diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/generic/GenericIconItem.java b/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/generic/GenericIconItem.java
index cfb1bc209..b5f997af1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/generic/GenericIconItem.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/generic/GenericIconItem.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.app.R;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.items.GenericAbstractItem;
-import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.utils.ViewHolderFactory;
 import com.mikepenz.iconics.view.IconicsImageView;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -18,8 +17,6 @@
  * Created by mikepenz on 28.12.15.
  */
 public class GenericIconItem extends GenericAbstractItem<IconModel, GenericIconItem, GenericIconItem.ViewHolder> {
-    //the static ViewHolderFactory which will be used to generate the ViewHolder for this Item
-    private static final ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> FACTORY = new ItemFactory();
 
     public GenericIconItem(IconModel icon) {
         super(icon);
@@ -66,25 +63,9 @@ public void unbindView(ViewHolder holder) {
         holder.name.setText(null);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * our ItemFactory implementation which creates the ViewHolder for our adapter.
-     * It is highly recommended to implement a ViewHolderFactory as it is 0-1ms faster for ViewHolder creation,
-     * and it is also many many times more efficient if you define custom listeners on views within your item.
-     */
-    protected static class ItemFactory implements ViewHolderFactory<ViewHolder> {
-        public ViewHolder create(View v) {
-            return new ViewHolder(v);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * return our ViewHolderFactory implementation here
-     *
-     * @return
-     */
     @Override
-    public ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> getFactory() {
-        return FACTORY;
+    public ViewHolder getViewHolder(View v) {
+        return new ViewHolder(v);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/CheckBoxSampleItem.java b/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/CheckBoxSampleItem.java
index 4bca150da..043ed4a3f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/CheckBoxSampleItem.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/CheckBoxSampleItem.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.app.R;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.items.AbstractItem;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.listeners.ClickEventHook;
-import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.utils.ViewHolderFactory;
 import com.mikepenz.materialdrawer.holder.StringHolder;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -23,8 +22,6 @@
  * Created by mikepenz on 28.12.15.
  */
 public class CheckBoxSampleItem extends AbstractItem<CheckBoxSampleItem, CheckBoxSampleItem.ViewHolder> {
-    //the static ViewHolderFactory which will be used to generate the ViewHolder for this Item
-    private static final ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> FACTORY = new ItemFactory();
 
     public String header;
     public StringHolder name;
@@ -99,28 +96,11 @@ public void unbindView(ViewHolder holder) {
         holder.description.setText(null);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * our ItemFactory implementation which creates the ViewHolder for our adapter.
-     * It is highly recommended to implement a ViewHolderFactory as it is 0-1ms faster for ViewHolder creation,
-     * and it is also many many times more efficient if you define custom listeners on views within your item.
-     */
-    protected static class ItemFactory implements ViewHolderFactory<ViewHolder> {
-        public ViewHolder create(View v) {
-            return new ViewHolder(v);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * return our ViewHolderFactory implementation here
-     *
-     * @return
-     */
     @Override
-    public ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> getFactory() {
-        return FACTORY;
+    public ViewHolder getViewHolder(View v) {
+        return new ViewHolder(v);
     }
 
-
     /**
      * our ViewHolder
      */
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/IconItem.java b/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/IconItem.java
index 6acdc523c..09fd4d240 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/IconItem.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/IconItem.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.ISubItem;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.app.R;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.items.AbstractItem;
-import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.utils.ViewHolderFactory;
 import com.mikepenz.iconics.typeface.IIcon;
 import com.mikepenz.iconics.view.IconicsImageView;
 
