diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/core/DirectoryFactory.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/core/DirectoryFactory.java
index 004caea4dc7..0b4a710c0c3 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/core/DirectoryFactory.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/core/DirectoryFactory.java
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ public abstract class DirectoryFactory implements NamedListInitializedPlugin,
   /**
    * Creates a new Directory for a given path.
    * 
-   * @param path
-   * @return
    * @throws IOException
    */
   protected abstract Directory create(String path) throws IOException;
@@ -49,8 +47,6 @@ public abstract class DirectoryFactory implements NamedListInitializedPlugin,
   /**
    * Returns true if a Directory exists for a given path.
    * 
-   * @param path
-   * @return
    */
   public abstract boolean exists(String path);
   
@@ -58,9 +54,6 @@ public abstract class DirectoryFactory implements NamedListInitializedPlugin,
    * Returns the Directory for a given path, using the specified rawLockType.
    * Will return the same Directory instance for the same path.
    * 
-   * @param path
-   * @param rawLockType
-   * @return
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public abstract Directory get(String path, String rawLockType)
@@ -71,10 +64,6 @@ public abstract class DirectoryFactory implements NamedListInitializedPlugin,
    * Will return the same Directory instance for the same path unless forceNew,
    * in which case a new Directory is returned.
    * 
-   * @param path
-   * @param rawLockType
-   * @param forceNew
-   * @return
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public abstract Directory get(String path, String rawLockType,
@@ -84,7 +73,6 @@ public abstract class DirectoryFactory implements NamedListInitializedPlugin,
    * Increment the number of references to the given Directory. You must call
    * release for every call to this method.
    * 
-   * @param directory
    */
   public abstract void incRef(Directory directory);
   
@@ -92,7 +80,6 @@ public abstract class DirectoryFactory implements NamedListInitializedPlugin,
    * Releases the Directory so that it may be closed when it is no longer
    * referenced.
    * 
-   * @param directory
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public abstract void release(Directory directory) throws IOException;
diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/core/SolrCore.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/core/SolrCore.java
index c2c65c6c335..fdc9a746327 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/core/SolrCore.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/core/SolrCore.java
@@ -495,12 +495,13 @@ public final class SolrCore implements SolrInfoMBean {
   /**
    * Creates a new core and register it in the list of cores.
    * If a core with the same name already exists, it will be stopped and replaced by this one.
-   *@param dataDir the index directory
-   *@param config a solr config instance
-   *@param schema a solr schema instance
-   *@param updateHandler
    *
-   *@since solr 1.3
+   * @param name
+   * @param dataDir the index directory
+   * @param config a solr config instance
+   * @param schema a solr schema instance
+   *
+   * @since solr 1.3
    */
   public SolrCore(String name, String dataDir, SolrConfig config, IndexSchema schema, CoreDescriptor cd) {
     this(name, dataDir, config, schema, cd, null);
diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/search/SolrIndexSearcher.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/search/SolrIndexSearcher.java
index 04aa8c5be54..2460b7baea2 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/search/SolrIndexSearcher.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/search/SolrIndexSearcher.java
@@ -396,7 +396,6 @@ public class SolrIndexSearcher extends IndexSearcher implements SolrInfoMBean {
 
   /**
    * @return the indexDir on which this searcher is opened
-   * @see #SolrIndexSearcher(SolrCore, IndexSchema, String, Directory, boolean)
    */
   public String getIndexDir() {
     return indexDir;
@@ -2206,4 +2205,4 @@ class FilterImpl extends Filter {
     }
   }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/update/SolrCoreState.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/update/SolrCoreState.java
index e2cf845cced..56c8eec0350 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/update/SolrCoreState.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/update/SolrCoreState.java
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ public abstract class SolrCoreState {
    * Get the current IndexWriter. If a new IndexWriter must be created, use the
    * settings from the given {@link SolrCore}.
    * 
-   * @param core
-   * @return
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public abstract IndexWriter getIndexWriter(SolrCore core) throws IOException;