diff --git a/hplip/Makefile.am b/hplip/Makefile.am

index b77327f5a..fcd35058a 100644

--- a/hplip/Makefile.am

+++ b/hplip/Makefile.am

@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ hpcups_SOURCES = prnt/hpcups/HPCupsFilter.cpp prnt/hpcups/HPCupsFilter.h prnt/hp

 	prnt/hpcups/Mode2.cpp prnt/hpcups/Mode2.h prnt/hpcups/Mode3.cpp prnt/hpcups/Mode3.h \

 	prnt/hpcups/Mode9.cpp prnt/hpcups/Mode9.h prnt/hpcups/Mode10.cpp prnt/hpcups/Mode10.h \

 	prnt/hpcups/ModeDeltaPlus.cpp prnt/hpcups/ModeDeltaPlus.h prnt/hpcups/ModeJbig.cpp prnt/hpcups/ModeJbig.h \

-	prnt/hpcups/ErnieFilter.cpp prnt/hpcups/ErnieFilter.h prnt/hpcups/EncapsulatorFactory.cpp prnt/hpcups/EncapsulatorFactory.h \

+	prnt/hpcups/EncapsulatorFactory.cpp prnt/hpcups/EncapsulatorFactory.h \

 	prnt/hpcups/Encapsulator.cpp prnt/hpcups/Encapsulator.h prnt/hpcups/Pcl3.cpp prnt/hpcups/Pcl3.h \

 	prnt/hpcups/Pcl3Gui.cpp prnt/hpcups/Pcl3Gui.h prnt/hpcups/Pcl3Gui2.cpp prnt/hpcups/Pcl3Gui2.h \

 	prnt/hpcups/LJMono.cpp prnt/hpcups/LJMono.h prnt/hpcups/LJColor.cpp prnt/hpcups/LJColor.h \

diff --git a/hplip/prnt/hpcups/Pcl3Gui2.cpp b/hplip/prnt/hpcups/Pcl3Gui2.cpp

index cb4fda1d7..630e4db26 100644

--- a/hplip/prnt/hpcups/Pcl3Gui2.cpp

+++ b/hplip/prnt/hpcups/Pcl3Gui2.cpp

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@

 #include "CommonDefinitions.h"

 #include "Pcl3Gui2.h"

-#include "ErnieFilter.h"

 #include "Mode10.h"

 #include "Mode9.h"

 #include "PrinterCommands.h"

@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@

 Pcl3Gui2::Pcl3Gui2() : Encapsulator()

 {

     speed_mech_enabled = true;

-    m_run_ernie_filter = true;

     crd_type = eCrd_color_only;   // pcl3 printers support RGB only ref:hplip-1701

     strcpy(m_szLanguage, "PCL3GUI");

 }

@@ -59,21 +57,6 @@ DRIVER_ERROR Pcl3Gui2::Configure(Pipeline **pipeline)

     }

     width = m_pMA->printable_width;;

-    if (m_run_ernie_filter) {

-	    ErnieFilter    *pErnie;

-

-       // Normal: threshold = (resolution) * (0.0876) - 2

-       int threshold = ((m_pQA->horizontal_resolution * 876) / 10000) - 2;

-

-       pErnie = new ErnieFilter (width, eBGRPixelData, threshold);

-       p = new Pipeline (pErnie);

-       if (head) {

-          head->AddPhase (p);

-       }

-       else {

-           head = p;

-       }

-    }

     if (crd_type != eCrd_black_only) {

         Mode10    *pMode10;

diff --git a/hplip/prnt/hpcups/Pcl3Gui2.h b/hplip/prnt/hpcups/Pcl3Gui2.h

index 890707831..543f8bd76 100644

--- a/hplip/prnt/hpcups/Pcl3Gui2.h

+++ b/hplip/prnt/hpcups/Pcl3Gui2.h

@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ private:

     DRIVER_ERROR encapsulateRaster(BYTE *input_raster, unsigned int num_bytes, COLORTYPE c_type);

     bool    speed_mech_enabled;

     int     page_number;

-    bool    m_run_ernie_filter;

     eCrdType    crd_type;

 };