diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 19ca0a8..3c9fb11 100755
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -52,24 +52,6 @@ GTEST_INCLUDEDIR?=$(GTEST_ROOT)/include
 GTEST_LIBRARYDIR?=$(GTEST_ROOT)/lib
 endif # ifneq(,$(GTEST_ROOT))
 
-############################################################
-##
-## Bamtools
-## Not needed anymore
-##
-############################################################
-#BAMTOOLS_ROOT?=/opt/bamtools/bamtools-2.4.1
-#BAMTOOLS_INCLUDEDIR?=$(BAMTOOLS_ROOT)/include
-#BAMTOOLS_LIBDIR?=$(BAMTOOLS_ROOT)/lib
-
-#ifeq (,$(realpath $(BAMTOOLS_INCLUDEDIR)))
-#$(error BAMTOOLS_INCLUDEDIR not available: $(BAMTOOLS_INCLUDEDIR): specify either BAMTOOLS_ROOT or BAMTOOLS_INCLUDEDIR)
-#endif
-
-#ifeq (,$(realpath $(BAMTOOLS_LIBDIR)))
-#$(error BAMTOOLS_LIBDIR not available: $(BAMTOOLS_LIBDIR): specify either BAMTOOLS_ROOT or BAMTOOLS_LIBDIR)
-#endif
-
 ############################################################
 ##
 ## Tools