig()
-        : requested_num_threads(0),
-          IOConfig(
+        : IOConfig(
               {
                   ".osrm",
               },
               {},
-              {".osrm.ebg", ".osrm.partition", ".osrm.cells", ".osrm.mldgr"})
+              {".osrm.ebg", ".osrm.partition", ".osrm.cells", ".osrm.mldgr"}),
+          requested_num_threads(0)
     {
     }
 
diff --git a/include/extractor/extractor_config.hpp b/include/extractor/extractor_config.hpp
index ed132f8f0..7cb7bb499 100644
--- a/include/extractor/extractor_config.hpp
+++ b/include/extractor/extractor_config.hpp
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ namespace extractor
 
 struct ExtractorConfig final : storage::IOConfig
 {
-    ExtractorConfig() noexcept : requested_num_threads(0),
-                                 IOConfig(
+    ExtractorConfig() noexcept : IOConfig(
                                      {
                                          "",
                                      },
@@ -68,7 +67,8 @@ struct ExtractorConfig final : storage::IOConfig
                                       ".osrm.properties",
                                       ".osrm.icd",
                                       ".osrm.cnbg",
-                                      ".osrm.cnbg_to_ebg"})
+                                      ".osrm.cnbg_to_ebg"}),
+                                 requested_num_threads(0)
     {
     }
 
diff --git a/include/partition/partition_config.hpp b/include/partition/partition_config.hpp
index de7976d3e..22e23f7ce 100644
--- a/include/partition/partition_config.hpp
+++ b/include/partition/partition_config.hpp
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ namespace partition
 struct PartitionConfig final : storage::IOConfig
 {
     PartitionConfig()
-        : requested_num_threads(0), balance(1.2), boundary_factor(0.25), num_optimizing_cuts(10),
-          small_component_size(1000),
-          max_cell_sizes{128, 128 * 32, 128 * 32 * 16, 128 * 32 * 16 * 32},
-          IOConfig(
+        : IOConfig(
               {".osrm", ".osrm.fileIndex", ".osrm.ebg_nodes"},
               {".osrm.hsgr", ".osrm.cnbg"},
-              {".osrm.ebg", ".osrm.cnbg", ".osrm.cnbg_to_ebg", ".osrm.partition", ".osrm.cells"})
+              {".osrm.ebg", ".osrm.cnbg", ".osrm.cnbg_to_ebg", ".osrm.partition", ".osrm.cells"}),
+          requested_num_threads(0), balance(1.2), boundary_factor(0.25), num_optimizing_cuts(10),
+          small_component_size(1000),
+          max_cell_sizes({128, 128 * 32, 128 * 32 * 16, 128 * 32 * 16 * 32})
     {
     }
 
diff --git a/include/storage/io_config.hpp b/include/storage/io_config.hpp
index 999b9552e..734150968 100644
--- a/include/storage/io_config.hpp
+++ b/include/storage/io_config.hpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #define OSRM_IO_CONFIG_HPP
 
 #include "util/exception.hpp"
-#include "util/log.hpp"
 
 #include <array>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>
@@ -16,11 +15,11 @@ namespace storage
 {
 struct IOConfig
 {
-    IOConfig(std::vector<boost::filesystem::path> _required_input_files,
-             std::vector<boost::filesystem::path> _optional_input_files,
-             std::vector<boost::filesystem::path> _output_files)
-        : required_input_files(_required_input_files), optional_input_files(_optional_input_files),
-          output_files(_output_files)
+    IOConfig(std::vector<boost::filesystem::path> required_input_files_,
+             std::vector<boost::filesystem::path> optional_input_files_,
+             std::vector<boost::filesystem::path> output_files_)
+        : required_input_files(required_input_files_), optional_input_files(optional_input_files_),
+          output_files(output_files_)
     {
     }
 
@@ -46,27 +45,12 @@ struct IOConfig
         base_path = {path};
     }
 
-    bool IsValid() const
-    {
-        bool success = true;
-        for (auto &fileName : required_input_files)
-        {
-            if (!boost::filesystem::is_regular_file({base_path.string() + fileName.string()}))
-            {
-                util::Log(logWARNING) << "Missing/Broken File: " << base_path.string()
-                                      << fileName.string();
-                success = false;
-            }
-        }
-        return success;
-    }
-
+    bool IsValid() const;
     boost::filesystem::path GetPath(const std::string &fileName) const
     {
         if (!IsConfigured(fileName, required_input_files) &&
             !IsConfigured(fileName, optional_input_files) && !IsConfigured(fileName, output_files))
         {
-            util::Log(logERROR) << "Tried to access file which is not configured: " << fileName;
             throw util::exception("Tried to access file which is not configured: " + fileName);
         }
 
diff --git a/include/storage/storage_config.hpp b/include/storage/storage_config.hpp
index 61f0052e8..f947fef03 100644
--- a/include/storage/storage_config.hpp
+++ b/include/storage/storage_config.hpp
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ struct StorageConfig final : IOConfig
                     ".osrm.properties",
                     ".osrm.icd"},
                    {".osrm.hsgr",
-                    ".osrm.nodes",
                     ".osrm.nbg_nodes",
                     ".osrm.ebg_nodes",
                     ".osrm.core",
diff --git a/src/storage/io_config.cpp b/src/storage/io_config.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82d8a914e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/storage/io_config.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#include "storage/io_config.hpp"
+
+#include "util/log.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
+#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
+
+namespace osrm
+{
+namespace storage
+{
+bool IOConfig::IsValid() const
+{
+    bool success = true;
+    for (auto &fileName : required_input_files)
+    {
+        if (!boost::filesystem::is_regular_file({base_path.string() + fileName.string()}))
+        {
+            util::Log(logWARNING) << "Missing/Broken File: " << base_path.string()
+                                  << fileName.string();
+            success = false;
+        }
+    }
+    return success;
+}
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_config.cpp b/src/storage/storage_config.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ebb7983a..000000000
--- a/src/storage/storage_config.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-#include "storage/storage_config.hpp"
-#include "util/log.hpp"
-
-#include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
-
-namespace osrm
-{
-namespace storage
-{
-namespace
-{
-bool CheckFileList(const std::vector<boost::filesystem::path> &files)
-{
-    bool success = true;
-    for (auto &path : files)
-    {
-        if (!boost::filesystem::exists(path))
-        {
-            util::Log(logERROR) << "Missing File: " << path.string();
-            success = false;
-        }
-    }
-    return success;
-}
-}
-}
-}