diff --git a/gtsam/nonlinear/NonlinearOptimizerParameters.cpp b/gtsam/nonlinear/NonlinearOptimizerParameters.cpp
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diff --git a/gtsam/nonlinear/NonlinearOptimizerParameters.h b/gtsam/nonlinear/NonlinearOptimizerParameters.h
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-// moved to NonlinearOptimizerParams