diff --git festival.orig/config/modules/linux16_audio.mak festival/config/modules/linux16_audio.mak
index e19ea82..a1eb469 100644
--- festival.orig/config/modules/linux16_audio.mak
+++ festival/config/modules/linux16_audio.mak
@@ -51,7 +51,3 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(LINUXAUDIO),none)
    AUDIO_DEFINES += -DSUPPORT_VOXWARE
 endif
-
-ifdef INCLUDE_JAVA_CPP
-    MODULE_LIBS += -lpthread
-endif
diff --git festival.orig/config/project.mak festival/config/project.mak
index 6456309..3f36fd6 100644
--- festival.orig/config/project.mak
+++ festival/config/project.mak
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ PROJECT_OTHER_CONFIGS = $(EST)/config/config
 
 MODULE_DIRECTORY = $(TOP)/src/modules
 
-DISTRIBUTED_MODULES = \
-	JAVA
-
 DEVELOPMENT_MODULES = RJC_SYNTHESIS \
 	UNISYN_PHONOLOGY
 
@@ -101,12 +98,6 @@ PROJECT_TEMPLATE_DBS  = $(TOP) $(EST)
 
 LIBRARY_TEMPLATE_DIRS_estools = $(LIBRARY_TEMPLATE_DIRS:%=$(EST)/%)
 
-JAVA_CLASS_LIBRARY = $(TOP)/src/lib/festival.jar
-
-JAVA_CLASSPATH= $(TOP)/lib/festival.jar:$(EST_HOME)/lib/est_$(EST_JAVA_VERSION).jar:$(SYSTEM_JAVA_CLASSPATH)
-
-PROJECT_JAVA_ROOT=$(TOP)/src/modules/java
-
 # Places to look for documentation
 
 DOCXX_DIRS = $(TOP)/src 
diff --git festival.orig/config/systems/Linux.mak festival/config/systems/Linux.mak
index 923c9a7..7b7cb51 100644
--- festival.orig/config/systems/Linux.mak
+++ festival/config/systems/Linux.mak
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@
 
 include $(EST)/config/systems/default.mak
 
-DEFAULT_JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jdk-1.1.6
-JAVA=/usr/bin/java
-JAVAC=/usr/bin/javac
-JAVAH=/usr/bin/javah
-
 TCL_LIBRARY = -ltcl
 OS_LIBS = -ldl 
 
diff --git festival.orig/config/systems/default.mak festival/config/systems/default.mak
index 69e8835..602ff77 100644
--- festival.orig/config/systems/default.mak
+++ festival/config/systems/default.mak
@@ -139,6 +139,3 @@ DOCXX_ARGS = -a -f -B banner.inc -M sane -D 'SYSTEM "$(EST_HOME)/doc/sane.dtd"'
 
 
 COMPILER_VERSION_COMMAND=true
-JAVA_COMPILER_VERSION_COMMAND=true
-
-JAVA_SYSTEM_INCLUDES  = -I$(JAVA_HOME)/include/genunix
diff --git festival.orig/lib/Makefile festival/lib/Makefile
index bd89321..79176e4 100644
--- festival.orig/lib/Makefile
+++ festival/lib/Makefile
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ GENERAL =  init.scm synthesis.scm module_description.scm \
           voices.scm tts.scm festdoc.scm languages.scm token.scm \
           mbrola.scm display.scm postlex.scm tokenpos.scm \
           festtest.scm cslush.scm cart_aux.scm pauses.scm \
-          scfg.scm mettree.scm java.scm clunits.scm clunits_build.scm \
+          scfg.scm mettree.scm clunits.scm clunits_build.scm \
           siteinit.scm
 HTS = hts.scm
 OTHERS = Sable.v0_2.dtd sable-latin.ent festival.el scfg_wsj_wp20.gram \
diff --git festival.orig/src/modules/Makefile festival/src/modules/Makefile
index 555cb75..d493f92 100644
--- festival.orig/src/modules/Makefile
+++ festival/src/modules/Makefile
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ BASE_DIRS = Lexicon base Duration Intonation Text \
 
 LIB_BUILD_DIRS = $(BASE_DIRS)
 BUILD_DIRS = $(LIB_BUILD_DIRS)
-OPTIONAL = diphone clunits clustergen java rxp UniSyn_phonology MultiSyn hts_engine
+OPTIONAL = diphone clunits clustergen rxp UniSyn_phonology MultiSyn hts_engine
 
 ALL_DIRS = $(BASE_DIRS) $(OPTIONAL)
 
diff --git festival.orig/src/scripts/Makefile festival/src/scripts/Makefile
index 89d3b43..684842a 100644
--- festival.orig/src/scripts/Makefile
+++ festival/src/scripts/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 TOP=../..
 DIRNAME=src/scripts
 SCRIPTS= festival_server.sh festival_server_control.sh
-EXTRA_SCRIPTS =  jsapi_example.sh festival_client_java.sh
 FILES = Makefile shared_setup_sh shared_setup_prl shared_script $(SCRIPTS) $(EXTRA_SCRIPTS)
 INSTALL = 
 ALL = $(SCRIPTS)