diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/variant/Variant.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/Variant.java
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rename from java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/variant/Variant.java
rename to java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/Variant.java
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/variant/VariantFrequency.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/variant/VariantFrequency.java
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--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/genotype/variant/VariantFrequency.java
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@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-package org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.genotype.variant;
-
-
-/**
- * 
- * @author aaron 
- * 
- * Class VariantFrequency
- *
- * a class that represents the variant frequency, and could serve as a base for any other
- * variant frequency information (i.e. is it pop gen, from chip, etc).
- */
-public class VariantFrequency {
-
-    private double mFrequency;
-
-    /**
-     * create a variant frequency
-     * @param frequency
-     */
-    public VariantFrequency(double frequency) {
-        this.mFrequency = frequency;
-    }
-
-    public double getFrequency() {
-        return mFrequency;
-    }
-}