diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index bf00facb6124081bf3636e1fcdb141f44d66eea6..d74b667defa54e1865a941cb9063f58fa5edc657 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4,12 +4,7 @@
 #LDADD = $(UG_LDFLAGS) $(AMIRAMESH_LDFLAGS) $(UG_LIBS) $(AMIRAMESH_LIBS)
 #AM_CPPFLAGS = $(UG_CPPFLAGS) $(AMIRAMESH_CPPFLAGS)
 
-# Include and linker paths to the old fortran IPOpt library
-#IPOPT_DIR = /home/haile/sander/COIN/Ipopt
-#IPOPT_LDADD    = -L$(IPOPT_DIR)/lib -lipopt -llapack -lblas -lg2c
-#IPOPT_CPPFLAGS = -I$(IPOPT_DIR)/IPOPT/include -DHAVE_IPOPT
-
-# Include and linker paths to the new C++ IPOpt library
+# Include and linker paths to the IPOpt library
 IPOPT_CPP_DIR  = /home/haile/sander/Ipopt-3.3.5/build
 IPOPT_LDADD    = -L$(IPOPT_CPP_DIR)/lib -lipopt -llapack -lblas -lgfortran
 IPOPT_CPPFLAGS = -I$(IPOPT_CPP_DIR)/include -DHAVE_IPOPT_CPP