diff --git a/samples/java_sample/README.md b/samples/java_sample/README.md
index e4342329..994db768 100644
--- a/samples/java_sample/README.md
+++ b/samples/java_sample/README.md
@@ -63,24 +63,38 @@ Creating a Java module is easy:
 
   ```json
   {
-      "module name": "<<Friendly name for your module>>",
-      "module path": "<<path/to/java_module_host.[so|dll]>>",
-      "args": {
-        "class_path": "<<Complete java class path containing all .jar and .class files necessary>>",
-        "library_path": "<<path/to/dir/containing/java_module_host.[so|dll]>>",
-        "class_name": "<<Name of your module class>>",
-        "args": <<User-defined JSON configuration for your Java module>>,
-        "jvm_options": {
-          "version": <<Version number>>,
-          "debug": [true | false],
-          "debug_port": <<Remote debugging port>>,
-          "verbose": [true | false],
-          "additional_options": [
-            "<<Any additional options>>"
-          ]
+      "loaders": [
+        {
+          "type": "java",
+          "name": "java",
+          "configuration":{
+            "jvm.options":{
+                "library.path": "<<path/to/dir/containing/java_module_host.[so|dll]>>",
+                "version": <<Version number>>,
+                "debug": [true | false],
+                "debug_port": <<Remote debugging port>>,
+                "verbose": [true | false],
+                "additional_options": [
+                  "<<Any additional options>>"
+                ]
+              }
+          }
+
         }
-      }
-    }
+      ],
+      "modules": [
+        {
+          "name": "<<Friendly name for your module>>",
+          "loader":{
+            "name": "java",
+          "entrypoint": {
+              "class.name": "<<Name of your module class>>",
+              "class.path": "<<Complete java class path containing all .jar and .class files necessary>>"
+            }
+          },
+          "args": <<User-defined JSON configuration for your Java module>>
+        }
+  }
   ```
 
   According to [Java documentation](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/environment/paths.html) one may also set the CLASSPATH environment
@@ -92,16 +106,30 @@ Creating a Java module is easy:
 
   ```json
   {
-      "jvm_options": {
-          "version": 4,
-          "debug": false,
-          "debug_port": 9876,
-          "verbose": false,
-          "additional_options": null
-        }
+    ...
+    "jvm.options": {
+      "library.path": "<<Default search paths (see below)>>",
+      "version": 5,
+      "debug": false,
+      "debug_port": 9876,
+      "verbose": false,
+      "additional_options": null
+    }
+    ...
   }
   ```
 
+  **Note:** The default search locations are as follows:
+
+  On Windows: 
+
+      %PROGRAMFILES%\azure_iot_gateway_sdk-{version}\lib\modules\java_module_host.dll
+      %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\azure_iot_gateway_sdk-{version}\lib\modules\java_module_host.dll
+
+  On Linux:
+
+      /usr/local/lib/modules/java_module_host.so
+
   **Note:** Since the JVM is only loaded once, the full classpath must be set and be the same across all module in a configuration. Similar to the
   "jvm_options" section, if the classpath differs across configuration, creation will fail.
 
diff --git a/samples/java_sample/java_devbox_setup.md b/samples/java_sample/java_devbox_setup.md
index 0080a4b4..9aeb8898 100644
--- a/samples/java_sample/java_devbox_setup.md
+++ b/samples/java_sample/java_devbox_setup.md
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ This document describes how to prepare your development environment to use the *
 -  [Maven 3](#installmaven)
 -  [Azure IoT Gateway SDK for Java](#installgw)
    -  [Build from source](#installgwsource)
-   -  [Include using Maven](#installgwmaven)
 -  [Application Samples](#samplecode)
 
 <a name="installjava"/>
@@ -112,29 +111,11 @@ Open a command prompt and use the following commands for the steps above:
 The compiled JAR file with all dependencies bundled in can then be found at:
 
 ```
-{IoT gateway SDK root}/bindings/java/gateway-java-binding/target/gateway-java-binding-{version}-with-deps.jar
+{IoT gateway SDK root}/bindings/java/gateway-java-binding/target/gateway-java-binding-{version}.jar
 ```
 
 When you're ready to build your own module in Java, include this JAR file in your project to get the interfaces and classes that you need.
 
-<a name="installgwmaven">
-### Get the Java binding for the Azure IoT Gateway SDK from Maven (as a dependency)
-_This is the recommended method of including the Azure IoT Gateway SDK in your project, however this method will only work if your project is a Maven project_
-
-_For a guide on creating a maven project, see here: https://maven.apache.org/guides/getting-started/ _
-
-- Navigate to http://search.maven.org, search for **com.microsoft.azure.gateway** and take note of the latest version number (or the version number of whichever version of the sdk you desire to use).
-
-In your main pom.xml file, add the Azure IoT Gateway SDK Java binding as a dependency using your desired version as follows:
-```
-<dependency>
-    <groupId>com.microsoft.azure.gateway</groupId>
-    <artifactId>gateway-java-binding</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.0</version>
-    <!--This is the current version number as of the writing of this document. Yours may be different.-->
-</dependency>
-```
-
 <a name="samplecode">
 ## Sample applications