diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 7f78e0e24..7770de3c3 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -229,19 +229,20 @@ subprojects { p ->
         }
     }
 
-    // Tells gradle where to look for other modules
-    // Why isn't the classpath added to the modules path by default?
-    if (p == project(":core")) {
-        compileJava {
-            inputs.property('moduleName', 'dhApi')
-            doFirst {
-                options.compilerArgs = [
-                        '--module-path', classpath.asPath
-                ]
-                classpath = files()
-            }
-        }
-    }
+    // this can be un-commented if we ever wanted to make DH modular (AKA use a module-info.java file) again
+//    // Tells gradle where to look for other modules
+//    // Why isn't the classpath added to the modules path by default?
+//    if (p == project(":core")) {
+//        compileJava {
+//            inputs.property('moduleName', 'dhApi')
+//            doFirst {
+//                options.compilerArgs = [
+//                        '--module-path', classpath.asPath
+//                ]
+//                classpath = files()
+//            }
+//        }
+//    }
 
     // Run mergeJars when running build
     build.finalizedBy(mergeJars)
diff --git a/core b/core
index 63309e1fb..e2d90f662 160000
--- a/core
+++ b/core
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 63309e1fb3c5dfa7d1db6b0567af585ee9deb021
+Subproject commit e2d90f6627bc86d7f4d0223a39539598b6af7daa