diff --git a/include/openspace/rendering/transferfunction.h b/include/openspace/rendering/transferfunction.h
index c7688e75e3..4f88260d6c 100644
--- a/include/openspace/rendering/transferfunction.h
+++ b/include/openspace/rendering/transferfunction.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public:
     void setPath(const std::string& filepath);
     ghoul::opengl::Texture& getTexture();
     void bind();
-    void updateTexture();
+    void update();
     glm::vec4 sample(size_t t);
     size_t width();
     void setCallback(TfChangedCallback callback);
diff --git a/modules/kameleonvolume/rendering/renderablekameleonvolume.cpp b/modules/kameleonvolume/rendering/renderablekameleonvolume.cpp
index 90367eaa51..629bc145f5 100644
--- a/modules/kameleonvolume/rendering/renderablekameleonvolume.cpp
+++ b/modules/kameleonvolume/rendering/renderablekameleonvolume.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ RenderableKameleonVolume::RenderableKameleonVolume(const ghoul::Dictionary& dict
     , _transferFunctionPath(TransferFunctionInfo)
     , _cache(CacheInfo)
     , _raycaster(nullptr)
-    , _transferFunctionHandler(nullptr)
+    , _transferFunction(nullptr)
 {
 
     glm::vec3 dimensions;
@@ -172,9 +172,7 @@ RenderableKameleonVolume::RenderableKameleonVolume(const ghoul::Dictionary& dict
     std::string transferFunctionPath;
     if (dictionary.getValue(KeyTransferFunction, transferFunctionPath)) {
         _transferFunctionPath = transferFunctionPath;
-        _transferFunctionHandler = std::make_shared<volume::TransferFunctionHandler>(
-            _transferFunctionPath
-        );
+        _transferFunction = std::make_shared<TransferFunction>(_transferFunctionPath);
     }
 
     std::string sourcePath;
@@ -263,11 +261,11 @@ void RenderableKameleonVolume::initializeGL() {
     load();
 
     _volumeTexture->uploadTexture();
-    _transferFunctionHandler->initialize();
+    // _transferFunctionHandler->initialize();
 
     _raycaster = std::make_unique<volume::BasicVolumeRaycaster>(
         _volumeTexture,
-        _transferFunctionHandler,
+        _transferFunction,
         _clipPlanes
     );
 
@@ -318,7 +316,7 @@ void RenderableKameleonVolume::initializeGL() {
     addProperty(_gridType);
     addProperty(_cache);
     addPropertySubOwner(_clipPlanes.get());
-    addPropertySubOwner(_transferFunctionHandler.get());
+    // addPropertySubOwner(_transferFunctionHandler.get());
 }
 
 void RenderableKameleonVolume::updateRaycasterModelTransform() {
diff --git a/modules/kameleonvolume/rendering/renderablekameleonvolume.h b/modules/kameleonvolume/rendering/renderablekameleonvolume.h
index e95a83b6fb..9cc8db5024 100644
--- a/modules/kameleonvolume/rendering/renderablekameleonvolume.h
+++ b/modules/kameleonvolume/rendering/renderablekameleonvolume.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include <openspace/properties/stringproperty.h>
 #include <openspace/util/boxgeometry.h>
 #include <openspace/rendering/renderable.h>
-#include <modules/volume/transferfunctionhandler.h>
+#include <openspace/rendering/transferfunction.h>
 #include <modules/kameleon/include/kameleonwrapper.h>
 #include <modules/volume/rawvolume.h>
 #include <modules/volume/rendering/basicvolumeraycaster.h>
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ private:
     std::unique_ptr<volume::BasicVolumeRaycaster> _raycaster;
 
     std::shared_ptr<ghoul::opengl::Texture> _volumeTexture;
-    std::shared_ptr<volume::TransferFunctionHandler> _transferFunctionHandler;
+    std::shared_ptr<TransferFunction> _transferFunction;
 };
 
 } // namespace kameleonvolume
diff --git a/modules/multiresvolume/rendering/renderablemultiresvolume.cpp b/modules/multiresvolume/rendering/renderablemultiresvolume.cpp
index 0f24b36c0e..f23dd643e2 100644
--- a/modules/multiresvolume/rendering/renderablemultiresvolume.cpp
+++ b/modules/multiresvolume/rendering/renderablemultiresvolume.cpp
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ void RenderableMultiresVolume::initializeGL() {
 
     success &= _atlasManager && _atlasManager->initialize();
 
