diff --git a/src/de/schildbach/pte/AbstractEfaProvider.java b/src/de/schildbach/pte/AbstractEfaProvider.java
index 9f9c2906..1d89a007 100644
--- a/src/de/schildbach/pte/AbstractEfaProvider.java
+++ b/src/de/schildbach/pte/AbstractEfaProvider.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkState;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.Reader;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.Currency;
 import java.util.Date;
@@ -96,6 +97,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractEfaProvider extends AbstractNetworkProvider {
     protected static final String COORD_FORMAT = "WGS84[DD.ddddd]";
     protected static final int COORD_FORMAT_TAIL = 7;
 
+    private final List CAPABILITIES = Arrays.asList(
+            Capability.SUGGEST_LOCATIONS,
+            Capability.NEARBY_LOCATIONS,
+            Capability.DEPARTURES,
+            Capability.TRIPS
+    );
+
     private final HttpUrl departureMonitorEndpoint;
     private final HttpUrl tripEndpoint;
     private final HttpUrl stopFinderEndpoint;
@@ -228,9 +236,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractEfaProvider extends AbstractNetworkProvider {
         return this;
     }
 
+    // this should be overridden by networks not providing one of the default capabilities
     @Override
     protected boolean hasCapability(final Capability capability) {
-        return true;
+        return CAPABILITIES.contains(capability);
     }
 
     private final void appendCommonRequestParams(final HttpUrl.Builder url, final String outputFormat) {
diff --git a/src/de/schildbach/pte/AbstractHafasProvider.java b/src/de/schildbach/pte/AbstractHafasProvider.java
index 99a67fb0..123f0748 100644
--- a/src/de/schildbach/pte/AbstractHafasProvider.java
+++ b/src/de/schildbach/pte/AbstractHafasProvider.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package de.schildbach.pte;
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkState;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -43,6 +44,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractHafasProvider extends AbstractNetworkProvider {
     protected static final int DEFAULT_MAX_LOCATIONS = 50;
     protected static final int DEFAULT_MAX_DISTANCE = 20000;
 
+    private final List CAPABILITIES = Arrays.asList(
+            Capability.SUGGEST_LOCATIONS,
+            Capability.NEARBY_LOCATIONS,
+            Capability.DEPARTURES,
+            Capability.TRIPS
+    );
+
     protected static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AbstractHafasProvider.class);
 
     private Product[] productsMap;
@@ -52,9 +60,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractHafasProvider extends AbstractNetworkProvider {
         this.productsMap = productsMap;
     }
 
+    // this should be overridden by networks not providing one of the default capabilities
     @Override
     protected boolean hasCapability(final Capability capability) {
-        return true;
+        return CAPABILITIES.contains(capability);
     }
 
     protected final CharSequence productsString(final Set<Product> products) {
diff --git a/src/de/schildbach/pte/AbstractNavitiaProvider.java b/src/de/schildbach/pte/AbstractNavitiaProvider.java
index d257677d..73c12732 100644
--- a/src/de/schildbach/pte/AbstractNavitiaProvider.java
+++ b/src/de/schildbach/pte/AbstractNavitiaProvider.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.text.DateFormat;
 import java.text.ParseException;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
@@ -78,6 +79,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractNavitiaProvider extends AbstractNetworkProvider {
     protected final static String SERVER_PRODUCT = "navitia";
     protected final static String SERVER_VERSION = "v1";
 
+    private final List CAPABILITIES = Arrays.asList(
+            Capability.SUGGEST_LOCATIONS,
+            Capability.NEARBY_LOCATIONS,
+            Capability.DEPARTURES,
+            Capability.TRIPS
+    );
+
     protected HttpUrl apiBase = HttpUrl.parse("https://api.navitia.io/").newBuilder().addPathSegment(SERVER_VERSION)
             .build();
 
@@ -680,13 +688,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractNavitiaProvider extends AbstractNetworkProvider {
         }
     }
 
+    // this should be overridden by networks not providing one of the default capabilities
     @Override
     protected boolean hasCapability(final Capability capability) {
-        if (capability == Capability.SUGGEST_LOCATIONS || capability == Capability.NEARBY_LOCATIONS
-                || capability == Capability.DEPARTURES || capability == Capability.TRIPS)
-            return true;
-        else
-            return false;
+        return CAPABILITIES.contains(capability);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/de/schildbach/pte/NegentweeProvider.java b/src/de/schildbach/pte/NegentweeProvider.java
index 281bcd97..55b9487f 100644
--- a/src/de/schildbach/pte/NegentweeProvider.java
+++ b/src/de/schildbach/pte/NegentweeProvider.java
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ public class NegentweeProvider extends AbstractNetworkProvider {
     private static final TimeZone API_TIMEZONE = TimeZone.getTimeZone("Europe/Amsterdam");
     private static final int DEFAULT_MAX_LOCATIONS = 50;
 
+    private final List CAPABILITIES = Arrays.asList(
+            Capability.SUGGEST_LOCATIONS,
+            Capability.NEARBY_LOCATIONS,
+            Capability.DEPARTURES,
+            Capability.TRIPS
+    );
+
     private static final EnumSet<Product> trainProducts = EnumSet.of(Product.HIGH_SPEED_TRAIN, Product.REGIONAL_TRAIN,
             Product.SUBURBAN_TRAIN);
 
@@ -698,15 +705,7 @@ public class NegentweeProvider extends AbstractNetworkProvider {
 
     @Override
     protected boolean hasCapability(Capability capability) {
-        switch (capability) {
-        case SUGGEST_LOCATIONS:
-        case NEARBY_LOCATIONS:
-        case DEPARTURES:
-        case TRIPS:
-            return true;
-        default:
-            return false;
-        }
+        return CAPABILITIES.contains(capability);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/de/schildbach/pte/VrsProvider.java b/src/de/schildbach/pte/VrsProvider.java
index d27eb782..fc587d35 100644
--- a/src/de/schildbach/pte/VrsProvider.java
+++ b/src/de/schildbach/pte/VrsProvider.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.text.ParseException;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Comparator;
@@ -81,6 +82,13 @@ import okhttp3.HttpUrl;
  */
 public class VrsProvider extends AbstractNetworkProvider {
 
+    private final List CAPABILITIES = Arrays.asList(
+            Capability.SUGGEST_LOCATIONS,
+            Capability.NEARBY_LOCATIONS,
+            Capability.DEPARTURES,
+            Capability.TRIPS
+    );
+
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(VrsProvider.class);
 
     @SuppressWarnings("serial")
@@ -342,18 +350,7 @@ public class VrsProvider extends AbstractNetworkProvider {
 
     @Override
     protected boolean hasCapability(Capability capability) {
-        switch (capability) {
-        case DEPARTURES:
-            return true;
-        case NEARBY_LOCATIONS:
-            return true;
-        case SUGGEST_LOCATIONS:
-            return true;
-        case TRIPS:
-            return true;
-        default:
-            return false;
-        }
+        return CAPABILITIES.contains(capability);
     }
 
     // only stations supported