diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/reasoner/SimpleReasoner.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/reasoner/SimpleReasoner.java
index b2f0390f8..7cf2cd947 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/reasoner/SimpleReasoner.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/reasoner/SimpleReasoner.java
@@ -102,9 +102,12 @@ public class SimpleReasoner extends StatementListener {
 			if (stmt.getPredicate().equals(RDF.type)) {
 			    addedABoxTypeAssertion(stmt, inferenceModel);
 			    setMostSpecificTypes(stmt.getSubject(), inferenceModel);
-			} else {
+			} 
+	       /* uncomment this to enable subproperty/equivalent property inferencing. sjm222 5/13/2011	
+			else {
 			    addedABoxAssertion(stmt,inferenceModel);
 			}
+	       */
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			// don't stop the edit if there's an exception
 			log.error("Exception while adding inferences: ", e);
@@ -123,9 +126,12 @@ public class SimpleReasoner extends StatementListener {
 			if (stmt.getPredicate().equals(RDF.type)) {
 			    removedABoxTypeAssertion(stmt, inferenceModel);
 			    setMostSpecificTypes(stmt.getSubject(), inferenceModel);
-			} else {
+			}
+			/* uncomment this to enable subproperty/equivalent property inferencing. sjm222 5/13/2011
+			else {
 				removedABoxAssertion(stmt, inferenceModel);
 			}
+			*/
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			// don't stop the edit if there's an exception
 			log.error("Exception while retracting inferences: ", e);
@@ -164,7 +170,9 @@ public class SimpleReasoner extends StatementListener {
 				   addedSubClass(subject,object,inferenceModel);
 				   addedSubClass(object,subject,inferenceModel);
 				}
-			} else if (stmt.getPredicate().equals(RDFS.subPropertyOf) || stmt.getPredicate().equals(OWL.equivalentProperty)) {
+			} 
+			  /* uncomment this to enable sub property/equivalent property inferencing. sjm222 5/13/2011
+			  else if (stmt.getPredicate().equals(RDFS.subPropertyOf) || stmt.getPredicate().equals(OWL.equivalentProperty)) {
 				OntProperty subject = tboxModel.getOntProperty((stmt.getSubject()).getURI());
 				OntProperty object = tboxModel.getOntProperty(((Resource)stmt.getObject()).getURI()); 
 				
@@ -174,8 +182,10 @@ public class SimpleReasoner extends StatementListener {
 					// equivalent property is the same as subProperty in both directions
 				   addedSubProperty(subject,object,inferenceModel);
 				   addedSubProperty(object,subject,inferenceModel);
-				}				
-			}
+				}
+			   }
+			*/				
+			
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			// don't stop the edit if there's an exception
 			log.error("Exception while adding inference(s): ", e);
@@ -210,7 +220,9 @@ public class SimpleReasoner extends StatementListener {
 				   removedSubClass(subject,object,inferenceModel);
 				   removedSubClass(object,subject,inferenceModel);
 				}
-			} else if (stmt.getPredicate().equals(RDFS.subPropertyOf) || stmt.getPredicate().equals(OWL.equivalentProperty)) {
+			} 
+			/* uncomment this to enable sub property / equivalent property inferencing. sjm222 5/13/2011.
+			else if (stmt.getPredicate().equals(RDFS.subPropertyOf) || stmt.getPredicate().equals(OWL.equivalentProperty)) {
 				OntProperty subject = tboxModel.getOntProperty((stmt.getSubject()).getURI());
 				OntProperty object = tboxModel.getOntProperty(((Resource)stmt.getObject()).getURI()); 
 				
@@ -222,6 +234,7 @@ public class SimpleReasoner extends StatementListener {
 				   removedSubProperty(object,subject);
 				}				
 			}
+			*/
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			// don't stop the edit if there's an exception
 			log.error("Exception while removing inference(s): ", e);
diff --git a/webapp/test/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/reasoner/SimpleReasonerTest.java b/webapp/test/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/reasoner/SimpleReasonerTest.java
index fd7474f5a..5ee990ed2 100644
--- a/webapp/test/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/reasoner/SimpleReasonerTest.java
+++ b/webapp/test/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/reasoner/SimpleReasonerTest.java
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ public class SimpleReasonerTest extends AbstractTestClass {
 	/*
 	 * tests rdfs:subPropertyOf materialization for object properties.
 	 */
-	@Test
+	// @Test  uncomment when sub/equiv property inferencing is enabled. sjm222 5/13/2011
 	public void addABoxAssertion1(){
 				
