diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/message/GarlicConfig.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/message/GarlicConfig.java
index d3b9e3b4e0..9dcfc1e6bf 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/message/GarlicConfig.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/message/GarlicConfig.java
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ class GarlicConfig {
     private long _expiration;
     private final List<GarlicConfig> _cloveConfigs;
     private DeliveryInstructions _instructions;
-    private boolean _requestAck;
-    private RouterInfo _replyThroughRouter; // router through which any replies will be sent before delivery to us
-    private DeliveryInstructions _replyInstructions; // how the message will be sent from the replyThroughRouter to us
+    // unused
+    //private boolean _requestAck;
+    //private RouterInfo _replyThroughRouter; // router through which any replies will be sent before delivery to us
+    //private DeliveryInstructions _replyInstructions; // how the message will be sent from the replyThroughRouter to us
     // unused and undocumented
     //private Certificate _replyBlockCertificate;
     //private long _replyBlockMessageId;
@@ -100,8 +101,10 @@ class GarlicConfig {
      * no reply is expected.
      * 
      */
+  /****
     public void setRequestAck(boolean request) { _requestAck = request; }
     public boolean getRequestAck() { return _requestAck; }
+  ****/
     
     /**
      * Specify the router through which a reply to this clove can be sent.  The
@@ -109,8 +112,10 @@ class GarlicConfig {
      * and it them uses those to send the reply to this router.
      *
      */
+  /****
     public void setReplyThroughRouter(RouterInfo replyThroughRouter) { _replyThroughRouter = replyThroughRouter; }
     public RouterInfo getReplyThroughRouter() { return _replyThroughRouter; }
+  ****/
     
     /**
      * Specify how any reply will be routed so that it reaches this router after being
@@ -119,8 +124,10 @@ class GarlicConfig {
      * the replyThrough router
      *
      */
+  /****
     public void setReplyInstructions(DeliveryInstructions instructions) { _replyInstructions = instructions; }
     public DeliveryInstructions getReplyInstructions() { return _replyInstructions; }
+  ****/
     
   /****
     public long getReplyBlockMessageId() { return _replyBlockMessageId; }
@@ -164,9 +171,9 @@ class GarlicConfig {
 	//buf.append("<replyBlockCertificate>").append(getReplyBlockCertificate()).append("</replyBlockCertificate>").append(NL);
 	//buf.append("<replyBlockExpiration>").append(new Date(getReplyBlockExpiration())).append("</replyBlockExpiration>").append(NL);
 	//buf.append("<replyBlockMessageId>").append(getReplyBlockMessageId()).append("</replyBlockMessageId>").append(NL);
-	buf.append("<replyInstructions>").append(getReplyInstructions()).append("</replyInstructions>").append(NL);
-	buf.append("<replyThroughRouter>").append(getReplyThroughRouter()).append("</replyThroughRouter>").append(NL);
-	buf.append("<requestAck>").append(getRequestAck()).append("</requestAck>").append(NL);
+	//buf.append("<replyInstructions>").append(getReplyInstructions()).append("</replyInstructions>").append(NL);
+	//buf.append("<replyThroughRouter>").append(getReplyThroughRouter()).append("</replyThroughRouter>").append(NL);
+	//buf.append("<requestAck>").append(getRequestAck()).append("</requestAck>").append(NL);
 	buf.append(getSubData());
 	buf.append("<subcloves>").append(NL);
 	for (int i = 0; i < getCloveCount(); i++)
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/message/OutboundClientMessageJobHelper.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/message/OutboundClientMessageJobHelper.java
index f310bb0ab4..cf8a0dfc9e 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/message/OutboundClientMessageJobHelper.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/message/OutboundClientMessageJobHelper.java
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ class OutboundClientMessageJobHelper {
         config.setId(ctx.random().nextLong(I2NPMessage.MAX_ID_VALUE));
         config.setExpiration(expiration); // +2*Router.CLOCK_FUDGE_FACTOR);
         config.setRecipientPublicKey(recipientPK);
-        config.setRequestAck(false);
         
         if (log.shouldLog(Log.INFO))
             log.info("Creating garlic config to be encrypted to " + recipientPK 
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/message/OutboundClientMessageOneShotJob.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/message/OutboundClientMessageOneShotJob.java
index 07daa5378e..0df49a9844 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/message/OutboundClientMessageOneShotJob.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/message/OutboundClientMessageOneShotJob.java
@@ -725,8 +725,9 @@ public class OutboundClientMessageOneShotJob extends JobImpl {
         msg.setMessageExpiration(clove.getExpiration());
         
         clove.setPayload(msg);
-        clove.setRecipientPublicKey(null);
-        clove.setRequestAck(false);
+        // defaults
+        //clove.setRecipientPublicKey(null);
+        //clove.setRequestAck(false);
         
         _clove = clove;
         _cloveId = _clove.getId();
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/MessageWrapper.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/MessageWrapper.java
index d855079164..06ca129c4f 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/MessageWrapper.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/MessageWrapper.java
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ class MessageWrapper {
         payload.setPayload(m);
         payload.setRecipient(to);
         payload.setDeliveryInstructions(instructions);
-        payload.setRequestAck(false);
         payload.setExpiration(m.getMessageExpiration());
 
         SessionKeyManager skm;
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/pool/TestJob.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/pool/TestJob.java
index b4f5e6974d..93b43a1fab 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/pool/TestJob.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/pool/TestJob.java
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ class TestJob extends JobImpl {
         payload.setPayload(m);
         payload.setRecipient(getContext().router().getRouterInfo());
         payload.setDeliveryInstructions(instructions);
-        payload.setRequestAck(false);
         payload.setExpiration(m.getMessageExpiration());
 
         SessionKey encryptKey = getContext().keyGenerator().generateSessionKey();
diff --git a/router/java/test/net/i2p/router/message/BuildTestMessageJob.java b/router/java/test/net/i2p/router/message/BuildTestMessageJob.java
index 43a84845c0..3d5ad6e7f3 100644
--- a/router/java/test/net/i2p/router/message/BuildTestMessageJob.java
+++ b/router/java/test/net/i2p/router/message/BuildTestMessageJob.java
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ public class BuildTestMessageJob extends JobImpl {
         config.setId(getContext().random().nextLong(I2NPMessage.MAX_ID_VALUE));
         config.setExpiration(_timeoutMs+getContext().clock().now()+2*Router.CLOCK_FUDGE_FACTOR);
         config.setRecipient(_target);
-        config.setRequestAck(false);
         
         return config;
     }
@@ -151,7 +150,6 @@ public class BuildTestMessageJob extends JobImpl {
         ackClove.setId(getContext().random().nextLong(I2NPMessage.MAX_ID_VALUE));
         ackClove.setPayload(msg);
         ackClove.setRecipient(_target);
-        ackClove.setRequestAck(false);
         
         return ackClove;
     }