diff --git a/cave/build/static/linux/alertviz/alertviz.sh b/cave/build/static/linux/alertviz/alertviz.sh
index e9ee6f88e7..598cb3887d 100644
--- a/cave/build/static/linux/alertviz/alertviz.sh
+++ b/cave/build/static/linux/alertviz/alertviz.sh
@@ -78,12 +78,6 @@ if [ ! -d $LOGDIR ]; then
  mkdir -p $LOGDIR
 fi
 
-# Special instructions for the 64-bit jvm.
-ARCH_ARGS=""
-if [ -f /awips2/java/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so ]; then
-   ARCH_ARGS="-vm /awips2/java/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so"
-fi
-
 #run a loop for alertviz
 count=0
 while [ $exitVal -ne 0 -a $count -lt 10 ]
@@ -105,9 +99,9 @@ do
  else
   #finally check if we can write to the file
   if [ -w ${LOGFILE} ]; then
-   ${dir}/alertviz ${ARCH_ARGS} $*  > ${LOGFILE} 2>&1
+   ${dir}/alertviz $*  > ${LOGFILE} 2>&1
   else
-   ${dir}/alertviz ${ARCH_ARGS} $*
+   ${dir}/alertviz $*
   fi
  fi
  exitVal=$?