diff --git a/eclipse-plugins/edu.wpi.first.wpilib.plugins.java/resources/templates/examples/GearsBot/src/org/usfirst/frc/team190/robot/subsystems/DriveTrain.java b/eclipse-plugins/edu.wpi.first.wpilib.plugins.java/resources/templates/examples/GearsBot/src/org/usfirst/frc/team190/robot/subsystems/DriveTrain.java
index cfb17663dc..5770cb3751 100644
--- a/eclipse-plugins/edu.wpi.first.wpilib.plugins.java/resources/templates/examples/GearsBot/src/org/usfirst/frc/team190/robot/subsystems/DriveTrain.java
+++ b/eclipse-plugins/edu.wpi.first.wpilib.plugins.java/resources/templates/examples/GearsBot/src/org/usfirst/frc/team190/robot/subsystems/DriveTrain.java
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ public class DriveTrain extends Subsystem {
 			left_encoder.setDistancePerPulse((4.0/12.0*Math.PI) / 360.0);
 			right_encoder.setDistancePerPulse((4.0/12.0*Math.PI) / 360.0);
 		}
-		
-		left_encoder.start();
-		right_encoder.start();
 
 		rangefinder = new AnalogInput(6);
 		gyro = new Gyro(1);
diff --git a/eclipse-plugins/edu.wpi.first.wpilib.plugins.java/resources/templates/examples/PacGoat/src/org/usfirst/frc/team190/pacgoat/subsystems/DriveTrain.java b/eclipse-plugins/edu.wpi.first.wpilib.plugins.java/resources/templates/examples/PacGoat/src/org/usfirst/frc/team190/pacgoat/subsystems/DriveTrain.java
index 850a34a25e..3dc1755daf 100644
--- a/eclipse-plugins/edu.wpi.first.wpilib.plugins.java/resources/templates/examples/PacGoat/src/org/usfirst/frc/team190/pacgoat/subsystems/DriveTrain.java
+++ b/eclipse-plugins/edu.wpi.first.wpilib.plugins.java/resources/templates/examples/PacGoat/src/org/usfirst/frc/team190/pacgoat/subsystems/DriveTrain.java
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ public class DriveTrain extends Subsystem {
 			leftEncoder.setDistancePerPulse((4.0/*in*/*Math.PI)/(360.0*12.0/*in/ft*/));
 		}
 
-		rightEncoder.start();
-		leftEncoder.start();		
 		LiveWindow.addSensor("DriveTrain", "Right Encoder", rightEncoder);
 		LiveWindow.addSensor("DriveTrain", "Left Encoder", leftEncoder);