diff --git a/src/remote/abstractResponseHandler.cpp b/src/remote/abstractResponseHandler.cpp
index 84b7634..6dad2ef 100644
--- a/src/remote/abstractResponseHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/remote/abstractResponseHandler.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ namespace pvAccess {
 
 size_t ResponseHandler::num_instances;
 
-ResponseHandler::ResponseHandler()
+ResponseHandler::ResponseHandler(Context* context, const std::string& description)
+    :_description(description)
+    ,_debugLevel(context->getConfiguration()->getPropertyAsInteger(PVACCESS_DEBUG, 0))
 {
     REFTRACE_INCREMENT(num_instances);
 }
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ ResponseHandler::~ResponseHandler()
     REFTRACE_DECREMENT(num_instances);
 }
 
-void AbstractResponseHandler::handleResponse(osiSockAddr* responseFrom,
+void ResponseHandler::handleResponse(osiSockAddr* responseFrom,
         Transport::shared_pointer const & transport, int8 version, int8 command,
         size_t payloadSize, ByteBuffer* payloadBuffer) {
     if(_debugLevel >= 3) {   // TODO make a constant of sth (0 - off, 1 - debug, 2 - more/trace, 3 - messages)
diff --git a/src/remote/pv/remote.h b/src/remote/pv/remote.h
index 3702980..3cb00db 100644
--- a/src/remote/pv/remote.h
+++ b/src/remote/pv/remote.h
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ public:
 
     static size_t num_instances;
 
-    ResponseHandler();
+    ResponseHandler(Context* context, const std::string& description);
     virtual ~ResponseHandler();
 
     /**
@@ -362,21 +362,7 @@ public:
     virtual void
     handleResponse(osiSockAddr* responseFrom, Transport::shared_pointer const & transport,
                    epics::pvData::int8 version, epics::pvData::int8 command, std::size_t payloadSize,
-                   epics::pvData::ByteBuffer* payloadBuffer) = 0;
-};
-
-class AbstractResponseHandler : public ResponseHandler {
-public:
-    AbstractResponseHandler(Context* context, const std::string& description) :
-        _description(description),
-        _debugLevel(context->getConfiguration()->getPropertyAsInteger(PVACCESS_DEBUG, 0)) {
-    }
-
-    virtual ~AbstractResponseHandler() {}
-
-    virtual void handleResponse(osiSockAddr* responseFrom, Transport::shared_pointer const & transport,
-                                epics::pvData::int8 version, epics::pvData::int8 command, std::size_t payloadSize,
-                                epics::pvData::ByteBuffer* payloadBuffer);
+                   epics::pvData::ByteBuffer* payloadBuffer);
 
 protected:
     /**
diff --git a/src/remote/pv/securityImpl.h b/src/remote/pv/securityImpl.h
index e90b3f4..ca3124c 100644
--- a/src/remote/pv/securityImpl.h
+++ b/src/remote/pv/securityImpl.h
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ namespace pvAccess {
 
 
 class AuthNZHandler :
-    public AbstractResponseHandler,
+    public ResponseHandler,
     private epics::pvData::NoDefaultMethods
 {
 public:
     AuthNZHandler(Context* context) :
-        AbstractResponseHandler(context, "authNZ message")
+        ResponseHandler(context, "authNZ message")
     {
     }
 
diff --git a/src/remote/security.cpp b/src/remote/security.cpp
index 9c5f2c2..d0104a8 100644
--- a/src/remote/security.cpp
+++ b/src/remote/security.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void AuthNZHandler::handleResponse(osiSockAddr* responseFrom,
                                    size_t payloadSize,
                                    epics::pvData::ByteBuffer* payloadBuffer)
 {
-    AbstractResponseHandler::handleResponse(responseFrom, transport, version, command, payloadSize, payloadBuffer);
+    ResponseHandler::handleResponse(responseFrom, transport, version, command, payloadSize, payloadBuffer);
 
     epics::pvData::PVField::shared_pointer data =
         SerializationHelper::deserializeFull(payloadBuffer, transport.get());
diff --git a/src/remoteClient/clientContextImpl.cpp b/src/remoteClient/clientContextImpl.cpp
index b0f51df..e924e35 100644
--- a/src/remoteClient/clientContextImpl.cpp
+++ b/src/remoteClient/clientContextImpl.cpp
@@ -2427,12 +2427,12 @@ public:
 
 
 
-class AbstractClientResponseHandler : public AbstractResponseHandler {
+class AbstractClientResponseHandler : public ResponseHandler {
 protected:
     ClientContextImpl::weak_pointer _context;
 public:
     AbstractClientResponseHandler(ClientContextImpl::shared_pointer const & context, string const & description) :
-        AbstractResponseHandler(context.get(), description), _context(ClientContextImpl::weak_pointer(context)) {
+        ResponseHandler(context.get(), description), _context(ClientContextImpl::weak_pointer(context)) {
     }
 
     virtual ~AbstractClientResponseHandler() {
@@ -2964,7 +2964,9 @@ public:
     /**
      * @param context
      */
-    ClientResponseHandler(ClientContextImpl::shared_pointer const & context) {
+    ClientResponseHandler(ClientContextImpl::shared_pointer const & context)
+        :ResponseHandler(context.get(), "ClientResponseHandler")
+    {
         ResponseHandler::shared_pointer badResponse(new BadResponse(context));
         ResponseHandler::shared_pointer dataResponse(new DataResponseHandler(context));
 
diff --git a/src/server/pv/responseHandlers.h b/src/server/pv/responseHandlers.h
index 9773d01..f95f563 100644
--- a/src/server/pv/responseHandlers.h
+++ b/src/server/pv/responseHandlers.h
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ namespace pvAccess {
 
 /**
  */
-class AbstractServerResponseHandler : public AbstractResponseHandler {
+class AbstractServerResponseHandler : public ResponseHandler {
 protected:
     ServerContextImpl::shared_pointer _context;
 public:
     AbstractServerResponseHandler(ServerContextImpl::shared_pointer const & context, std::string description) :
-        AbstractResponseHandler(context.get(), description), _context(context) {
+        ResponseHandler(context.get(), description), _context(context) {
     }
 
     virtual ~AbstractServerResponseHandler() {
diff --git a/src/server/responseHandlers.cpp b/src/server/responseHandlers.cpp
index 1530459..9d68d0c 100644
--- a/src/server/responseHandlers.cpp
+++ b/src/server/responseHandlers.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ void ServerBadResponse::handleResponse(osiSockAddr* responseFrom,
 }
 
 ServerResponseHandler::ServerResponseHandler(ServerContextImpl::shared_pointer const & context)
+    :ResponseHandler(context.get(), "ServerResponseHandler")
 {
     ResponseHandler::shared_pointer badResponse(new ServerBadResponse(context));
     m_handlerTable.resize(CMD_CANCEL_REQUEST+1);