diff -Nru Source/com/drew/imaging/jpeg/JpegMetadataReader.java Source-gil/com/drew/imaging/jpeg/JpegMetadataReader.java
--- Source/com/drew/imaging/jpeg/JpegMetadataReader.java	2006-11-30 01:51:20.000000000 +0100
+++ Source-gil/com/drew/imaging/jpeg/JpegMetadataReader.java	2011-08-15 21:10:35.000000000 +0200
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import com.drew.metadata.iptc.IptcReader;
 import com.drew.metadata.jpeg.JpegCommentReader;
 import com.drew.metadata.jpeg.JpegReader;
-import com.sun.image.codec.jpeg.JPEGDecodeParam;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.InputStream;
@@ -82,36 +81,6 @@
 
         return metadata;
     }
-
-    public static Metadata readMetadata(JPEGDecodeParam decodeParam)
-    {
-        final Metadata metadata = new Metadata();
-
-        /* We should only really be seeing Exif in _data[0]... the 2D array exists
-         * because markers can theoretically appear multiple times in the file.
-         */
-        // TODO test this method
-        byte[][] exifSegment = decodeParam.getMarkerData(JPEGDecodeParam.APP1_MARKER);
-        if (exifSegment != null && exifSegment[0].length>0) {
-            new ExifReader(exifSegment[0]).extract(metadata);
-        }
-
-        // similarly, use only the first IPTC segment
-        byte[][] iptcSegment = decodeParam.getMarkerData(JPEGDecodeParam.APPD_MARKER);
-        if (iptcSegment != null && iptcSegment[0].length>0) {
-            new IptcReader(iptcSegment[0]).extract(metadata);
-        }
-
-        // NOTE: Unable to utilise JpegReader for the SOF0 frame here, as the decodeParam doesn't contain the byte[]
-
-        // similarly, use only the first Jpeg Comment segment
-        byte[][] jpegCommentSegment = decodeParam.getMarkerData(JPEGDecodeParam.COMMENT_MARKER);
-        if (jpegCommentSegment != null && jpegCommentSegment[0].length>0) {
-            new JpegCommentReader(jpegCommentSegment[0]).extract(metadata);
-        }
-
-        return metadata;
-    }
 
     private JpegMetadataReader() throws Exception
     {
diff -Nru Source/com/drew/metadata/test/SampleUsage.java Source-gil/com/drew/metadata/test/SampleUsage.java
--- Source/com/drew/metadata/test/SampleUsage.java	2006-11-30 02:33:22.000000000 +0100
+++ Source-gil/com/drew/metadata/test/SampleUsage.java	2011-08-15 21:13:34.000000000 +0200
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
 import com.drew.metadata.Metadata;
 import com.drew.metadata.Directory;
 import com.drew.metadata.Tag;
-import com.sun.image.codec.jpeg.JPEGCodec;
-import com.sun.image.codec.jpeg.JPEGDecodeParam;
-import com.sun.image.codec.jpeg.JPEGImageDecoder;
 
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 import java.io.File;
@@ -90,21 +87,6 @@
             System.err.println("error 3a: " + e);
         }
         
-        // Approach 4
-        // This approach is the slowest, because it decodes the Jpeg image.  Of course you now have a decoded image to
-        // play with.  In some instances this will be most appropriate.
-        try {
-            JPEGImageDecoder jpegDecoder = JPEGCodec.createJPEGDecoder(new FileInputStream(file));
-            BufferedImage image = jpegDecoder.decodeAsBufferedImage();
-            // now you can use the image
-            JPEGDecodeParam decodeParam = jpegDecoder.getJPEGDecodeParam();
-            Metadata metadata = JpegMetadataReader.readMetadata(decodeParam);
-            printImageTags(4, metadata);
-        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
-            System.err.println("error 4a: " + e);
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            System.err.println("error 4b: " + e);
-        }
     }
 
     private void printImageTags(int approachCount, Metadata metadata)