diff --git a/Classes/Utility/BackendNewsUtility.php b/Classes/Utility/BackendNewsUtility.php
index 904b3fc0a6b0f9e8b3135885f9ea4be247c3d48c..99d92770f03e8057e2900a7124f87eca4b69f445 100644
--- a/Classes/Utility/BackendNewsUtility.php
+++ b/Classes/Utility/BackendNewsUtility.php
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ class BackendNewsUtility {
 				if ($pageInfo) {
 					$options[] = self::getOptionPageInfo($pageInfo);
 				}
+
 				$categories = self::getCategoriesForSiteRoot((int) $row['uid']);
 				/** @var int $categoryUid */
 				foreach ($categories as $categoryUid => $categoryTitle) {
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ class BackendNewsUtility {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+
 		return $options;
 	}
 
@@ -131,10 +133,12 @@ class BackendNewsUtility {
 			foreach ($rootline as $page) {
 				$path .= '/p' . dechex($page['uid']);
 			}
+
 			$pageInfo['path'] = $path;
 			$pageInfo['_thePathFull'] = substr($pageInfo['_thePathFull'], 1);
 			$pageInfo['_thePathFull'] = substr($pageInfo['_thePathFull'], 0, -1);
 		}
+
 		return $pageInfo;
 	}
 
@@ -193,6 +197,7 @@ class BackendNewsUtility {
 			$GLOBALS['TSFE'] = new \stdClass();
 			$GLOBALS['TSFE']->gr_list = '';
 		}
+
 		$pageUid = (int) $pageUid;
 		$languageUid = (int) $languageUid;
 		$tags = [];
@@ -212,18 +217,22 @@ class BackendNewsUtility {
 			if (isset($pageTS['TCEFORM.']['pages.']['tx_sgnews_tags.']['PAGE_TSCONFIG_ID'])) {
 				$tagsPid = (int) $pageTS['TCEFORM.']['pages.']['tx_sgnews_tags.']['PAGE_TSCONFIG_ID'];
 			}
+
 			if ($tagsPid) {
 				$query->matching($query->equals('pid', $tagsPid));
 			}
 		}
+
 		$query->setOrderings(['title' => QueryInterface::ORDER_ASCENDING]);
 		$resultTags = $query->execute(TRUE);
 		if ($temporaryTSFEInstance) {
 			unset($GLOBALS['TSFE']);
 		}
+
 		foreach ($resultTags as $tag) {
 			$tags[(int) $tag['uid']] = trim($tag['title']);
 		}
+
 		return $tags;
 	}
 
@@ -243,6 +252,7 @@ class BackendNewsUtility {
 			$GLOBALS['TSFE'] = new \stdClass();
 			$GLOBALS['TSFE']->gr_list = '';
 		}
+
 		$newsItemUid = (int) $newsItemUid;
 		$languageUid = (int) $languageUid;
 		$tags = [];
@@ -257,17 +267,20 @@ class BackendNewsUtility {
 		if ($newsItemUid) {
 			$query->matching($query->equals('uid', $newsItemUid));
 		}
+
 		/** @var News $newsItem */
 		$newsItem = $query->execute()->getFirst();
 		if ($temporaryTSFEInstance) {
 			unset($GLOBALS['TSFE']);
 		}
+
 		if ($newsItem) {
 			/** @var Tag $tag */
 			foreach ($newsItem->getTags() as $tag) {
 				$tags[(int) $tag->getUid()] = trim($tag->getTitle());
 			}
 		}
+
 		return $tags;
 	}
 
@@ -287,6 +300,7 @@ class BackendNewsUtility {
 		if (!$rootPageUid) {
 			return $out;
 		}
+
 		$categories = [];
 		if (!isset($filters['categories']) || !is_array($filters['categories']) || !count($filters['categories'])) {
 			$rootCategories = self::getCategoriesForSiteRoot($rootPageUid);
@@ -305,9 +319,11 @@ class BackendNewsUtility {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+
 		if (!count($categories)) {
 			return $out;
 		}
+
 		$queryGenerator = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(QueryGenerator::class);
 		$allowedUids = [];
 		foreach ($categories as $categoryUid) {
@@ -318,12 +334,8 @@ class BackendNewsUtility {
 			);
 			$allowedUids = array_unique(array_merge($allowedUids, $allowedUidsTemp));
 		}
-		if (!count($allowedUids)) {
-			return $out;
-		}
 
-		list($select, $tables, $where) = self::getNewsQueryParts($allowedUids, $filters, $languageUid);
-		if ($tables === '') {
+		if (!count($allowedUids)) {
 			return $out;
 		}
 
@@ -361,6 +373,7 @@ class BackendNewsUtility {
 				);
 			}
 		}
+
 		if (isset($filters['tags']) && is_array($filters['tags']) && count($filters['tags'])) {
 			$queryBuilder->innerJoin('p', 'sys_category_record_mm', 'tag',
 				$queryBuilder->expr()->andX(
@@ -385,6 +398,7 @@ class BackendNewsUtility {
 				$expressions[] = $queryBuilder->expr()->like('translation.author', $queryBuilder->createNamedParameter('%' . trim($filters['search']) . '%'));
 				$expressions[] = $queryBuilder->expr()->like('translation.abstract', $queryBuilder->createNamedParameter('%' . trim($filters['search']) . '%'));
 			}
+
 			$queryBuilder->andWhere(
 				$queryBuilder->expr()->orX(
 					$expressions
@@ -410,10 +424,12 @@ class BackendNewsUtility {
 		if (isset($pageTS['mod.']['SHARED.']['defaultLanguageLabel'])) {
 			$defaultLanguage = $pageTS['mod.']['SHARED.']['defaultLanguageLabel'] . ' (' . $defaultLanguage . ')';
 		}
+
 		$defaultLanguageFlag = 'empty-empty';
 		if (isset($pageTS['mod.']['SHARED.']['defaultLanguageFlag'])) {
 			$defaultLanguageFlag = 'flags-' . $pageTS['mod.']['SHARED.']['defaultLanguageFlag'];
 		}
+
 		$languages = [
 			0 => ['title' => $defaultLanguage, 'flag' => $defaultLanguageFlag]
 		];
@@ -434,6 +450,7 @@ class BackendNewsUtility {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+
 		return $languages;
 	}
 
@@ -500,6 +517,7 @@ class BackendNewsUtility {
 
 			return $queryBuilder->execute()->fetchAll();
 		}
+
 		return NULL;
 	}