diff --git a/public/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/QScript.scala b/public/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/QScript.scala
index c59220d4b..da24b854e 100755
--- a/public/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/QScript.scala
+++ b/public/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/QScript.scala
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ package org.broadinstitute.sting.queue
 import engine.JobRunInfo
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.queue.function.QFunction
 import annotation.target.field
-import util.{ReflectionUtils, StringFileConversions, PrimitiveOptionConversions, Logging}
+import util._
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.classloader.JVMUtils
 import java.lang.reflect.Field
 
diff --git a/public/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/QScriptManager.scala b/public/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/QScriptManager.scala
index 74487917f..2528c0572 100644
--- a/public/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/QScriptManager.scala
+++ b/public/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/QScriptManager.scala
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import org.apache.log4j.Level
 import scala.tools.nsc.util.{FakePos, NoPosition, Position}
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.queue.util.TextFormatUtils._
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.classloader.JVMUtils
+import tools.util.StringOps
 
 /**
  * Plugin manager for QScripts which loads QScripts into the current class loader.
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ object QScriptManager extends Logging {
    * Heavily based on scala/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/reporters/ConsoleReporter.scala
    */
   private class Log4JReporter(val settings: Settings) extends AbstractReporter {
-    def displayPrompt { throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Unable to prompt the user.  Prompting should be off.") }
+    def displayPrompt() { throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Unable to prompt the user.  Prompting should be off.") }
 
     /**
      * Displays the message at position with severity.
@@ -98,9 +99,9 @@ object QScriptManager extends Logging {
      */
     def printSummary() {
       if (WARNING.count > 0)
-        printMessage(Level.WARN, countElementsAsString(WARNING.count, "warning") + " found")
+        printMessage(Level.WARN, StringOps.countElementsAsString(WARNING.count, "warning") + " found")
       if (ERROR.count > 0)
-        printMessage(Level.ERROR, countElementsAsString(ERROR.count, "error") + " found")
+        printMessage(Level.ERROR, StringOps.countElementsAsString(ERROR.count, "error") + " found")
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/public/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/engine/FunctionEdge.scala b/public/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/engine/FunctionEdge.scala
index 2d4ff60f5..62c016812 100644
--- a/public/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/engine/FunctionEdge.scala
+++ b/public/scala/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/queue/engine/FunctionEdge.scala
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class FunctionEdge(val function: QFunction, val inputs: QNode, val outputs: QNod
       val tailLines = IOUtils.tail(errorFile, maxLines)
       val nl = "%n".format()
       val summary = if (tailLines.size > maxLines) "Last %d lines".format(maxLines) else "Contents"
-      this.function.jobErrorLines = collection.JavaConversions.asScalaIterable(tailLines).toSeq
+      this.function.jobErrorLines = collection.JavaConversions.collectionAsScalaIterable(tailLines).toSeq
       logger.error("%s of %s:%n%s".format(summary, errorFile, StringUtils.join(tailLines, nl)))
     } else {
       logger.error("Unable to access log file: %s".format(errorFile))