diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/tools/vcf/VCFOptimize.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/tools/vcf/VCFOptimize.java
index 5a9e7197c..adde68227 100644
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/tools/vcf/VCFOptimize.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/playground/tools/vcf/VCFOptimize.java
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import net.sf.picard.reference.ReferenceSequenceFileWalker;
 import net.sf.samtools.SAMSequenceDictionary;
 import net.sf.samtools.SAMSequenceRecord;
 
-import org.apache.commons.math.optimization.*;
-import org.apache.commons.math.optimization.direct.*;
-import org.apache.commons.math.analysis.MultivariateRealFunction;
+//import org.apache.commons.math.optimization.*;
+//import org.apache.commons.math.optimization.direct.*;
+//import org.apache.commons.math.analysis.MultivariateRealFunction;
 
 // First draft of a program for working with VCF files in various ways.