diff --git speech_tools.orig/Makefile speech_tools/Makefile
index f3343f1..ef8b23e 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/Makefile
+++ speech_tools/Makefile
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ LIB_BUILD_DIRS = audio utils base_class ling_class speech_class sigpr \
 BUILD_DIRS = $(LIB_BUILD_DIRS) lib main scripts testsuite bin
 TEMPLATE_DIRS=include audio utils base_class base_class/string \
               ling_class speech_class sigpr stats grammar siod
-EXTRA_DIRS=siod java rxp wrappers
+EXTRA_DIRS=siod rxp wrappers
 ALL_DIRS = include $(BUILD_DIRS) $(EXTRA_DIRS) config doc 
 VERSION=$(PROJECT_VERSION)
 CONFIG=configure configure.in config.sub config.guess \
diff --git speech_tools.orig/config/compilers/Makefile speech_tools/config/compilers/Makefile
index 3d3d5bb..53470f2 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/config/compilers/Makefile
+++ speech_tools/config/compilers/Makefile
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ DIRNAME=config/compilers
 COMPILERS = gcc.mak gcc27.mak gcc28.mak gcc295.mak \
 	egcs.mak gcc27emx.mak intel80.mak \
         suncc.mak suncc40.mak \
-        jolt.mak jdk.mak jdk12.mak none.mak \
-	jikes.mak gcc296.mak gcc30.mak gcc31.mak gcc32.mak
+        none.mak \
+	gcc296.mak gcc30.mak gcc31.mak gcc32.mak
 
-FILES = Makefile $(COMPILERS) gcc_defaults.mak suncc_defaults.mak jdk_defaults.mak jikes_defaults.mak
+FILES = Makefile $(COMPILERS) gcc_defaults.mak suncc_defaults.mak
 
 include $(TOP)/config/common_make_rules
 
diff --git speech_tools.orig/config/config.in speech_tools/config/config.in
index 15d563e..1e24249 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/config/config.in
+++ speech_tools/config/config.in
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@ SYSTEM_TYPE=$(MACHINETYPE)_$(OSTYPE)$(OSREV)
 COMPILER=@COMPILERTYPE@
 
 ###########################################################################
-## Java system to use if you include the Java interface.
-## Examples jdk
-
-JAVA_COMPILER=jdk
-
-###########################################################################
 ## Pre defined configurations (for directory locations, setup peculiarities
 ## etc.)
 ##
@@ -120,23 +114,6 @@ INCLUDE_MODULES += SCFG
 INCLUDE_MODULES += WFST
 INCLUDE_MODULES += OLS
 
-## Java
-
-
-## Define this to include the pure Java code
-# INCLUDE_MODULES += JAVA
-# JAVA_HOME = PUT_SOMETHING_HERE
-
-## Define this to compile the Java interface to the EST classes. You
-## need to compile with the SHARED option above. This is required for
-## fringe.
-# INCLUDE_MODULES += JAVA_CPP
-
-## Define this to have the Java code use the Java Media API to
-## play sounds etc.
-# INCLUDE_MODULES += JAVA_MEDIA
-# JMF_HOME = PUT_SOMETHING_HERE
-
 ## Richard Tobin's RXP XML parser.
 INCLUDE_MODULES += RXP
 
@@ -198,10 +175,6 @@ include $(EST)/config/systems/$(SYSTEM_TYPE).mak
 
 include $(EST)/config/compilers/$(COMPILER).mak
 
-ifneq ($(JAVA_COMPILER),none)
-    include $(EST)/config/compilers/$(JAVA_COMPILER).mak
-endif
-
 ifneq ($(CONFIGURATION),)
     include $(CONFIGURATION:%=$(EST)/config/configs/%.mak)
 endif
diff --git speech_tools.orig/config/configs/Makefile speech_tools/config/configs/Makefile
index d9c5f15..885156e 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/config/configs/Makefile
+++ speech_tools/config/configs/Makefile
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ DIRNAME=config/configs
 ## 
 ## 	ellipsis	Setup on cstr linux machine
 ##
-## 	kellogg		Setup on cstr machine with different java location
-##
-##	v_java		Special setup for a with-java compilation at cstr
-## 
 ## 	rjc		Weird things in rjc's setup.
 