@@ -22,8 +21,6 @@
  * Created by mikepenz on 28.12.15.
  */
 public class IconItem<T extends IItem & IExpandable> extends AbstractItem<IconItem<T>, IconItem.ViewHolder> implements ISubItem<IconItem, T> {
-    //the static ViewHolderFactory which will be used to generate the ViewHolder for this Item
-    private static final ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> FACTORY = new ItemFactory();
 
     public IIcon mIcon;
     private T mParent;
@@ -90,25 +87,9 @@ public void unbindView(ViewHolder holder) {
         holder.image.setImageDrawable(null);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * our ItemFactory implementation which creates the ViewHolder for our adapter.
-     * It is highly recommended to implement a ViewHolderFactory as it is 0-1ms faster for ViewHolder creation,
-     * and it is also many many times more efficient if you define custom listeners on views within your item.
-     */
-    protected static class ItemFactory implements ViewHolderFactory<ViewHolder> {
-        public ViewHolder create(View v) {
-            return new ViewHolder(v);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * return our ViewHolderFactory implementation here
-     *
-     * @return
-     */
     @Override
-    public ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> getFactory() {
-        return FACTORY;
+    public ViewHolder getViewHolder(View v) {
+        return new ViewHolder(v);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/ImageItem.java b/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/ImageItem.java
index bea0f79b3..95251187c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/ImageItem.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/ImageItem.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.helpers.ClickListenerHelper;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.items.AbstractItem;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.listeners.ClickEventHook;
-import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.utils.ViewHolderFactory;
 import com.mikepenz.iconics.view.IconicsImageView;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -32,8 +31,6 @@
  * Created by mikepenz on 28.12.15.
  */
 public class ImageItem extends AbstractItem<ImageItem, ImageItem.ViewHolder> {
-    //the static ViewHolderFactory which will be used to generate the ViewHolder for this Item
-    private static final ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> FACTORY = new ItemFactory();
 
     public String mImageUrl;
     public String mName;
@@ -112,15 +109,9 @@ public void unbindView(ViewHolder holder) {
         holder.imageView.setImageDrawable(null);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * our ItemFactory implementation which creates the ViewHolder for our adapter.
-     * It is highly recommended to implement a ViewHolderFactory as it is 0-1ms faster for ViewHolder creation,
-     * and it is also many many times more efficient if you define custom listeners on views within your item.
-     */
-    protected static class ItemFactory implements ViewHolderFactory<ViewHolder> {
-        public ViewHolder create(View v) {
-            return new ViewHolder(v);
-        }
+    @Override
+    public ViewHolder getViewHolder(View v) {
+        return new ViewHolder(v);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -163,16 +154,6 @@ public static void viewPropertyStartCompat(ViewPropertyAnimator animator) {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * return our ViewHolderFactory implementation here
-     *
-     * @return
-     */
-    @Override
-    public ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> getFactory() {
-        return FACTORY;
-    }
-
     /**
      * our ViewHolder
      */
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/LetterItem.java b/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/LetterItem.java
index 3080c389e..d043d9b5c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/LetterItem.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/LetterItem.java
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ public void unbindView(ViewHolder holder) {
         holder.text.setText(null);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public ViewHolder getViewHolder(View v) {
+        return new ViewHolder(v);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public int getType() {
         return R.id.fastadapter_letter_item_id;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/RadioButtonSampleItem.java b/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/RadioButtonSampleItem.java
index f55daa48e..62395d1d6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/RadioButtonSampleItem.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/RadioButtonSampleItem.java
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@
 import android.widget.RadioButton;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
-import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.app.R;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.FastAdapter;
+import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.app.R;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.items.AbstractItem;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.listeners.ClickEventHook;
-import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.utils.ViewHolderFactory;
 import com.mikepenz.materialdrawer.holder.StringHolder;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -24,8 +23,6 @@
  * Created by mikepenz on 28.12.15.
  */
 public class RadioButtonSampleItem extends AbstractItem<RadioButtonSampleItem, RadioButtonSampleItem.ViewHolder> {
-    //the static ViewHolderFactory which will be used to generate the ViewHolder for this Item
-    private static final ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> FACTORY = new ItemFactory();
 
     public String header;
     public StringHolder name;
@@ -100,28 +97,11 @@ public void unbindView(ViewHolder holder) {
         holder.description.setText(null);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * our ItemFactory implementation which creates the ViewHolder for our adapter.
-     * It is highly recommended to implement a ViewHolderFactory as it is 0-1ms faster for ViewHolder creation,
-     * and it is also many many times more efficient if you define custom listeners on views within your item.
-     */
-    protected static class ItemFactory implements ViewHolderFactory<ViewHolder> {
-        public ViewHolder create(View v) {
-            return new ViewHolder(v);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * return our ViewHolderFactory implementation here
-     *
-     * @return
-     */
     @Override
-    public ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> getFactory() {
-        return FACTORY;
+    public ViewHolder getViewHolder(View v) {
+        return new ViewHolder(v);
     }
 
