diff --git a/gtsam/inference/BayesTreeUnordered.h b/gtsam/inference/BayesTreeUnordered.h
index 83474f501..b0d49f09f 100644
--- a/gtsam/inference/BayesTreeUnordered.h
+++ b/gtsam/inference/BayesTreeUnordered.h
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ namespace gtsam {
     /** Root cliques */
     std::vector<sharedClique> roots_;
 
-  public:
-
     /// @name Standard Constructors
     /// @{
 
@@ -104,32 +102,26 @@ namespace gtsam {
     /** Copy constructor */
     BayesTreeUnordered(const This& other);
 
-  protected:
-    /** Assignment operator */
-    This& operator=(const This& other);
-
-  public:
-    /// @}
-    /// @name Advanced Constructors
-    /// @{
-
     /** Destructor */
     virtual ~BayesTreeUnordered() {}
 
     /// @}
+
+    /** Assignment operator */
+    This& operator=(const This& other);
+
     /// @name Testable
     /// @{
 
-  protected:
     /** check equality */
     bool equals(const This& other, double tol = 1e-9) const;
 
+  public:
     /** print */
     void print(const std::string& s = "",
         const KeyFormatter& keyFormatter = DefaultKeyFormatter) const;
-
-  public:
     /// @}
+
     /// @name Standard Interface
     /// @{
 
diff --git a/gtsam/symbolic/SymbolicBayesTreeUnordered.cpp b/gtsam/symbolic/SymbolicBayesTreeUnordered.cpp
index 5f935a5f5..00bc659b2 100644
--- a/gtsam/symbolic/SymbolicBayesTreeUnordered.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/symbolic/SymbolicBayesTreeUnordered.cpp
@@ -19,13 +19,16 @@
 #include <boost/foreach.hpp>
 
 #include <gtsam/symbolic/SymbolicBayesTreeUnordered.h>
+#include <gtsam/symbolic/SymbolicFactorGraphUnordered.h>
+#include <gtsam/symbolic/SymbolicBayesNetUnordered.h>
 #include <gtsam/inference/BayesTreeUnordered-inst.h>
 #include <gtsam/inference/BayesTreeCliqueBaseUnordered-inst.h>
 
 namespace gtsam {
 
-  void SymbolicBayesTreeUnordered::noop() const {
-
+  bool SymbolicBayesTreeUnordered::equals(const This& other, double tol /* = 1e-9 */) const
+  {
+    return Base::equals(other, tol);
   }
 
 //  /* ************************************************************************* */
diff --git a/gtsam/symbolic/SymbolicBayesTreeUnordered.h b/gtsam/symbolic/SymbolicBayesTreeUnordered.h
index 5938d6080..84bf43cc2 100644
--- a/gtsam/symbolic/SymbolicBayesTreeUnordered.h
+++ b/gtsam/symbolic/SymbolicBayesTreeUnordered.h
@@ -20,12 +20,16 @@
 
 #include <gtsam/inference/BayesTreeUnordered.h>
 #include <gtsam/inference/BayesTreeCliqueBaseUnordered.h>
-#include <gtsam/symbolic/SymbolicFactorGraphUnordered.h>
-#include <gtsam/symbolic/SymbolicBayesNetUnordered.h>
 
 namespace gtsam {
 
+  // Forward declarations
+  class SymbolicFactorGraphUnordered;
+  class SymbolicBayesNetUnordered;
+  class SymbolicConditionalUnordered;
+
   /* ************************************************************************* */
+  /// A clique in a SymbolicBayesTree
   class GTSAM_EXPORT SymbolicBayesTreeCliqueUnordered :
     public BayesTreeCliqueBaseUnordered<SymbolicBayesTreeCliqueUnordered, SymbolicFactorGraphUnordered, SymbolicBayesNetUnordered>
   {
@@ -35,10 +39,12 @@ namespace gtsam {
     typedef boost::shared_ptr<This> shared_ptr;
     typedef boost::weak_ptr<This> weak_ptr;
     SymbolicBayesTreeCliqueUnordered() {}
-    SymbolicBayesTreeCliqueUnordered(const SymbolicConditionalUnordered::shared_ptr& conditional) : Base(conditional) {}
+    SymbolicBayesTreeCliqueUnordered(const boost::shared_ptr<SymbolicConditionalUnordered>& conditional) : Base(conditional) {}
   };
 
   /* ************************************************************************* */
+  /// A Bayes tree that represents the connectivity between variables but is not associated with any
+  /// probability functions.
   class GTSAM_EXPORT SymbolicBayesTreeUnordered :
     public BayesTreeUnordered<SymbolicBayesTreeCliqueUnordered>
   {
@@ -49,31 +55,8 @@ namespace gtsam {
     typedef SymbolicBayesTreeUnordered This;
     typedef boost::shared_ptr<This> shared_ptr;
 
-    /** Insert a new conditional */
-    //void insert(const sharedConditional& conditional);
-
     /** check equality */
-    bool equals(const This& other, double tol = 1e-9) const { return Base::equals(other, tol); }
-
-    /** print */
-    void print(const std::string& s = "",
-      const KeyFormatter& keyFormatter = DefaultKeyFormatter) const { Base::print(s, keyFormatter); }
-
-
-  protected:
-    
-    /**
-     * Add a conditional to the front of a clique, i.e. a conditional whose
-     * parents are already in the clique or its separators.  This function does
-     * not check for this condition, it just updates the data structures.
-     */
-    //void addToCliqueFront(const sharedConditional& conditional, const sharedClique& clique);
-
-  private:
-
-    // Dummy method to export class
-    void noop() const;
-
+    bool equals(const This& other, double tol = 1e-9) const;
   };
 
 }