diff --git a/DigitalData.Core.API/BasicCRUDControllerBase.cs b/DigitalData.Core.API/BasicCRUDControllerBase.cs
index bd064cd..873878a 100644
--- a/DigitalData.Core.API/BasicCRUDControllerBase.cs
+++ b/DigitalData.Core.API/BasicCRUDControllerBase.cs
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@ namespace DigitalData.Core.API
 {
     [ApiController]
     [Route("api/[controller]")]
-    public class BasicCRUDControllerBase<TOriginalController, TCRUDService, TCRUDRepository, TDto, TEntity, TId> : CRUDControllerBase<TOriginalController, TCRUDService, TCRUDRepository, TDto, TDto, TDto, TEntity, TId>
-        where TOriginalController : CRUDControllerBase<TOriginalController, TCRUDService, TCRUDRepository, TDto, TDto, TDto, TEntity, TId>
+    public class BasicCRUDControllerBase<TCRUDService, TCRUDRepository, TDto, TEntity, TId> : CRUDControllerBase<TCRUDService, TCRUDRepository, TDto, TDto, TDto, TEntity, TId>
         where TCRUDService : ICRUDService<TCRUDRepository, TDto, TDto, TDto, TEntity, TId>
         where TCRUDRepository : ICRUDRepository<TEntity, TId>
         where TDto : class
         where TEntity : class
     {
-        public BasicCRUDControllerBase(ILogger<TOriginalController> logger, TCRUDService service) : base(logger, service)
+        public BasicCRUDControllerBase(ILogger logger, TCRUDService service) : base(logger, service)
         {
         }
     }
diff --git a/DigitalData.Core.API/CRUDControllerBase.cs b/DigitalData.Core.API/CRUDControllerBase.cs
index 9da2dfb..52e18eb 100644
--- a/DigitalData.Core.API/CRUDControllerBase.cs
+++ b/DigitalData.Core.API/CRUDControllerBase.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ namespace DigitalData.Core.API
     /// <summary>
     /// A base controller class providing generic CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations for a specified entity type.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="TOriginalController">The derived controller type implementing this base class.</typeparam>
     /// <typeparam name="TCRUDService">The derived CRUD service type implementing ICRUDService<TCreateDto, TReadDto, TUpdateDto, TEntity, TId>.</typeparam>
     /// <typeparam name="TCreateDto">The Data Transfer Object type for create operations.</typeparam>
     /// <typeparam name="TReadDto">The Data Transfer Object type for read operations.</typeparam>
@@ -17,8 +16,7 @@ namespace DigitalData.Core.API
     /// <typeparam name="TId">The type of the entity's identifier.</typeparam>
     [ApiController]
     [Route("api/[controller]")]
-    public class CRUDControllerBase<TOriginalController, TCRUDService, TCRUDRepository, TCreateDto, TReadDto, TUpdateDto, TEntity, TId> : ControllerBase
-        where TOriginalController : CRUDControllerBase<TOriginalController, TCRUDService, TCRUDRepository, TCreateDto, TReadDto, TUpdateDto, TEntity, TId>
+    public class CRUDControllerBase<TCRUDService, TCRUDRepository, TCreateDto, TReadDto, TUpdateDto, TEntity, TId> : ControllerBase
         where TCRUDService : ICRUDService<TCRUDRepository, TCreateDto, TReadDto, TUpdateDto, TEntity, TId>
         where TCRUDRepository : ICRUDRepository<TEntity, TId>
         where TCreateDto : class
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ namespace DigitalData.Core.API
         where TUpdateDto : class
         where TEntity : class
     {
-        protected readonly ILogger<TOriginalController> _logger;
+        protected readonly ILogger _logger;
         protected readonly TCRUDService _service;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -35,7 +33,7 @@ namespace DigitalData.Core.API
         /// <param name="logger">The logger to be used by the controller.</param>
         /// <param name="service">The CRUD service handling business logic for the entity.</param>
         public CRUDControllerBase(
-            ILogger<TOriginalController> logger,
+            ILogger logger,
             TCRUDService service)
         {
             _logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
diff --git a/DigitalData.Core.API/ReadControllerBase.cs b/DigitalData.Core.API/ReadControllerBase.cs
index f3d5325..5142fbe 100644
--- a/DigitalData.Core.API/ReadControllerBase.cs
+++ b/DigitalData.Core.API/ReadControllerBase.cs
@@ -7,20 +7,18 @@ namespace DigitalData.Core.API
     /// <summary>
     /// A base controller class providing  Read operation for a specified entity type.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="TOriginalController">The derived controller type implementing this base class.</typeparam>
     /// <typeparam name="TReadDto">The Data Transfer Object type for read operations.</typeparam>
     /// <typeparam name="TEntity">The entity type CRUD operations will be performed on.</typeparam>
     /// <typeparam name="TId">The type of the entity's identifier.</typeparam>
     [ApiController]
     [Route("api/[controller]")]
-    public class ReadControllerBase<TOriginalController, TBasicCRUDService, TCRUDRepository, TReadDto, TEntity, TId> : ControllerBase
-        where TOriginalController : ReadControllerBase<TOriginalController, TBasicCRUDService, TCRUDRepository, TReadDto, TEntity, TId>
+    public class ReadControllerBase<TBasicCRUDService, TCRUDRepository, TReadDto, TEntity, TId> : ControllerBase
         where TBasicCRUDService : IBasicCRUDService<TCRUDRepository, TReadDto, TEntity, TId>
         where TCRUDRepository : ICRUDRepository<TEntity, TId>
         where TReadDto : class
         where TEntity : class
     {
-        protected readonly ILogger<TOriginalController> _logger;
+        protected readonly ILogger _logger;
         protected readonly TBasicCRUDService _service;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ namespace DigitalData.Core.API
         /// <param name="logger">The logger to be used by the controller.</param>
         /// <param name="service">The CRUD service handling business logic for the entity.</param>
         public ReadControllerBase(
-            ILogger<TOriginalController> logger,
+            ILogger logger,
             TBasicCRUDService service)
         {
             _logger = logger;