diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/ApplicationEventHandler.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/ApplicationEventHandler.cs
index f6e17b4383..c84826cdff 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/ApplicationEventHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/ApplicationEventHandler.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
     /// if you need these methods to execute even if either of these are not configured you can override the properties: 
     /// ExecuteWhenApplicationNotConfigured and ExecuteWhenDatabaseNotConfigured
     /// </remarks>
-    public class ApplicationEventHandler : IApplicationEventHandler
+    public abstract class ApplicationEventHandler : IApplicationEventHandler
     {
         public void OnApplicationInitialized(UmbracoApplicationBase umbracoApplication, ApplicationContext applicationContext)
         {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/CacheHelperExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/CacheHelperExtensions.cs
index 9ecc14e785..1c22d9557b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/CacheHelperExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/CacheHelperExtensions.cs
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
 		/// <remarks>
 		/// This would be better left internal, however
 		/// </remarks>
-		public sealed class CacheHelperApplicationEventListener : IApplicationEventHandler
+		public sealed class CacheHelperApplicationEventListener : ApplicationEventHandler
 		{
-            public void OnApplicationInitialized(UmbracoApplicationBase umbracoApplication, ApplicationContext applicationContext)
+            protected override void ApplicationInitialized(UmbracoApplicationBase umbracoApplication, ApplicationContext applicationContext)
 			{
                 if (applicationContext != null)
 				{
@@ -44,13 +44,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
 				}
 			}
 
-            public void OnApplicationStarting(UmbracoApplicationBase umbracoApplication, ApplicationContext applicationContext)
-			{
-			}
-
-            public void OnApplicationStarted(UmbracoApplicationBase umbracoApplication, ApplicationContext applicationContext)
-			{
-			}
 		}
 
 		public const string PartialViewCacheKey = "Umbraco.Web.PartialViewCacheKey";
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/LegacyScheduledTasks.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/LegacyScheduledTasks.cs
index f79b383b06..ca819e02ed 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/LegacyScheduledTasks.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/LegacyScheduledTasks.cs
@@ -16,18 +16,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
 	//   and it needs to be manually registered - which we want to avoid, in order
 	//   to be as unobtrusive as possible
 
-	internal sealed class LegacyScheduledTasks : IApplicationEventHandler
+	internal sealed class LegacyScheduledTasks : ApplicationEventHandler
 	{
 		Timer _pingTimer;
 		Timer _publishingTimer;
 		CacheItemRemovedCallback _onCacheRemove;
 
-        public void OnApplicationInitialized(UmbracoApplicationBase umbracoApplication, Core.ApplicationContext applicationContext)
-		{
-			// nothing yet
-		}
-
-        public void OnApplicationStarting(UmbracoApplicationBase umbracoApplication, Core.ApplicationContext applicationContext)
+        protected override void ApplicationStarting(UmbracoApplicationBase umbracoApplication, Core.ApplicationContext applicationContext)
         {
             if (umbracoApplication.Context == null)
                 return;
@@ -48,11 +43,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
 			AddTask(LOG_SCRUBBER_TASK_NAME, GetLogScrubbingInterval());
 		}
 
-        public void OnApplicationStarted(UmbracoApplicationBase httpApplication, Core.ApplicationContext applicationContext)
-		{
-			// nothing
-		}
-
 		#region Log Scrubbing
 
 		// this is a raw copy of the legacy code in all its uglyness
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Search/ExamineEvents.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Search/ExamineEvents.cs
index fa35570f60..a00be7d56f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Search/ExamineEvents.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Search/ExamineEvents.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Search
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Used to wire up events for Examine
 	/// </summary>
-	public class ExamineEvents : ApplicationEventHandler
+	public sealed class ExamineEvents : ApplicationEventHandler
 	{
 		
 		/// <summary>