diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/ped/PedReader.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/samples/PedReader.java
similarity index 98%
rename from public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/ped/PedReader.java
rename to public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/samples/PedReader.java
index 4d282d821..6514cffe4 100644
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/ped/PedReader.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/samples/PedReader.java
@@ -22,11 +22,9 @@
  * OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-package org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.ped;
+package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.samples;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
-import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.samples.Sample;
-import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.samples.SampleDataSource;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.MathUtils;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.exceptions.ReviewedStingException;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.exceptions.UserException;
diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/samples/Sample.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/samples/Sample.java
index c6fcbbc2a..db905a16e 100644
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/samples/Sample.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/samples/Sample.java
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
- * Created by IntelliJ IDEA.
- * User: brett
- * Date: Jul 26, 2010
- * Time: 3:31:38 PM
+ *
  */
 public class Sample implements java.io.Serializable {
     final private String familyID, paternalID, maternalID;