 
@@ -59,8 +55,6 @@ CONFIGURATIONS = \
 	egcs_as_gcc.mak \
 	cstr.mak \
 	ellipsis.mak \
-	kellogg.mak \
-	v_java.mak \
 	rjc.mak \
 	cstr_jdk1.2.mak
 
diff --git speech_tools.orig/config/modules/linux16_audio.mak speech_tools/config/modules/linux16_audio.mak
index 61d761c..31ec2b0 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/config/modules/linux16_audio.mak
+++ speech_tools/config/modules/linux16_audio.mak
@@ -56,10 +56,3 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(LINUXAUDIO),none)
    AUDIO_DEFINES += -DSUPPORT_VOXWARE
 endif
-
-ifdef INCLUDE_JAVA_CPP
-    AUDIO_DEFINES += -DTHREAD_SAFETY
-    MODULE_LIBS += -lpthread
-endif
-
-
diff --git speech_tools.orig/config/project.mak speech_tools/config/project.mak
index 5e9c216..0bdd548 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/config/project.mak
+++ speech_tools/config/project.mak
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ DISTRIBUTED_MODULES = \
 	NAS_AUDIO ESD_AUDIO NATIVE_AUDIO MPLAYER_AUDIO \
 	EDITLINE \
 	SIOD WAGON SCFG WFST OLS \
-	JAVA JAVA_CPP JAVA_MEDIA \
 	TCL RXP
 
 DEVELOPMENT_MODULES = \
@@ -91,36 +90,22 @@ PROJECT_LIB_DIR = $(TOP)/lib
 
 PROJECT_LIBRARIES = estools estbase eststring 
 
-PROJECT_LIBRARIES_JAVA = estjava
-
 PROJECT_LIBRARY_DIR = lib
 PROJECT_LIBRARY_DIR_estools = $(TOP)/lib
 PROJECT_LIBRARY_DIR_estbase = $(TOP)/lib
 PROJECT_LIBRARY_DIR_eststring = $(TOP)/lib
-PROJECT_LIBRARY_DIR_estjava = $(TOP)/lib
 
 PROJECT_LIBRARY_USES_estbase = eststring
 
-PROJECT_LIBRARY_USES_estjava = estbase eststring
-
 PROJECT_LIBRARY_VERSION_estools = $(PROJECT_VERSION).1
 PROJECT_LIBRARY_VERSION_estbase = $(PROJECT_VERSION).1
 PROJECT_LIBRARY_VERSION_eststring = 1.2
-PROJECT_LIBRARY_VERSION_estjava = $(PROJECT_VERSION).1
-
-PROJECT_LIBRARY_NEEDS_SYSLIBS_estjava=1
 
 PROJECT_DEFAULT_LIBRARY = estools
 
 PROJECT_SHARED_LIBRARIES = eststring estbase
 PROJECT_ALL_LIBRARIES = eststring estbase estools
 
-JAVA_CLASS_LIBRARY = $(LOCAL_JAVA_CLASS_LIBRARY)
-
-JAVA_CLASSPATH=$(LOCAL_JAVA_CLASSPATH):$(SYSTEM_JAVA_CLASSPATH)
-
-PROJECT_JAVA_ROOT=$(LOCAL_JAVA_ROOT)
-
 # Libraries used from other projects
 
 REQUIRED_LIBRARIES = 
diff --git speech_tools.orig/config/rules/Makefile speech_tools/config/rules/Makefile
index bbc8dec..a155041 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/config/rules/Makefile
+++ speech_tools/config/rules/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ TOP=../..
 
