diff --git a/packages/muelu/matlab/bin/CMakeLists.txt b/packages/muelu/matlab/bin/CMakeLists.txt
index 177af9b7963f..46ea7c7f0935 100644
--- a/packages/muelu/matlab/bin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/packages/muelu/matlab/bin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ if(TPL_ENABLE_MATLAB)
   # Force the code into R2017b compatibility mode
   SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DMX_COMPAT_64 -fPIC -DMATLAB_MEXCMD_RELEASE=R2017b")
   SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -DMX_COMPAT_64 -fPIC -DMATLAB_MEXCMD_RELEASE=R2017b")
-
-
+DW
   # Debugging information
   MESSAGE("MEX_COMPILER    = " ${MEX_COMPILER})
   MESSAGE("MEX_MEXEXT      = " ${MEX_MEXEXT})
@@ -28,32 +27,6 @@ if(TPL_ENABLE_MATLAB)
   APPEND_SET(HEADERS_EXEC muemex.h)
   APPEND_SET(SOURCES_EXEC muemex.cpp)
 
-  # First, grab the package's own libraries
-
-  #SET(LINK_LIBS)
-  #APPEND_SET(LINK_LIBS ${${PACKAGE_NAME}_LIBRARIES})
-
-  # Third, add test dependent package libraries
-  #TRIBITS_GATHER_ENABLED_ITEMS(${PACKAGE_NAME} TEST PACKAGES ALL_DEP_PACKAGES)
-  #TRIBITS_SORT_AND_APPEND_INCLUDE_AND_LINK_DIRS_AND_LIBS("${${PROJECT_NAME}_REVERSE_PACKAGES}"
-  #  "${ALL_DEP_PACKAGES}" "" LINK_LIBS "")
-
-  # Fourth, add dependent test TPL libraries
-  #TRIBITS_GATHER_ENABLED_ITEMS(${PACKAGE_NAME} TEST TPLS ALL_TPLS)
-  #TRIBITS_SORT_AND_APPEND_INCLUDE_AND_LINK_DIRS_AND_LIBS("${${PROJECT_NAME}_REVERSE_TPLS}" "${ALL_TPLS}"
-  #  TPL_ LINK_LIBS "")
-
-  # Fifth, add matlab-specific libs
-  #SET(LINK_LIBS ${LINK_LIBS} "mx" "mex" "mat")
-
-  # Last, add last_lib to get extra link options on the link linee
-  #IF (${PROJECT_NAME}_EXTRA_LINK_FLAGS)
-  #  APPEND_SET(LINK_LIBS ${last_lib})
-  #ENDIF()
-  #IF (${PROJECT_NAME}_VERBOSE_CONFIGURE)
-  #  PRINT_VAR(LINK_LIBS)
-  #ENDIF()
-
   # Manually drop in options from the mex script (R2009b) on a linux platform.
   # g++ -O -pthread -shared -Wl,--version-script,/usr/local/matlab/7.9/extern/lib/glnxa64/mexFunction.map -Wl,--no-undefined -o  "mlmex.mexa64"   "mlmex-mlmex.o"  -lm -Wl,-rpath-link,/usr/local/matlab/7.9/bin/glnxa64 -L/usr/local/matlab/7.9/bin/glnxa64 -lmx -lmex -lmat -lm
   if (NOT APPLE)