 		// Create TBox, ABox and Inference models and register
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ public class SimpleReasonerTest extends AbstractTestClass {
 	* Test that when a statement is asserted, that it not
 	* added to the inference graph.
 	*/
-	@Test
+	// @Test  uncomment when sub/equiv property inferencing is enabled. sjm222 5/13/2011
 	public void addABoxAssertion2(){
 			
 		// Create TBox, ABox and Inference models and register
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ public class SimpleReasonerTest extends AbstractTestClass {
 	/*
 	* Test inference based on property equivalence
 	*/ 
-	@Test
+	// @Test  uncomment when sub/equiv property inferencing is enabled. sjm222 5/13/2011
 	public void addABoxAssertion4(){
 				
 		// Create TBox, ABox and Inference models and register
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ public class SimpleReasonerTest extends AbstractTestClass {
 	 * property so no inference should be materialized.
 	 */
 
-	@Test
+	// @Test  uncomment when sub/equiv property inferencing is enabled. sjm222 5/13/2011
 	public void addABoxAssertion5(){
 				
 		// Create TBox, ABox and Inference models and register
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ public class SimpleReasonerTest extends AbstractTestClass {
 	/*
 	 * Test inference based on property equivalence
 	 */
-	@Test
+	// @Test  uncomment when sub/equiv property inferencing is enabled. sjm222 5/13/2011
 	public void addABoxAssertion6() {
 				
 		// Create TBox, ABox and Inference models and register
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ public class SimpleReasonerTest extends AbstractTestClass {
 	 * rdfs:subPropetyOf statement, this test serves
 	 * as a test of equivalentProperty assertions also.
 	 */
-	@Test
+	// @Test  uncomment when sub/equiv property inferencing is enabled. sjm222 5/13/2011
 	public void addTBoxSubPropertyAssertion1(){
 				
 		// Create TBox, ABox and Inference models and register
@@ -850,7 +850,6 @@ public class SimpleReasonerTest extends AbstractTestClass {
 		
 	}
 	
-	@Test
 	/*
 	 * Test the removal of a subPropertyOf statement from 
 	 * the TBox. The instance data that is the basis
@@ -864,6 +863,7 @@ public class SimpleReasonerTest extends AbstractTestClass {
 	 * as a test of equivalentProperty assertions also.
 	 * 
 	 */
+	// @Test  uncomment when sub/equiv property inferencing is enabled. sjm222 5/13/2011
 	public void removeTBoxSubPropertyAssertion1(){
 		// Create TBox, ABox and Inference models and register
 		// the ABox reasoner listeners with the ABox and TBox
@@ -955,11 +955,12 @@ public class SimpleReasonerTest extends AbstractTestClass {
 	}
 	
 	
-	@Test
+
 	/*
      * Test computation of mostSpecificType annotations in response
      * to an added/removed ABox type assertion.
 	 */
+	@Test
 	public void mstTest1(){
 		// Create TBox, ABox and Inference models and register
 		// the ABox reasoner listeners with the ABox and TBox
@@ -1025,11 +1026,12 @@ public class SimpleReasonerTest extends AbstractTestClass {
 		Assert.assertFalse(aBox.contains(ind_x, mostSpecificType, ResourceFactory.createTypedLiteral(classD.getURI(), XSDDatatype.XSDanyURI)));	
 	}
 	
-	@Test
+
 	/*
      * Test computation of mostSpecificType annotations in response
      * to an added ABox type assertion.
 	 */
+	@Test
 	public void mstTest2(){
 		// Create TBox, ABox and Inference models and register
 		// the ABox reasoner listeners with the ABox and TBox
@@ -1074,11 +1076,11 @@ public class SimpleReasonerTest extends AbstractTestClass {
 		Assert.assertTrue(aBox.contains(ind_x, mostSpecificType, ResourceFactory.createTypedLiteral(classC.getURI(), XSDDatatype.XSDanyURI)));	
 	}
 		
-	@Test
 	/*
      * Test computation of mostSpecificType annotations in response
      * to an added/removed TBox assertions.
 	 */
+	@Test
 	public void mstTest3(){
 		// Create TBox, ABox and Inference models and register
 		// the ABox reasoner listeners with the ABox and TBox