diff --git a/render-ws-java-client/src/main/java/org/janelia/render/client/solver/DistributedSolve.java b/render-ws-java-client/src/main/java/org/janelia/render/client/solver/DistributedSolve.java
index 7ed904b05..02e73000e 100644
--- a/render-ws-java-client/src/main/java/org/janelia/render/client/solver/DistributedSolve.java
+++ b/render-ws-java-client/src/main/java/org/janelia/render/client/solver/DistributedSolve.java
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ protected GlobalSolve globalSolve(
 		for ( int a = 0; a < allSolveItems.size() - 1; ++a )
 		{
 			final SolveItemData< ? extends Affine2D< ? >, ? extends Affine2D< ? >, ? extends Affine2D< ? > > solveItemA = allSolveItems.get( a );
-			solveItemDataToTile.putIfAbsent(solveItemA, new Tile<>(solveItemA.globalSolveModelInstance())); //TODO: how comes I can init a Tile with Affine2D???
+			solveItemDataToTile.putIfAbsent(solveItemA, new Tile(solveItemA.globalSolveModelInstance())); //TODO: how comes I can init a Tile with Affine2D???
 
 			for ( int z = solveItemA.minZ(); z <= solveItemA.maxZ(); ++z )
 			{
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ protected GlobalSolve globalSolve(
 				for ( int b = a + 1; b < allSolveItems.size(); ++b )
 				{
 					final SolveItemData< ? extends Affine2D< ? >, ? extends Affine2D< ? >, ? extends Affine2D< ? > > solveItemB = allSolveItems.get( b );
-					solveItemDataToTile.putIfAbsent(solveItemB, new Tile<>(solveItemB.globalSolveModelInstance()));
+					solveItemDataToTile.putIfAbsent(solveItemB, new Tile(solveItemB.globalSolveModelInstance()));
 
 					LOG.info( "globalSolve: solveItemB z range is {} to {}", solveItemB.minZ(), solveItemB.maxZ());
 
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ protected GlobalSolve globalSolve(
 						final SolveItemData< ? extends Affine2D< ? >, ? extends Affine2D< ? >, ? extends Affine2D< ? > > solveItemB =
 								solveItemA.createCorrespondingDummySolveItem( id, z );
 						zToSolveItemPairs.get( z ).add( new ValuePair<>( new ValuePair<>( solveItemA, solveItemB ), tileIds ) );
-						solveItemDataToTile.putIfAbsent(solveItemB, new Tile<>(solveItemB.globalSolveModelInstance()));
+						solveItemDataToTile.putIfAbsent(solveItemB, new Tile(solveItemB.globalSolveModelInstance()));
 	
 						++id;