diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/examples/GATKDocsExample.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/examples/GATKDocsExample.java
index 4541a0537..db4f477c2 100644
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/examples/GATKDocsExample.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/examples/GATKDocsExample.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.examples;
 
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.commandline.Argument;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.commandline.ArgumentCollection;
+import org.broadinstitute.sting.commandline.Hidden;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.arguments.StandardVariantContextInputArgumentCollection;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.AlignmentContext;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.ReferenceContext;
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.RodWalker;
  * @author Your Name
  * @since Date created
  */
+@Hidden
 public class GATKDocsExample extends RodWalker<Integer, Integer> {
     /**
      * Put detailed documentation about the argument here.  No need to duplicate the summary information
diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/qc/DocumentationTest.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/qc/DocumentationTest.java
index 933e24784..5b60a9db5 100644
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/qc/DocumentationTest.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/qc/DocumentationTest.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import java.util.*;
  *
  * <p>Body test</p>
  */
+@Hidden
 public class DocumentationTest extends RodWalker<Integer, Integer> {
     // the docs for the arguments are in the collection
     @ArgumentCollection protected StandardVariantContextInputArgumentCollection variantCollection = new StandardVariantContextInputArgumentCollection();