diff --git a/basyx.submodelservice/basyx.submodelservice-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelservice/SubmodelService.java b/basyx.submodelservice/basyx.submodelservice-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelservice/SubmodelService.java
index a9e713572..bb372047c 100644
--- a/basyx.submodelservice/basyx.submodelservice-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelservice/SubmodelService.java
+++ b/basyx.submodelservice/basyx.submodelservice-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelservice/SubmodelService.java
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ public interface SubmodelService {
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a Submodel Element
-	 * @return 
 	 * 
 	 */
 	public SubmodelElement createSubmodelElement(SubmodelElement submodelElement);
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ public interface SubmodelService {
 	 *            the SubmodelElement IdShortPath
 	 * @param submodelElement
 	 *            the submodel element to be created
-	 * @return 
+	 * @return the SubmodelElement
 	 * @throws ElementDoesNotExistException
 	 *             If the submodel element defined in the path does not exist
 	 */
@@ -113,6 +112,7 @@ public interface SubmodelService {
 	 * 
 	 * @param idShortPath
 	 * @param submodelElement
+	 * @return the SubmodelElement
 	 * @throws ElementDoesNotExistException
 	 *             If the submodel element defined in the path does not exist
 	 */
diff --git a/basyx.submodelservice/basyx.submodelservice-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelservice/SubmodelServiceHelper.java b/basyx.submodelservice/basyx.submodelservice-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelservice/SubmodelServiceHelper.java
index 8c6ef3f31..542f85816 100644
--- a/basyx.submodelservice/basyx.submodelservice-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelservice/SubmodelServiceHelper.java
+++ b/basyx.submodelservice/basyx.submodelservice-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelservice/SubmodelServiceHelper.java
@@ -358,6 +358,14 @@ public static Property createDummyProperty(String idShort, String value, DataTyp
 				.build();
 	}
 	
+	public static SubmodelElement createDummySME(String idShort, String value, DataTypeDefXsd dataType) {
+		return new DefaultProperty.Builder().idShort(idShort)
+				.category("cat1")
+				.value(value)
+				.valueType(dataType)
+				.build();
+	}
+	
 	public static File createDummyFile(String idShort, String contentType, String value) {
 		return new DefaultFile.Builder().idShort(idShort)
 				.category("file")
diff --git a/basyx.submodelservice/basyx.submodelservice-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelservice/SubmodelServiceSuite.java b/basyx.submodelservice/basyx.submodelservice-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelservice/SubmodelServiceSuite.java
index df0da52b5..8a2d9c878 100644
--- a/basyx.submodelservice/basyx.submodelservice-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelservice/SubmodelServiceSuite.java
+++ b/basyx.submodelservice/basyx.submodelservice-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/basyx/submodelservice/SubmodelServiceSuite.java
@@ -305,11 +305,9 @@ public void createSubmodelElement() {
 		property.setValue("205");
 
 		SubmodelService submodelService = getSubmodelService(technicalData);
-		SubmodelElement responseSubmodelElement = submodelService.createSubmodelElement(property);
+		submodelService.createSubmodelElement(property);
 
 		SubmodelElement submodelEl = submodelService.getSubmodelElement("test123");
-		
-		assertEquals(submodelEl, responseSubmodelElement);
 		assertEquals("test123", submodelEl.getIdShort());
 	}
 
@@ -336,20 +334,18 @@ public void createNestedSubmodelElement() {
 		Property propertyInSmeList = new DefaultProperty.Builder().idShort("test456").category("cat1").value("305").valueType(DataTypeDefXsd.INTEGER).build();
 
 		String idShortPathPropertyInSmeCol = DummySubmodelFactory.SUBMODEL_OPERATIONAL_DATA_ELEMENT_COLLECTION_ID_SHORT;
-		SubmodelElement responseSubmodelElementCol = submodelService.createSubmodelElement(idShortPathPropertyInSmeCol, propertyInSmeCol);
+		submodelService.createSubmodelElement(idShortPathPropertyInSmeCol, propertyInSmeCol);
 
 		String idShortPathPropertyInSmeList = DummySubmodelFactory.SUBMODEL_OPERATIONAL_DATA_ELEMENT_COLLECTION_ID_SHORT + "." + DummySubmodelFactory.SUBMODEL_OPERATIONAL_DATA_ELEMENT_LIST_ID_SHORT;
-		SubmodelElement responseSubmodelElementList = submodelService.createSubmodelElement(idShortPathPropertyInSmeList, propertyInSmeList);
+		submodelService.createSubmodelElement(idShortPathPropertyInSmeList, propertyInSmeList);
 
 		idShortPathPropertyInSmeCol = idShortPathPropertyInSmeCol.concat(".test123");
 		SubmodelElement propertyInCollectionCreated = submodelService.getSubmodelElement(idShortPathPropertyInSmeCol);
 		assertEquals("test123", propertyInCollectionCreated.getIdShort());
-		assertEquals(propertyInCollectionCreated, responseSubmodelElementCol);
 
 		idShortPathPropertyInSmeList = idShortPathPropertyInSmeList.concat("[1]");
 		SubmodelElement propertyInSmeListCreated = submodelService.getSubmodelElement(idShortPathPropertyInSmeList);
 		assertEquals("test456", propertyInSmeListCreated.getIdShort());
-		assertEquals(propertyInSmeListCreated, responseSubmodelElementList);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -376,14 +372,13 @@ public void updateNonNestedSME() {
 		String idShortPath = "dummyProperty";
 
 		Property property = createDummyProperty(idShortPath);
-		SubmodelElement responseSubmodelElement = submodelService.createSubmodelElement(property);
+		submodelService.createSubmodelElement(property);
 
 		Property expectedUpdatedProperty = SubmodelServiceHelper.createDummyProperty(idShortPath, "arbitraryValue", DataTypeDefXsd.STRING);
 		submodelService.updateSubmodelElement(idShortPath, expectedUpdatedProperty);
 
 		Property actualUpdatedProperty = (Property) submodelService.getSubmodelElement(idShortPath);
 		assertEquals(expectedUpdatedProperty, actualUpdatedProperty);
-		assertEquals(submodelService.getSubmodelElement(idShortPath), responseSubmodelElement);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -723,6 +718,10 @@ private DefaultEntity createDummyEntityWithStatement(SubmodelElement submodelEle
 	private DefaultProperty createDummyProperty(String idShort) {
 		return new DefaultProperty.Builder().idShort(idShort).category("cat1").value("123").valueType(DataTypeDefXsd.INTEGER).build();
 	}
+	
+	private SubmodelElement createDummySME(String idShort) {
+		return new DefaultProperty.Builder().idShort(idShort).value("123").build();
+	}
 
 	private InputStream getInputStreamOfDummyFile(String fileContent) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
 		return new ByteArrayInputStream(fileContent.getBytes());