-
     /**
      * our ViewHolder
      */
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/SimpleImageItem.java b/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/SimpleImageItem.java
index 3c2359db5..80ae7e9bc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/SimpleImageItem.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/SimpleImageItem.java
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@
 
 import com.bumptech.glide.Glide;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.app.R;
-import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.items.AbstractItem;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.commons.utils.FastAdapterUIUtils;
-import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.utils.ViewHolderFactory;
+import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.items.AbstractItem;
 import com.mikepenz.materialize.util.UIUtils;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -23,12 +22,10 @@
  * Created by mikepenz on 28.12.15.
  */
 public class SimpleImageItem extends AbstractItem<SimpleImageItem, SimpleImageItem.ViewHolder> {
-    //the static ViewHolderFactory which will be used to generate the ViewHolder for this Item
-    private static final ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> FACTORY = new ItemFactory();
 
-    public String mImageUrl;
-    public String mName;
-    public String mDescription;
+    private String mImageUrl;
+    private String mName;
+    private String mDescription;
 
     public SimpleImageItem withImage(String imageUrl) {
         this.mImageUrl = imageUrl;
@@ -99,25 +96,9 @@ public void unbindView(ViewHolder holder) {
         holder.imageDescription.setText(null);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * our ItemFactory implementation which creates the ViewHolder for our adapter.
-     * It is highly recommended to implement a ViewHolderFactory as it is 0-1ms faster for ViewHolder creation,
-     * and it is also many many times more efficient if you define custom listeners on views within your item.
-     */
-    protected static class ItemFactory implements ViewHolderFactory<ViewHolder> {
-        public ViewHolder create(View v) {
-            return new ViewHolder(v);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * return our ViewHolderFactory implementation here
-     *
-     * @return
-     */
     @Override
-    public ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> getFactory() {
-        return FACTORY;
+    public ViewHolder getViewHolder(View v) {
+        return new ViewHolder(v);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/SimpleItem.java b/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/SimpleItem.java
index ec4288b97..faa39eefa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/SimpleItem.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/SimpleItem.java
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.IDraggable;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.IItem;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.app.R;
-import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.items.AbstractItem;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.commons.utils.FastAdapterUIUtils;
-import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.utils.ViewHolderFactory;
+import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.items.AbstractItem;
 import com.mikepenz.materialdrawer.holder.StringHolder;
 import com.mikepenz.materialize.util.UIUtils;
 
@@ -25,8 +24,6 @@
  * Created by mikepenz on 28.12.15.
  */
 public class SimpleItem extends AbstractItem<SimpleItem, SimpleItem.ViewHolder> implements IDraggable<SimpleItem, IItem> {
-    //the static ViewHolderFactory which will be used to generate the ViewHolder for this Item
-    private static final ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> FACTORY = new ItemFactory();
 
     public String header;
     public StringHolder name;
@@ -117,28 +114,11 @@ public void unbindView(ViewHolder holder) {
         holder.description.setText(null);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * our ItemFactory implementation which creates the ViewHolder for our adapter.
-     * It is highly recommended to implement a ViewHolderFactory as it is 0-1ms faster for ViewHolder creation,
-     * and it is also many many times more efficient if you define custom listeners on views within your item.
-     */
-    protected static class ItemFactory implements ViewHolderFactory<ViewHolder> {
-        public ViewHolder create(View v) {
-            return new ViewHolder(v);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * return our ViewHolderFactory implementation here
-     *
-     * @return
-     */
     @Override
-    public ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> getFactory() {
-        return FACTORY;
+    public ViewHolder getViewHolder(View v) {
+        return new ViewHolder(v);
     }
 
