diff --git a/dist/metricsgraphics.js b/dist/metricsgraphics.js
index 4422acec..158eeb17 100644
--- a/dist/metricsgraphics.js
+++ b/dist/metricsgraphics.js
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ MG.data_graphic = function(args) {
     full_height: false,                 // sets the graphic width to be the width of the parent element and resizes dynamically
     small_height_threshold: 120,        // the height threshold for when smaller text appears
     small_width_threshold: 160,         // the width  threshold for when smaller text appears
-    //small_text: false,                // coerces small text regardless of graphic size
     xax_count: 6,                       // number of x axis ticks
     xax_tick_length: 5,                 // x axis tick length
     axes_not_compact: true,
diff --git a/examples/examples.htm b/examples/examples.htm
index 0c734573..1bddcba8 100644
--- a/examples/examples.htm
+++ b/examples/examples.htm
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
             <a href='http://metricsgraphicsjs.org'>MetricsGraphics.js 2.8</a>
             <br />Created by <a href='https://twitter.com/alialmossawi'>Ali Almossawi</a> and
             <a href='https://github.com/hamilton'>Hamilton Ulmer</a>
-            <br />2014-2015 &middot; Shared under a <a href='http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/'>
+            <br />2014-2016 &middot; Shared under a <a href='http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/'>
             Mozilla Public License</a>
             <br /><a href='https://github.com/mozilla/metrics-graphics'>
                 <i class='fa fa-github fa-3x' style='line-height:42px'></i>
diff --git a/examples/interactive-demo.htm b/examples/interactive-demo.htm
index a3fa7907..3b80f900 100644
--- a/examples/interactive-demo.htm
+++ b/examples/interactive-demo.htm
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
     <div class='container footer'>
         Created by <a href='https://twitter.com/alialmossawi'>Ali Almossawi</a> and
         <a href='https://github.com/hamilton'>Hamilton Ulmer</a>
-        <br />2014-2015 &middot; Shared under a <a href='http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/'>
+        <br />2014-2016 &middot; Shared under a <a href='http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/'>
         Mozilla Public License</a>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/src/js/common/data_graphic.js b/src/js/common/data_graphic.js
index 9bd1c7a9..459eaa57 100644
--- a/src/js/common/data_graphic.js
+++ b/src/js/common/data_graphic.js
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ MG.data_graphic = function(args) {
     full_height: false,                 // sets the graphic width to be the width of the parent element and resizes dynamically
     small_height_threshold: 120,        // the height threshold for when smaller text appears
     small_width_threshold: 160,         // the width  threshold for when smaller text appears
-    //small_text: false,                // coerces small text regardless of graphic size
     xax_count: 6,                       // number of x axis ticks
     xax_tick_length: 5,                 // x axis tick length
     axes_not_compact: true,