diff --git a/gtsam/symbolic/SymbolicEliminationTreeUnordered.h b/gtsam/symbolic/SymbolicEliminationTreeUnordered.h
index cfc3aac44..796609ffb 100644
--- a/gtsam/symbolic/SymbolicEliminationTreeUnordered.h
+++ b/gtsam/symbolic/SymbolicEliminationTreeUnordered.h
@@ -68,10 +68,4 @@ namespace gtsam {
 
   };
 
-//#ifdef GTSAM_INSTANTIATE_SymbolicEliminationTreeUnordered
-//  template GTSAM_EXPORT class EliminationTreeUnordered<SymbolicBayesNetUnordered, SymbolicFactorGraphUnordered>;
-//#else
-//  extern template GTSAM_EXPORT class EliminationTreeUnordered<SymbolicBayesNetUnordered, SymbolicFactorGraphUnordered>;
-//#endif
-
 }