 RULESETS = compile_options.mak defaults.mak library.mak make_depend.mak \
 	rcs.mak rules.mak targets.mak modules.mak \
-	config_errors.mak visual_c.mak c.mak java.mak \
+	config_errors.mak visual_c.mak c.mak \
 	bin_process.mak install.mak top_level.mak doc.mak \
 	common_make_rules.mak test_make_rules.mak cvs.mak \
 	build_dir.mak
diff --git speech_tools.orig/config/rules/bin_process.mak speech_tools/config/rules/bin_process.mak
index a1b9807..3ab5730 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/config/rules/bin_process.mak
+++ speech_tools/config/rules/bin_process.mak
@@ -107,12 +107,7 @@ endif
 				main="$(MAIN)/$(DIRNAME)" \
 				lib="$($(PROJECT_PREFIX)_HOME)/$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_DIR)" \
 				est="'$(EST_HOME)'" \
-				classpath="$(SYSTEM_JAVA_CLASSPATH)" \
 				perl="$(PERL)" \
-				javahome="$(JAVA_HOME)" \
-				java="$(JAVA)" \
-				javac="$(JAVAC)" \
-				java_version="$(EST_JAVA_VERSION)" \
 				ldpath="$(SYSTEM_LD_LIBRARY_PATH)" \
 				ldvar="$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH_VARIABLE)" \
 				$(PROJECT_SCRIPTS_DIR)/shared_script  > "$(subst TOP,$(TOP),$(BIN))/$$b" ;\
@@ -154,11 +149,6 @@ endif
 			topdir="$($(PROJECT_PREFIX)_HOME)" \
 			est="'$(EST_HOME)'" \
 			perl="$(PERL)" \
-			javahome=$(JAVA_HOME) \
-			java_version="$(EST_JAVA_VERSION)" \
-			java=$(JAVA) \
-			javac=$(JAVAC) \
-			classpath=$(SYSTEM_JAVA_CLASSPATH) \
 			ldpath="$(SYSTEM_LD_LIBRARY_PATH)" \
 			ldvar="$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH_VARIABLE)" \
 			"$$script"  > "$(subst TOP,$(TOP),$(BIN))/$$b" ;\
diff --git speech_tools.orig/config/rules/common_make_rules.mak speech_tools/config/rules/common_make_rules.mak
index bd23c02..b69234c 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/config/rules/common_make_rules.mak
+++ speech_tools/config/rules/common_make_rules.mak
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ endif
 # export TEMPLATE_DIRS
 export CI_ARGS
 
-ifdef JAVA_CLASSES
-	NEED_JAVA=1
-endif
-
 # Various subsets of directories
 
 ifndef ALL_DIRS
@@ -66,10 +62,6 @@ ifdef BUILD_DIRS
 endif
 endif
 
-ifdef JAVA_COMMON_DIRS
-    JUST_BUILD_DIRS := $(JUST_BUILD_DIRS) $(notdir $(JAVA_COMMON_DIRS))
-endif
-
 ifdef JUST_LIB
     SUBDIRECTORIES = ${JUST_BUILD_DIRS} ${LIB_BUILD_DIRS} ${EXTRA_LIB_BUILD_DIRS}  
 else
@@ -95,10 +87,6 @@ include $(EST)/config/rules/cvs.mak
 
 include $(EST)/config/rules/c.mak
 
-ifdef NEED_JAVA
-include $(EST)/config/rules/java.mak
-endif
-
 include $(EST)/config/rules/config_errors.mak
 
 # keep track of the places we put templates. Used for compiling things
diff --git speech_tools.orig/config/rules/compile_options.mak speech_tools/config/rules/compile_options.mak
index dfe53b9..5ace28f 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/config/rules/compile_options.mak
+++ speech_tools/config/rules/compile_options.mak
@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@ ifneq ($(DEBUG),0)
 ifneq ($(OPTIMISE),4)
     CFLAGS    += $(DEBUG_CCFLAGS)
     CXXFLAGS  += $(DEBUG_CXXFLAGS)
-    JAVAFLAGS += $(DEBUG_JAVAFLAGS)
-    JAVAC      := $(DEBUG_JAVAC)
-    JAVAH      := $(DEBUG_JAVAH)
     LINKFLAGS += $(DEBUG_LINKFLAGS)
 endif
 endif
@@ -132,7 +129,6 @@ endif
 ifneq ($(OPTIMISE),0)
     CFLAGS    += $(OPTIMISE_CCFLAGS)
     CXXFLAGS  += $(OPTIMISE_CXXFLAGS)
-    JAVAFLAGS += $(OPTIMISE_JAVAFLAGS)
     LINKFLAGS += $(OPTIMISE_LINKFLAGS)
 endif
 
@@ -149,12 +145,10 @@ endif
 ifneq ($(WARN),0)
     CFLAGS    += $(WARN_CCFLAGS)
     CXXFLAGS  += $(WARN_CXXFLAGS)
-    JAVAFLAGS += $(WARN_JAVAFLAGS)
     LINKFLAGS += $(WARN_LINKFLAGS)
 else
     CFLAGS    += $(NOWARN_CCFLAGS)
     CXXFLAGS  += $(NOWARN_CXXFLAGS)
-    JAVAFLAGS += $(NOWARN_JAVAFLAGS)
     LINKFLAGS += $(NOWARN_LINKFLAGS)
 endif
 