-    _transferFunction->updateTexture();
+    _transferFunction->update();
 
     success &= isReady();
 
diff --git a/modules/volume/rendering/basicvolumeraycaster.cpp b/modules/volume/rendering/basicvolumeraycaster.cpp
index ab2dd67378..647837f4aa 100644
--- a/modules/volume/rendering/basicvolumeraycaster.cpp
+++ b/modules/volume/rendering/basicvolumeraycaster.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <ghoul/opengl/ghoul_gl.h>
 #include <ghoul/filesystem/filesystem.h>
 #include <ghoul/logging/logmanager.h>
+#include <ghoul/logging/consolelog.h>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <ghoul/opengl/programobject.h>
 #include <ghoul/opengl/textureunit.h>
@@ -57,7 +58,6 @@ BasicVolumeRaycaster::BasicVolumeRaycaster(
     , _rUpperBound(1.0)
 {}
 
-
 BasicVolumeRaycaster::~BasicVolumeRaycaster() {}
 
 void BasicVolumeRaycaster::initialize() {
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ void BasicVolumeRaycaster::preRaycast(
     _tfUnit = std::make_unique<ghoul::opengl::TextureUnit>();
     _tfUnit->activate();
 
-    _transferFunction->getTexture()->bind();
+    _transferFunction->getTexture().bind();
     // LINFOC("PRERAYCAST", "hello");
 
     program.setUniform("transferFunction_" + id, _tfUnit->unitNumber());
diff --git a/modules/volume/rendering/renderabletimevaryingvolume.cpp b/modules/volume/rendering/renderabletimevaryingvolume.cpp
index ce8b60eca1..706829d3fb 100644
--- a/modules/volume/rendering/renderabletimevaryingvolume.cpp
+++ b/modules/volume/rendering/renderabletimevaryingvolume.cpp
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ void RenderableTimeVaryingVolume::initializeGL() {
     addProperty(_transferFunctionPath);
     addProperty(_sourceDirectory);
     addPropertySubOwner(_clipPlanes.get());
-    addPropertySubOwner(_transferFunctionHandler.get());
+    // addPropertySubOwner(_transferFunctionHandler.get());
 
     addProperty(_triggerTimeJump);
     addProperty(_jumpToTimestep);
diff --git a/modules/volume/transferfunctionhandler.cpp b/modules/volume/transferfunctionhandler.cpp
index 5ecadc4433..fbe60182c3 100644
--- a/modules/volume/transferfunctionhandler.cpp
+++ b/modules/volume/transferfunctionhandler.cpp
@@ -113,11 +113,6 @@ void TransferFunctionHandler::initialize() {
     _saveTransferFunction.onChange([this]() {
         saveEnvelopes();
     });
-
-    // Use core package tf as well
-    _transferFunction->updateTexture();
-
-    LINFOC("TF_HANDLER", "handler initialized");
 }
 
 void TransferFunctionHandler::setHistogramProperty(std::shared_ptr<openspace::Histogram> histogram) {
@@ -162,7 +157,7 @@ void TransferFunctionHandler::saveEnvelopes() {
 
 void TransferFunctionHandler::setFilepath(const std::string& path) {
     _filePath = path;
-    // _transferFunction->updateTexture();
+    // _transferFunction->update();
 }
 
 ghoul::opengl::Texture& TransferFunctionHandler::getTexture() {
diff --git a/src/rendering/transferfunction.cpp b/src/rendering/transferfunction.cpp
index ff5888ae46..fd94e5f425 100644
--- a/src/rendering/transferfunction.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/transferfunction.cpp
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ void TransferFunction::setPath(const std::string& filepath) {
 
 ghoul::opengl::Texture& TransferFunction::getTexture() {
     ghoul_assert(_texture != nullptr, "Transfer function is null");
-    updateTexture();
+    update();
     return *_texture.get();
 }
 
-void TransferFunction::updateTexture() {
+void TransferFunction::update() {
     if (_needsUpdate) {
         if (hasExtension(_filepath, "tf")) {
             setTextureFromTxt();
@@ -240,12 +240,12 @@ glm::vec4 TransferFunction::sample(size_t offset) {
 }
 
 size_t TransferFunction::width() {
-    updateTexture();
+    update();
     return _texture->width();
 }
 
 void TransferFunction::bind() {
-    updateTexture();
+    update();
     _texture->bind();
 }
 }