diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/ui/wizards/AbstractCWizard.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/ui/wizards/AbstractCWizard.java
index a0e0b29190a..f217dbe3fb6 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/ui/wizards/AbstractCWizard.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/ui/wizards/AbstractCWizard.java
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.CPluginImages;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.ITargetPlatform;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.IToolChain;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui.properties.ManagedBuilderUIImages;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.ui.wizards.ICNewWizard;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.ui.wizards.CNewWizard;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.ui.wizards.IWizardItemsListListener;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.utils.Platform;
 import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
 
-public abstract class AbstractCWizard implements ICNewWizard {
+public abstract class AbstractCWizard extends CNewWizard {
 
 	private static final String os = Platform.getOS();
 	private static final String arch = Platform.getOSArch();
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/schema/CDTWizard.exsd b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/schema/CDTWizard.exsd
index fa1da0b4570..3445900970e 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/schema/CDTWizard.exsd
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/schema/CDTWizard.exsd
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
                   
                </documentation>
                <appInfo>
-                  <meta.attribute kind="java" basedOn="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui.wizards.ICNewWizard"/>
+                  <meta.attribute kind="java" basedOn="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.wizards.CNewWizard"/>
                </appInfo>
             </annotation>
          </attribute>
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/wizards/CDTMainWizardPage.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/wizards/CDTMainWizardPage.java
index a01eb72a9bd..0a03aadfa4e 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/wizards/CDTMainWizardPage.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/wizards/CDTMainWizardPage.java
@@ -418,9 +418,9 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.CPluginImages;
 				IConfigurationElement[] elements = extensions[i].getConfigurationElements();
 				for (int k = 0; k < elements.length; k++) {
 					if (elements[k].getName().equals(ELEMENT_NAME)) {
-						ICNewWizard w = null;
+						CNewWizard w = null;
 						try {
-							w = (ICNewWizard) elements[k].createExecutableExtension(CLASS_NAME);
+							w = (CNewWizard) elements[k].createExecutableExtension(CLASS_NAME);
 						} catch (CoreException e) {
 							System.out.println(UIMessages.getString("CMainWizardPage.5") + e.getLocalizedMessage()); //$NON-NLS-1$
 							return null; 
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/wizards/ICNewWizard.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/wizards/CNewWizard.java
similarity index 92%
rename from core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/wizards/ICNewWizard.java
rename to core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/wizards/CNewWizard.java
index bcc51913c93..58c62d8d9be 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/wizards/ICNewWizard.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/wizards/CNewWizard.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
  * items in "Project types" list (left pane on
  * the 1st page in any CDT new project wizard) 
  */
-public interface ICNewWizard {
+public abstract class CNewWizard {
 	/**
 	 * Creates tree items to be displayed in left pane.
 	 * 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public interface ICNewWizard {
 	 * @param supportedOnly - whether display supported types only
 	 * @param wizard - New Project wizard to be passed to ICWizardHandler 
 	 */
-	public EntryDescriptor[] createItems(boolean supportedOnly, IWizard wizard);
+	public abstract EntryDescriptor[] createItems(boolean supportedOnly, IWizard wizard);
 	
 	/**
 	 * Implementor will be informed about widget where additional
@@ -46,5 +46,6 @@ public interface ICNewWizard {
 	 *                 May be null if notification is not required
 	 *                 or implementor does not really support it. 
 	 */
-	public void setDependentControl(Composite parent, IWizardItemsListListener page);
+	public void setDependentControl(Composite parent, IWizardItemsListListener page){
+	}
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/templateengine/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/internal/templateengine/wizard/TemplateCNewWizard.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/templateengine/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/internal/templateengine/wizard/TemplateCNewWizard.java
index 29f4985441b..e5d78a4f748 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/templateengine/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/internal/templateengine/wizard/TemplateCNewWizard.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/templateengine/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/internal/templateengine/wizard/TemplateCNewWizard.java
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.templateengine.TemplateInfo;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.ui.templateengine.Template;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.ui.templateengine.TemplateEngineUI;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.ui.wizards.EntryDescriptor;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.ui.wizards.ICNewWizard;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.ui.wizards.CNewWizard;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.ui.wizards.IWizardItemsListListener;
 
 /**
  *
  */
-public class TemplateCNewWizard implements ICNewWizard {
+public class TemplateCNewWizard extends CNewWizard {
 	/**
 	 * Creates and returns an array of items to be displayed 
 	 */