diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/IVFBinomialStrand.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/IVFBinomialStrand.java
similarity index 97%
rename from java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/IVFBinomialStrand.java
rename to java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/IVFBinomialStrand.java
index 65fecd298..51bea790b 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/IVFBinomialStrand.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/IVFBinomialStrand.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.broadinstitute.sting.playground.gatk.walkers.variants;
+package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.filters;
 
 import net.sf.samtools.SAMRecord;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.VariantContext;
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/IVFNull.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/IVFNull.java
similarity index 86%
rename from java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/IVFNull.java
rename to java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/IVFNull.java
index d51ae9e94..7ddbea3c8 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/IVFNull.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/IVFNull.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.broadinstitute.sting.playground.gatk.walkers.variants;
+package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.filters;
 
 public class IVFNull implements IndependentVariantFeature {
     public void initialize(String arguments) {}
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/IVFPrimaryBases.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/IVFPrimaryBases.java
similarity index 97%
rename from java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/IVFPrimaryBases.java
rename to java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/IVFPrimaryBases.java
index 8d89bb919..8dc5636ea 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/IVFPrimaryBases.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/IVFPrimaryBases.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.broadinstitute.sting.playground.gatk.walkers.variants;
+package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.filters;
 
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.VariantContext;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.MathUtils;
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/IVFSecondaryBases.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/IVFSecondaryBases.java
similarity index 98%
rename from java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/IVFSecondaryBases.java
rename to java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/IVFSecondaryBases.java
index 3ffaa5f77..f4d0f54ae 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/IVFSecondaryBases.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/IVFSecondaryBases.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.broadinstitute.sting.playground.gatk.walkers.variants;
+package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.filters;
 
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.VariantContext;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.MathUtils;
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/IndependentVariantFeature.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/IndependentVariantFeature.java
similarity index 93%
rename from java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/IndependentVariantFeature.java
rename to java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/IndependentVariantFeature.java
index 82919e081..f9fd63c75 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/IndependentVariantFeature.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/IndependentVariantFeature.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.broadinstitute.sting.playground.gatk.walkers.variants;
+package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.filters;
 
 /**
  * Interface for conditionally independent variant features.  
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/RatioFilter.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/RatioFilter.java
similarity index 98%
rename from java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/RatioFilter.java
rename to java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/RatioFilter.java
index b3235dd73..4e54caa0a 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/RatioFilter.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/RatioFilter.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.broadinstitute.sting.playground.gatk.walkers.variants;
+package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.filters;
 
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.VariantContext;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.refdata.rodVariants;
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECAlleleBalance.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECAlleleBalance.java
similarity index 97%
rename from java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECAlleleBalance.java
rename to java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECAlleleBalance.java
index c7024dd02..8966abba7 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECAlleleBalance.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECAlleleBalance.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.broadinstitute.sting.playground.gatk.walkers.variants;
+package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.filters;
 
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.refdata.rodVariants;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.ReadBackedPileup;
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECClusteredSnps.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECClusteredSnps.java
similarity index 96%
rename from java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECClusteredSnps.java
rename to java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECClusteredSnps.java
index 6e53c9a84..d1ad57ba0 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECClusteredSnps.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECClusteredSnps.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.broadinstitute.sting.playground.gatk.walkers.variants;
+package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.filters;
 
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.VariantContext;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.GenomeLoc;
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECDepthOfCoverage.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECDepthOfCoverage.java
similarity index 95%
rename from java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECDepthOfCoverage.java
rename to java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECDepthOfCoverage.java
index 551f1ce27..56e0f0693 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECDepthOfCoverage.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECDepthOfCoverage.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.broadinstitute.sting.playground.gatk.walkers.variants;
+package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.filters;
 
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.VariantContext;
 
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECFisherStrand.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECFisherStrand.java
similarity index 99%
rename from java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECFisherStrand.java
rename to java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECFisherStrand.java
index 66e4642dd..7d7fbfc99 100644
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECFisherStrand.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECFisherStrand.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.broadinstitute.sting.playground.gatk.walkers.variants;
+package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.filters;
 
