diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 6a0bb800..0951f89e 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.micro-manager.pycro-manager</groupId>
     <artifactId>PycroManagerJava</artifactId>
-     <version>0.46.16</version>
+     <version>0.46.17</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Pycro-Manager Java</name>
     <description>The Java components of Pycro-Manager</description>
@@ -148,4 +148,4 @@
       </repository>
    </distributionManagement>
 
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/java/src/main/java/org/micromanager/remote/HeadlessLauncher.java b/java/src/main/java/org/micromanager/remote/HeadlessLauncher.java
index a549a1a8..d9d3e491 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/org/micromanager/remote/HeadlessLauncher.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/org/micromanager/remote/HeadlessLauncher.java
@@ -37,11 +37,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
       core.enableStderrLog(true);
       core.enableDebugLog(true);
       core.setPrimaryLogFile(coreLogPath);
-
-
-      //Start acq Engine
-      engine_ = new Engine(core);
-
+      
       //Start ZMQ server
       Function<Class, Object> instanceGrabberFunction = new Function<Class, Object>() {
          @Override