diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/bqsr/BQSRKeyManager.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/bqsr/BQSRKeyManager.java
index bba87f2ad..cdd186e9f 100644
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/bqsr/BQSRKeyManager.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/bqsr/BQSRKeyManager.java
@@ -208,11 +208,6 @@ public class BQSRKeyManager {
         return objectKeys;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Translates a masked bitset into a bitset starting at 0
-     *
-     * @return a list of the optional covariates
-     */
     public List<Covariate> getRequiredCovariates() {
         return requiredCovariates;
     }