diff --git a/gtsam/nonlinear/DoglegOptimizer.h b/gtsam/nonlinear/DoglegOptimizer.h
index c8ac636cf..065d0b34d 100644
--- a/gtsam/nonlinear/DoglegOptimizer.h
+++ b/gtsam/nonlinear/DoglegOptimizer.h
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ public:
    * copies the objects.
    * @param graph The nonlinear factor graph to optimize
    * @param initialValues The initial variable assignments
-   * @param params The optimization parameters
    */
   DoglegOptimizer(const NonlinearFactorGraph& graph, const Values& initialValues, const Ordering& ordering) :
         NonlinearOptimizer(graph) {
diff --git a/gtsam/nonlinear/GaussNewtonOptimizer.h b/gtsam/nonlinear/GaussNewtonOptimizer.h
index 217b6e618..1a1984ffb 100644
--- a/gtsam/nonlinear/GaussNewtonOptimizer.h
+++ b/gtsam/nonlinear/GaussNewtonOptimizer.h
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ public:
    * copies the objects.
    * @param graph The nonlinear factor graph to optimize
    * @param initialValues The initial variable assignments
-   * @param params The optimization parameters
    */
   GaussNewtonOptimizer(const NonlinearFactorGraph& graph, const Values& initialValues, const Ordering& ordering) :
         NonlinearOptimizer(graph), state_(graph, initialValues) {
diff --git a/gtsam/nonlinear/LevenbergMarquardtOptimizer.h b/gtsam/nonlinear/LevenbergMarquardtOptimizer.h
index aae8e45cc..0858b72b9 100644
--- a/gtsam/nonlinear/LevenbergMarquardtOptimizer.h
+++ b/gtsam/nonlinear/LevenbergMarquardtOptimizer.h
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ public:
    * copies the objects.
    * @param graph The nonlinear factor graph to optimize
    * @param initialValues The initial variable assignments
-   * @param params The optimization parameters
    */
   LevenbergMarquardtOptimizer(const NonlinearFactorGraph& graph, const Values& initialValues, const Ordering& ordering) :
         NonlinearOptimizer(graph), dimensions_(initialValues.dims(ordering)) {
diff --git a/gtsam/nonlinear/NonlinearFactor.h b/gtsam/nonlinear/NonlinearFactor.h
index 19c9c6988..e1cfb2bc3 100644
--- a/gtsam/nonlinear/NonlinearFactor.h
+++ b/gtsam/nonlinear/NonlinearFactor.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 /**
  * Macro to add a standard clone function to a derived factor
- * @DEPRECATED: will go away shortly - just add the clone function directly
+ * @deprecated: will go away shortly - just add the clone function directly
  */
 #define ADD_CLONE_NONLINEAR_FACTOR(Derived) \
   virtual gtsam::NonlinearFactor::shared_ptr clone() const { \