diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index c25f04aab..252e2f9e1 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@
     <!-- compile the core sources -->
     <javac srcdir="${src}/" destdir="${build}"
            excludes="de/anomic/yacy/yacyBuildProperties.java"
-           debug="true" debuglevel="lines,vars,source"
            source="${javacSource}" target="${javacTarget}">
       <classpath refid="project.class.path" />
       <compilerarg value="-Xlint"/>
@@ -222,7 +221,6 @@
     <javac srcdir="${htroot}/"
     	   excludes="processing/**"
            classpathref="project.class.path"
-           debug="true" debuglevel="lines,vars,source"
            source="${javacSource}" target="${javacTarget}">
       <compilerarg value="-Xlint"/>
     </javac>
diff --git a/startYACY.bat b/startYACY.bat
index 68b9bac69..bebad0c8e 100644
--- a/startYACY.bat
+++ b/startYACY.bat
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ echo . >DATA\yacy.noconsole
 If %1.==CPGEN. GoTo :CPGEN
 
 Rem Generating the proper classpath unsing loops and labels
-Set CLASSPATH=classes;htroot
+Set CLASSPATH=htroot
 For %%X in (lib/*.jar) Do Call %0 CPGEN lib\%%X
 
 REM Please change the "javastart" settings in the web-interface "Basic Configuration" -> "Advanced" 
diff --git a/startYACY.sh b/startYACY.sh
index 97345431d..09b427885 100755
--- a/startYACY.sh
+++ b/startYACY.sh
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ fi
 # generating the proper classpath
 CLASSPATH=""
 for N in lib/*.jar; do CLASSPATH="$CLASSPATH$N:"; done
-CLASSPATH="classes:.:htroot:$CLASSPATH"
+CLASSPATH=".:htroot:$CLASSPATH"
 
 cmdline="$JAVA $JAVA_ARGS -Djava.awt.headless=true -classpath $CLASSPATH yacy";
 if [ $DEBUG -eq 1 ] #debug