-
     /**
      * our ViewHolder
      */
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/SwipeableItem.java b/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/SwipeableItem.java
index 1f2bf7cbe..d7b1aa98c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/SwipeableItem.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/SwipeableItem.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.ISwipeable;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.app.R;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.items.AbstractItem;
-import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.utils.ViewHolderFactory;
 import com.mikepenz.materialdrawer.holder.StringHolder;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -23,8 +22,6 @@
  * Created by Mattias on 2016-02-15.
  */
 public class SwipeableItem extends AbstractItem<SwipeableItem, SwipeableItem.ViewHolder> implements ISwipeable<SwipeableItem, IItem> {
-    //the static ViewHolderFactory which will be used to generate the ViewHolder for this Item
-    private static final ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> FACTORY = new ItemFactory();
 
     public StringHolder name;
     public StringHolder description;
@@ -136,28 +133,11 @@ public void unbindView(ViewHolder holder) {
         holder.swipedActionRunnable = null;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * our ItemFactory implementation which creates the ViewHolder for our adapter.
-     * It is highly recommended to implement a ViewHolderFactory as it is 0-1ms faster for ViewHolder creation,
-     * and it is also many many times more efficient if you define custom listeners on views within your item.
-     */
-    protected static class ItemFactory implements ViewHolderFactory<ViewHolder> {
-        public ViewHolder create(View v) {
-            return new ViewHolder(v);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * return our ViewHolderFactory implementation here
-     *
-     * @return
-     */
     @Override
-    public ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> getFactory() {
-        return FACTORY;
+    public ViewHolder getViewHolder(View v) {
+        return new ViewHolder(v);
     }
 
-
     /**
      * our ViewHolder
      */
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/expandable/SimpleSubExpandableItem.java b/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/expandable/SimpleSubExpandableItem.java
index e9c906cae..d9d2bee9d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/expandable/SimpleSubExpandableItem.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/expandable/SimpleSubExpandableItem.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.app.R;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.commons.items.AbstractExpandableItem;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.commons.utils.FastAdapterUIUtils;
-import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.utils.ViewHolderFactory;
 import com.mikepenz.materialdrawer.holder.StringHolder;
 import com.mikepenz.materialize.util.UIUtils;
 
@@ -30,8 +29,6 @@
  * Created by mikepenz on 28.12.15.
  */
 public class SimpleSubExpandableItem<Parent extends IItem & IExpandable, SubItem extends IItem & ISubItem> extends AbstractExpandableItem<SimpleSubExpandableItem<Parent, SubItem>, SimpleSubExpandableItem.ViewHolder, SubItem> {
-    //the static ViewHolderFactory which will be used to generate the ViewHolder for this Item
-    private static final ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> FACTORY = new ItemFactory();
 
     public String header;
     public StringHolder name;
@@ -160,28 +157,11 @@ public void unbindView(ViewHolder holder) {
         holder.icon.clearAnimation();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * our ItemFactory implementation which creates the ViewHolder for our adapter.
-     * It is highly recommended to implement a ViewHolderFactory as it is 0-1ms faster for ViewHolder creation,
-     * and it is also many many times more efficient if you define custom listeners on views within your item.
-     */
-    protected static class ItemFactory implements ViewHolderFactory<ViewHolder> {
-        public ViewHolder create(View v) {
-            return new ViewHolder(v);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * return our ViewHolderFactory implementation here
-     *
-     * @return
-     */
     @Override
-    public ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> getFactory() {
-        return FACTORY;
+    public ViewHolder getViewHolder(View v) {
+        return new ViewHolder(v);
     }
 
-
     /**
      * our ViewHolder
      */
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/expandable/SimpleSubItem.java b/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/expandable/SimpleSubItem.java
index 5af149427..3984453d3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/expandable/SimpleSubItem.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/app/items/expandable/SimpleSubItem.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.app.R;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.commons.items.AbstractExpandableItem;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.commons.utils.FastAdapterUIUtils;
-import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.utils.ViewHolderFactory;
 import com.mikepenz.materialdrawer.holder.StringHolder;
 import com.mikepenz.materialize.util.UIUtils;
 
