diff --git a/protected/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/qc/AssessReducedQuals.java b/protected/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/qc/AssessReducedQuals.java
index a3bdc6691..13daee8c9 100644
--- a/protected/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/qc/AssessReducedQuals.java
+++ b/protected/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/qc/AssessReducedQuals.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.qc;
 
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.commandline.Argument;
+import org.broadinstitute.sting.commandline.Hidden;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.commandline.Output;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.AlignmentContext;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.ReferenceContext;
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ import java.util.List;
  *
  * @author ami
  */
-
+@Hidden
 public class AssessReducedQuals extends LocusWalker<GenomeLoc, GenomeLoc> implements TreeReducible<GenomeLoc> {
 
     private static final String reduced = "reduced";