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.AlignmentContext;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.VariantContext;
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECHomopolymer.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECHomopolymer.java
similarity index 98%
rename from java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECHomopolymer.java
rename to java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECHomopolymer.java
index 6f025b3a7..28b8528c5 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECHomopolymer.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECHomopolymer.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.broadinstitute.sting.playground.gatk.walkers.variants;
+package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.filters;
 
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.AlignmentContext;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.VariantContext;
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECIndelArtifact.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECIndelArtifact.java
similarity index 95%
rename from java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECIndelArtifact.java
rename to java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECIndelArtifact.java
index 0496d0d48..e8166411a 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECIndelArtifact.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECIndelArtifact.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.broadinstitute.sting.playground.gatk.walkers.variants;
+package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.filters;
 
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.VariantContext;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.refdata.*;
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECLodThreshold.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECLodThreshold.java
similarity index 93%
rename from java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECLodThreshold.java
rename to java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECLodThreshold.java
index 9010eb494..b376c47a3 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECLodThreshold.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECLodThreshold.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.broadinstitute.sting.playground.gatk.walkers.variants;
+package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.filters;
 
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.VariantContext;
 
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECMappingQuality.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECMappingQuality.java
similarity index 95%
rename from java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECMappingQuality.java
rename to java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECMappingQuality.java
index 56179722f..5afe79b48 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECMappingQuality.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECMappingQuality.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.broadinstitute.sting.playground.gatk.walkers.variants;
+package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.filters;
 
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.VariantContext;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.MathUtils;
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECMappingQualityZero.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECMappingQualityZero.java
similarity index 95%
rename from java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECMappingQualityZero.java
rename to java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECMappingQualityZero.java
index d8fc22ce5..8b6c15abc 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECMappingQualityZero.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECMappingQualityZero.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.broadinstitute.sting.playground.gatk.walkers.variants;
+package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.filters;
 
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.VariantContext;
 import net.sf.samtools.SAMRecord;
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECNull.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECNull.java
similarity index 88%
rename from java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECNull.java
rename to java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECNull.java
index 3889bdcc0..3f2397f24 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECNull.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECNull.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.broadinstitute.sting.playground.gatk.walkers.variants;
+package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.filters;
 
 public class VECNull implements VariantExclusionCriterion {
     public void initialize(String arguments) {
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECOnOffGenotypeRatio.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECOnOffGenotypeRatio.java
similarity index 97%
rename from java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECOnOffGenotypeRatio.java
rename to java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECOnOffGenotypeRatio.java
index 54d0e1bec..594f4d3a0 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VECOnOffGenotypeRatio.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VECOnOffGenotypeRatio.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.broadinstitute.sting.playground.gatk.walkers.variants;
+package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.filters;
 
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.refdata.rodVariants;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.*;
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VariantContextWindow.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VariantContextWindow.java
similarity index 98%
rename from java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VariantContextWindow.java
rename to java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VariantContextWindow.java
index d70220715..d248c9364 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VariantContextWindow.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VariantContextWindow.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  * OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-package org.broadinstitute.sting.playground.gatk.walkers.variants;
+package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.filters;
 
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.VariantContext;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.StingException;
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VariantExclusionCriterion.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VariantExclusionCriterion.java
similarity index 83%
rename from java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VariantExclusionCriterion.java
rename to java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VariantExclusionCriterion.java
index 959a27395..2d2f5b174 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VariantExclusionCriterion.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VariantExclusionCriterion.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.broadinstitute.sting.playground.gatk.walkers.variants;
+package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.filters;
 
 public interface VariantExclusionCriterion {
     public void initialize(String arguments);
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VariantFiltrationWalker.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VariantFiltrationWalker.java
similarity index 99%
rename from java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VariantFiltrationWalker.java
rename to java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VariantFiltrationWalker.java
index 7645bc840..274ee48a9 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/gatk/walkers/variants/VariantFiltrationWalker.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VariantFiltrationWalker.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.broadinstitute.sting.playground.gatk.walkers.variants;
+package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.filters;
 
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.*;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.refdata.*;