@@ -25,8 +24,6 @@
 import butterknife.ButterKnife;
 
 public class SimpleSubItem<Parent extends IItem & IExpandable & ISubItem & IClickable> extends AbstractExpandableItem<Parent, SimpleSubItem.ViewHolder, SimpleSubItem<Parent>> implements IDraggable<SimpleSubItem, IItem> {
-    //the static ViewHolderFactory which will be used to generate the ViewHolder for this Item
-    private static final ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> FACTORY = new ItemFactory();
 
     public String header;
     public StringHolder name;
@@ -117,28 +114,11 @@ public void unbindView(ViewHolder holder) {
         holder.description.setText(null);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * our ItemFactory implementation which creates the ViewHolder for our adapter.
-     * It is highly recommended to implement a ViewHolderFactory as it is 0-1ms faster for ViewHolder creation,
-     * and it is also many many times more efficient if you define custom listeners on views within your item.
-     */
-    protected static class ItemFactory implements ViewHolderFactory<ViewHolder> {
-        public ViewHolder create(View v) {
-            return new ViewHolder(v);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * return our ViewHolderFactory implementation here
-     *
-     * @return
-     */
     @Override
-    public ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> getFactory() {
-        return FACTORY;
+    public ViewHolder getViewHolder(View v) {
+        return new ViewHolder(v);
     }
 
-
     /**
      * our ViewHolder
      */
diff --git a/library-core/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/items/AbstractItem.java b/library-core/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/items/AbstractItem.java
index 86c72dc87..bfc56d32d 100644
--- a/library-core/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/items/AbstractItem.java
+++ b/library-core/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/items/AbstractItem.java
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.FastAdapter;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.IClickable;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.IItem;
-import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.utils.ViewHolderFactory;
 
-import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
-import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -249,56 +246,14 @@ public VH getViewHolder(ViewGroup parent) {
         return getViewHolder(LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()).inflate(getLayoutRes(), parent, false));
     }
 
-    protected ViewHolderFactory<? extends VH> mFactory;
-
-    /**
-     * set the view holder factory of this item
-     *
-     * @param factory to be set
-     * @return
-     */
-    public Item withFactory(ViewHolderFactory<? extends VH> factory) {
-        this.mFactory = factory;
-        return (Item) this;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * the abstract method to retrieve the ViewHolder factory
-     * The ViewHolder factory implementation should look like (see the commented code above)
-     *
-     * @return
-     */
-    public ViewHolderFactory<? extends VH> getFactory() {
-        if (mFactory == null) {
-            try {
-                this.mFactory = new ReflectionBasedViewHolderFactory<>(viewHolderType());
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-                throw new RuntimeException("please set a ViewHolderFactory");
-            }
-        }
-
-        return mFactory;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * gets the viewHolder via the generic superclass
-     *
-     * @return the class of the ViewHolder
-     */
-    protected Class<? extends VH> viewHolderType() {
-        return ((Class<? extends VH>) ((ParameterizedType) getClass().getGenericSuperclass()).getActualTypeArguments()[1]);
-    }
 
     /**
      * This method returns the ViewHolder for our item, using the provided View.
-     * By default it will try to get the ViewHolder from the ViewHolderFactory. If this one is not implemented it will go over the generic way, wasting ~5ms
      *
      * @param v
      * @return the ViewHolder for this Item
      */
-    public VH getViewHolder(View v) {
-        return getFactory().create(v);
-    }
+    public abstract VH getViewHolder(View v);
 
     /**
      * If this item equals to the given identifier
@@ -334,30 +289,4 @@ public boolean equals(Object o) {
     public int hashCode() {
         return Long.valueOf(mIdentifier).hashCode();
     }
-
-    protected static class ReflectionBasedViewHolderFactory<VH extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder> implements ViewHolderFactory<VH> {
-        private final Class<? extends VH> clazz;
-
-        public ReflectionBasedViewHolderFactory(Class<? extends VH> clazz) {
-            this.clazz = clazz;
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public VH create(View v) {
-            try {
-                try {
-                    Constructor<? extends VH> constructor = clazz.getDeclaredConstructor(View.class);
-                    //could be that the constructor is not public
-                    constructor.setAccessible(true);
-                    return constructor.newInstance(v);
-                } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
-                    //maybe that viewholder has a default view
-                    return clazz.newInstance();
-                }
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-                // I am really out of options, you could have just set
-                throw new RuntimeException("You have to provide a ViewHolder with a constructor which takes a view!");
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/library-core/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/items/GenericAbstractItem.java b/library-core/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/items/GenericAbstractItem.java
index cc435b372..186ce5370 100644
--- a/library-core/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/items/GenericAbstractItem.java
+++ b/library-core/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/items/GenericAbstractItem.java
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.IGenericItem;
 