@@ -162,7 +156,6 @@ endif
 ifneq ($(VERBOSE),0)
     CFLAGS    += $(VERBOSE_CCFLAGS)
     CXXFLAGS  += $(VERBOSE_CXXFLAGS)
-    JAVAFLAGS += $(VERBOSE_JAVAFLAGS)
     LINKFLAGS += $(VERBOSE_LINKFLAGS)
 endif
 
diff --git speech_tools.orig/config/rules/config_errors.mak speech_tools/config/rules/config_errors.mak
index 3b7bd7e..6218dc3 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/config/rules/config_errors.mak
+++ speech_tools/config/rules/config_errors.mak
@@ -39,14 +39,4 @@
  ##                                                                       ##
  ###########################################################################
 
-ifdef NEED_JAVA
-ifndef INCLUDE_JAVA
-.config_error:: FORCE
-	@echo "+------------------------------------------------------"
-	@echo "| This system requires java support in the speech tools"
-	@echo "+------------------------------------------------------"
-	@exit 1
-endif
-endif
-
 .config_error:: FORCE
diff --git speech_tools.orig/config/rules/defaults.mak speech_tools/config/rules/defaults.mak
index aca1573..27ec08a 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/config/rules/defaults.mak
+++ speech_tools/config/rules/defaults.mak
@@ -153,12 +153,6 @@ ifndef NON_PROJECT_LIBS
      NON_PROJECT_LIBS = $(CONFIG_LIBS) $(LOCAL_LIBS) $(REQUIRED_LIBS) \
 	$(SYSTEM_LD_LIBRARY_PATH:%=-L%) \
 	$(MODULE_LIBS) $(MODULE_EXTRA_LIBS) $(DEBUG_LIBS) $(OS_LIBS) $(MATH_LIBRARY) $(COMPILERLIBS) 
-
-# reduced list for linking with java code.
-
-     JAVA_PROJECT_LIBS = $(CONFIG_LIBS) $(LOCAL_LIBS) $(REQUIRED_LIBS) \
-	$(SYSTEM_LD_LIBRARY_PATH:%=-L%) \
-	$(MODULE_LIBS) $(DEBUG_LIBS) $(OS_LIBS) $(MATH_LIBRARY) $(COMPILERLIBS) 
 endif
 
 ## Default C Compilation
diff --git speech_tools.orig/config/rules/library.mak speech_tools/config/rules/library.mak
index 0181988..f93d019 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/config/rules/library.mak
+++ speech_tools/config/rules/library.mak
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ lib%.so : lib%.a
 	@if [ ! -d shared_space ] ; then mkdir shared_space ; else $(RM) -f shared_space/*.o ; fi
 	@(cd shared_space ; $(AR) x ../$< ) 
 	@echo Link Shared Library $*
-	if [ -n "$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_NEEDS_SYSLIBS_$*)" ] ; then libs='$(JAVA_PROJECT_LIBS)' ; fi ;\
 	$(subst XXX,$@.$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_VERSION_$*),$(MAKE_SHARED_LIB)) shared_space/*.o $(PROJECT_LIBRARY_USES_$*:%=-L. -l%) $$libs
 	@$(RM) -f shared_space/*.o $@
 	@ln -s $@.$(PROJECT_LIBRARY_VERSION_$*) $@
diff --git speech_tools.orig/config/rules/make_depend.mak speech_tools/config/rules/make_depend.mak
index 26589ec..4d01b47 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/config/rules/make_depend.mak
+++ speech_tools/config/rules/make_depend.mak
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
  ###########################################################################
 
 ifndef ALL_DEPEND
-    ALL_DEPEND = $(SRCS) $(CPPSRCS) $(CSRCS) $(JAVA_CLASSES:%=%.java)
+    ALL_DEPEND = $(SRCS) $(CPPSRCS) $(CSRCS)
 endif
 
 $(DEPEND): $(ALL_DEPEND) 
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ ifneq ($(ALL_DEPEND),)
 		case "$$ext" in \
 		c)	$(MAKE_DEPEND_C) $(DEPEND_FLAGS) "$$i";;\
 		cc)	$(MAKE_DEPEND_CXX) $(DEPEND_FLAGS) "$$i";;\
-		java)	echo "$$basename.class : $$basename.java";;\
 		*)      echo "# Can't make depend for extension $$ext";;\
 		esac ;\
 		}|\
diff --git speech_tools.orig/config/rules/script_process.awk speech_tools/config/rules/script_process.awk
index d8976f3..67d4eb4 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/config/rules/script_process.awk
+++ speech_tools/config/rules/script_process.awk
@@ -44,26 +44,6 @@
   sub(/__PERL__/, perl);
 }
 
