diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantutils/CombineVariants.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantutils/CombineVariants.java
index 629c7f84c..94fa29173 100755
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantutils/CombineVariants.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/variantutils/CombineVariants.java
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ public class CombineVariants extends RodWalker<Integer, Integer> {
     @Argument(fullName="suppressCommandLineHeader", shortName="suppressCommandLineHeader", doc="If true, do not output the header containing the command line used", required=false)
     public boolean SUPPRESS_COMMAND_LINE_HEADER = false;
 
-    @Hidden
     @Argument(fullName="mergeInfoWithMaxAC", shortName="mergeInfoWithMaxAC", doc="If true, when VCF records overlap the info field is taken from the one with the max AC instead of only taking the fields which are identical across the overlapping records.", required=false)
     public boolean MERGE_INFO_WITH_MAX_AC = false;