-import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType;
-
 /**
  * Created by mikepenz on 14.07.15.
  * Implements the general methods of the IItem interface to speed up development.
@@ -25,9 +23,4 @@ public Model getModel() {
         this.mModel = model;
         return this;
     }
-
-    @Override
-    protected Class<? extends VH> viewHolderType() {
-        return ((Class<? extends VH>) ((ParameterizedType) getClass().getGenericSuperclass()).getActualTypeArguments()[2]);
-    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/library-core/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/utils/ViewHolderFactory.java b/library-core/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/utils/ViewHolderFactory.java
deleted file mode 100644
index abb013b56..000000000
--- a/library-core/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/utils/ViewHolderFactory.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-package com.mikepenz.fastadapter.utils;
-
-import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
-import android.view.View;
-
-/**
- * the interface for the ViewHolderFactory
- *
- * @param <T>
- */
-public interface ViewHolderFactory<T extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder> {
-    T create(View v);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/library-extensions/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter_extensions/items/ProgressItem.java b/library-extensions/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter_extensions/items/ProgressItem.java
index cde1f6fe0..7fa00e6b9 100644
--- a/library-extensions/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter_extensions/items/ProgressItem.java
+++ b/library-extensions/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter_extensions/items/ProgressItem.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.commons.utils.FastAdapterUIUtils;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.items.AbstractItem;
-import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.utils.ViewHolderFactory;
 import com.mikepenz.library_extensions.R;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -14,8 +13,6 @@
 
 public class ProgressItem extends AbstractItem<ProgressItem, ProgressItem.ViewHolder> {
 
-    private static final ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> FACTORY = new ItemFactory();
-
     @Override
     public int getType() {
         return R.id.progress_item_id;
@@ -39,15 +36,9 @@ public void unbindView(ViewHolder holder) {
 
     }
 
-    protected static class ItemFactory implements ViewHolderFactory<ViewHolder> {
-        public ViewHolder create(View v) {
-            return new ViewHolder(v);
-        }
-    }
-
     @Override
-    public ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> getFactory() {
-        return FACTORY;
+    public ViewHolder getViewHolder(View v) {
+        return new ViewHolder(v);
     }
 
     protected static class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
diff --git a/library-extensions/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter_extensions/items/SingleLineItem.java b/library-extensions/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter_extensions/items/SingleLineItem.java
index 01f1d418e..87682aa69 100644
--- a/library-extensions/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter_extensions/items/SingleLineItem.java
+++ b/library-extensions/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter_extensions/items/SingleLineItem.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.commons.utils.FastAdapterUIUtils;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.items.AbstractItem;
-import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.utils.ViewHolderFactory;
 import com.mikepenz.library_extensions.R;
 import com.mikepenz.materialize.holder.ImageHolder;
 import com.mikepenz.materialize.holder.StringHolder;
@@ -23,8 +22,6 @@
  */
 public class SingleLineItem extends AbstractItem<SingleLineItem, SingleLineItem.ViewHolder> {
 
-    private static final ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> FACTORY = new ItemFactory();
-
     private StringHolder mName;
 
     private ImageHolder mAvatar, mIcon;
@@ -126,15 +123,9 @@ public void unbindView(ViewHolder holder) {
         holder.icon.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
     }
 