-/__CLASSPATH__/ {
-  sub(/__CLASSPATH__/, classpath);
-}
-
-/__JAVA__/ {
-  sub(/__JAVA__/, java);
-}
-
-/__JAVAC__/ {
-  sub(/__JAVAC__/, javac);
-}
-
-/__JAVA_VERSION__/ {
-  sub(/__JAVA_VERSION__/, java_version);
-}
-
-/__JAVA_HOME__/ {
-  sub(/__JAVA_HOME__/, javahome);
-}
-
 /__LDPATH__/ {
   sub(/__LDPATH__/, ldpath);
 }
diff --git speech_tools.orig/config/rules/targets.mak speech_tools/config/rules/targets.mak
index f052401..dcce8e2 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/config/rules/targets.mak
+++ speech_tools/config/rules/targets.mak
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ ${SUBDIRECTORIES} dummy_dir_name: FORCE
 ## Clean up junk
 
 clean:
-	$(RM) -fr $(OBJS) $(JAVA_CLASSES_CLASS) $(ALL_EXECS) $(ALL_EXECS:%=%.mak) $(ALL_LIBS) $(LOCAL_CLEAN) make.depend .buildlib* *~
+	$(RM) -fr $(OBJS) $(ALL_EXECS) $(ALL_EXECS:%=%.mak) $(ALL_LIBS) $(LOCAL_CLEAN) make.depend .buildlib* *~
 ifdef ALL_DIRS
 	@ for i in $(ALL_DIRS) ; \
 	do \
diff --git speech_tools.orig/config/rules/top_level.mak speech_tools/config/rules/top_level.mak
index 9aa3f12..a7f1028 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/config/rules/top_level.mak
+++ speech_tools/config/rules/top_level.mak
@@ -50,13 +50,6 @@ real-info:
 	fi ;\
 	echo 'SYSTEM_TYPE:=:$(SYSTEM_TYPE)' ;\
 	echo 'COMPILER:=:$(COMPILER_DESC) '`$(COMPILER_VERSION_COMMAND)` ;\
-	if [ '$(JAVA_COMPILER)' != none ] ;\
-		then \
-		echo 'JAVA_COMPILER:=:$(JAVA_COMPILER_DESC) '`$(JAVA_COMPILER_VERSION_COMMAND)` ;\
-		echo 'JAVA_HOME:=:$(JAVA_HOME)' ;\
-		echo 'JMF_HOME:=:$(JMF_HOME)' ;\
-		echo 'JSAPI_HOME:=:$(JSAPI_HOME)' ;\
-	fi ;\
 	echo 'CONFIGURATION:=:$(CONFIGURATION)' ;\
 	if [ -n '$(LOCAL_REPOSITORY)' ] ;\
 		then \
@@ -75,10 +68,6 @@ real-info:
 	echo 'TEMPLATES:=:$(TEMPLATES)' ;\
 	echo 'DEFINES:=:$(DEFINES)' ;\
 	echo 'LIBS:=:$(LIBS)' ;\
-	if [ '$(JAVA_COMPILER)' != none ] ;\
-		then \
-		echo 'JAVA_CLASSPATH:=:$(JAVA_CLASSPATH)' ;\
-	fi ;\
 	echo '' ;\
 	echo '---------------------------------------------------------------' ;\
 	} | $(KV_COMMAND) FS=':=:' sep=' = ' ind=22
diff --git speech_tools.orig/config/systems/Linux.mak speech_tools/config/systems/Linux.mak
index 923c9a7..7b7cb51 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/config/systems/Linux.mak
+++ speech_tools/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 speech_tools.orig/config/systems/default.mak speech_tools/config/systems/default.mak
index 50477be..24d6dea 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/config/systems/default.mak
+++ speech_tools/config/systems/default.mak
@@ -140,6 +140,3 @@ 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 speech_tools.orig/lib/Makefile speech_tools/lib/Makefile
index 0ff24b0..bfece4f 100644
--- speech_tools.orig/lib/Makefile
+++ speech_tools/lib/Makefile
@@ -77,11 +77,7 @@ $(SKELETONS:%-in=%) : %: %-in
 		defines='$(DEFINES)' \
 		libs='$(LIBS_ABS)' \
 		est='$(EST_HOME)' \
-		classpath='$(SYSTEM_JAVA_CLASSPATH)' \
 		perl='$(PERL)' \
-		javahome='$(JAVA_HOME)' \
-		java='$(JAVA)' \
-		javac='$(JAVAC)' \
 		ldpath='$(SYSTEM_LD_LIBRARY_PATH)' \
 		cccommand='$(CC_COMMAND_ABS)' \
 		cxxcommand='$(CXX_COMMAND_ABS)' \