static is redundant on enums
diff --git a/genomix/genomix-data/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/genomix/config/GenomixJobConf.java b/genomix/genomix-data/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/genomix/config/GenomixJobConf.java
index 9ed4163..5576854 100644
--- a/genomix/genomix-data/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/genomix/config/GenomixJobConf.java
+++ b/genomix/genomix-data/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/genomix/config/GenomixJobConf.java
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
     /**
      * the set of patterns that can be applied to the graph 
      */
-    public static enum Patterns {  // TODO static needed for other place we use enum?
+    public enum Patterns {
         BUILD,
         BUILD_HYRACKS,
         BUILD_HADOOP,
diff --git a/genomix/genomix-hadoop/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/genomix/hadoop/contrailgraphbuilding/GenomixMapper.java b/genomix/genomix-hadoop/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/genomix/hadoop/contrailgraphbuilding/GenomixMapper.java
index d93bc0e..89408a1 100644
--- a/genomix/genomix-hadoop/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/genomix/hadoop/contrailgraphbuilding/GenomixMapper.java
+++ b/genomix/genomix-hadoop/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/genomix/hadoop/contrailgraphbuilding/GenomixMapper.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 public class GenomixMapper extends MapReduceBase implements
     Mapper<LongWritable, Text, VKmerBytesWritable, NodeWritable>{
     
-    public static enum KmerDir{
+    public enum KmerDir{
         FORWARD,
         REVERSE,
     }
diff --git a/genomix/genomix-hyracks/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/genomix/hyracks/graph/driver/Driver.java b/genomix/genomix-hyracks/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/genomix/hyracks/graph/driver/Driver.java
index 9d92fa3..95b11c8 100644
--- a/genomix/genomix-hyracks/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/genomix/hyracks/graph/driver/Driver.java
+++ b/genomix/genomix-hyracks/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/genomix/hyracks/graph/driver/Driver.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 public class Driver {
-    public static enum Plan {
+    public enum Plan {
         BUILD_OLD_DEBRUJIN_GRAPH_STEP1,
         BUILD_OLD_DEBRUIJN_GRAPH_STEP2_CHECK_KMERREADER,
         BUILD_DEBRUIJN_GRAPH,
diff --git a/genomix/genomix-hyracks/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/genomix/hyracks/graph/test/TestSet.java b/genomix/genomix-hyracks/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/genomix/hyracks/graph/test/TestSet.java
index 7c275c4..7466db3 100644
--- a/genomix/genomix-hyracks/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/genomix/hyracks/graph/test/TestSet.java
+++ b/genomix/genomix-hyracks/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/genomix/hyracks/graph/test/TestSet.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     public final String[] SRSET = { "HighSplitRepeat", "MidSplitRepeat", "LowSplitRepeat" };
     public final String[] TIPSET = { "Tips1", "Tips2", "Tips3", "Tips4" };
 
-    public static enum DirType {
+    public enum DirType {
         PATHMERGE,
         TIP,
         BUBBLE,