-    protected static class ItemFactory implements ViewHolderFactory<ViewHolder> {
-        public ViewHolder create(View v) {
-            return new ViewHolder(v);
-        }
-    }
-
     @Override
-    public ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> getFactory() {
-        return FACTORY;
+    public ViewHolder getViewHolder(View v) {
+        return new ViewHolder(v);
     }
 
     protected static class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
diff --git a/library-extensions/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter_extensions/items/ThreeLineItem.java b/library-extensions/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter_extensions/items/ThreeLineItem.java
index e90a35c68..7f1524c2f 100644
--- a/library-extensions/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter_extensions/items/ThreeLineItem.java
+++ b/library-extensions/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter_extensions/items/ThreeLineItem.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.commons.utils.FastAdapterUIUtils;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.items.AbstractItem;
-import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.utils.ViewHolderFactory;
 import com.mikepenz.library_extensions.R;
 import com.mikepenz.materialize.holder.ImageHolder;
 import com.mikepenz.materialize.holder.StringHolder;
@@ -23,8 +22,6 @@
  */
 public class ThreeLineItem extends AbstractItem<ThreeLineItem, ThreeLineItem.ViewHolder> {
 
-    private static final ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> FACTORY = new ItemFactory();
-
     private StringHolder mName, mDescription;
 
     private ImageHolder mAvatar, mIcon;
@@ -133,15 +130,9 @@ public void unbindView(ViewHolder holder) {
         holder.icon.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
     }
 
-    protected static class ItemFactory implements ViewHolderFactory<ViewHolder> {
-        public ViewHolder create(View v) {
-            return new ViewHolder(v);
-        }
-    }
-
     @Override
-    public ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> getFactory() {
-        return FACTORY;
+    public ViewHolder getViewHolder(View v) {
+        return new ViewHolder(v);
     }
 
     protected static class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
diff --git a/library-extensions/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter_extensions/items/TwoLineItem.java b/library-extensions/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter_extensions/items/TwoLineItem.java
index db35326e3..460356580 100644
--- a/library-extensions/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter_extensions/items/TwoLineItem.java
+++ b/library-extensions/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter_extensions/items/TwoLineItem.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.commons.utils.FastAdapterUIUtils;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.items.AbstractItem;
-import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.utils.ViewHolderFactory;
 import com.mikepenz.library_extensions.R;
 import com.mikepenz.materialize.holder.ImageHolder;
 import com.mikepenz.materialize.holder.StringHolder;
@@ -23,8 +22,6 @@
  */
 public class TwoLineItem extends AbstractItem<TwoLineItem, TwoLineItem.ViewHolder> {
 
-    private static final ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> FACTORY = new ItemFactory();
-
     private StringHolder mName, mDescription;
 
     private ImageHolder mAvatar, mIcon;
@@ -137,15 +134,9 @@ public void unbindView(ViewHolder holder) {
         holder.icon.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
     }
 
-    protected static class ItemFactory implements ViewHolderFactory<ViewHolder> {
-        public ViewHolder create(View v) {
-            return new ViewHolder(v);
-        }
-    }
-
     @Override
-    public ViewHolderFactory<? extends ViewHolder> getFactory() {
-        return FACTORY;
+    public ViewHolder getViewHolder(View v) {
+        return new ViewHolder(v);
     }
 
     protected static class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
diff --git a/library/src/androidTest/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/TestItem.java b/library/src/androidTest/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/TestItem.java
index e05b26b3d..cfe9a4a84 100644
--- a/library/src/androidTest/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/TestItem.java
+++ b/library/src/androidTest/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/TestItem.java
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ public TestItem withParent(TestItem parent) {
         return this;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public ViewHolder getViewHolder(View v) {
+        return new ViewHolder(v);
+    }
+
     public static class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
         public ViewHolder(View view) {
             super(view);
diff --git a/library/src/test/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/TestItem.java b/library/src/test/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/TestItem.java
index 2aaf0cba7..1d3085612 100644
--- a/library/src/test/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/TestItem.java
+++ b/library/src/test/java/com/mikepenz/fastadapter/TestItem.java
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ public TestItem withParent(TestItem parent) {
         return this;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public ViewHolder getViewHolder(View v) {
+        return new ViewHolder(v);
+    }
+
     public static class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
         public ViewHolder(View view) {
             super(view);