diff --git a/src/sas/sascalc/fit/BumpsFitting.py b/src/sas/sascalc/fit/BumpsFitting.py
index c0bdd6eff9..e61734089e 100644
--- a/src/sas/sascalc/fit/BumpsFitting.py
+++ b/src/sas/sascalc/fit/BumpsFitting.py
@@ -6,11 +6,8 @@
 import traceback
 
 import numpy as np
-from uncertainties import ufloat, correlated_values
 
 from bumps import fitters
-from bumps.parameter import unique as unique_parameters
-
 try:
     from bumps.options import FIT_CONFIG
     # Default bumps to use the Levenberg-Marquardt optimizer
@@ -282,73 +279,35 @@ def fit(self, msg_q=None,
         result = run_bumps(problem, handler, curr_thread)
         if handler is not None:
             handler.update_fit(last=True)
-        propagate_errors = all(model.constraints for model in models)
-        uncertainty_error = None
-        if propagate_errors:
-            # TODO: shouldn't reference internal parameters of fit problem
-            varying = problem._parameters
-            # Propagate uncertainty through the parameter expressions
-            # We are going to abuse bumps a little here and stuff uncertainty
-            # objects into the parameter values, then update all the
-            # derived parameters with uncertainty propagation. We need to
-            # avoid triggering a model recalc since the uncertainty objects
-            # will not be working with sasmodels.
-            # TODO: if dream then use forward MC to evaluate uncertainty
-            # TODO: move uncertainty propagation into bumps
-            # TODO: should scale stderr by sqrt(chisq/DOF) if dy is unknown
-            values, errs, cov = result['value'], result["stderr"], result[
-                'covariance']
-            assert values is not None
-            # Turn all parameters (fixed and varying) into uncertainty objects with
-            # zero uncertainty.
-            for p in unique_parameters(problem.model_parameters()):
-                p.value = ufloat(p.value, 0)
-            # then update the computed standard deviation of fitted parameters
-            if len(varying) < 2:
-                varying[0].value = ufloat(values[0], errs[0])
-            else:
-                fitted = (correlated_values(values, cov) if not errs else
-                          [ufloat(value, np.nan) for value in values])
-
-                for p, v in zip(varying, fitted):
-                    p.value = v
-            try:
-                problem.setp_hook()
-            except np.linalg.LinAlgError:
-                fitted = [ufloat(value, err) for value, err in zip(
-                    values, errs)]
-                uncertainty_error = True
-                for p, v in zip(varying, fitted):
-                    p.value = v
-                problem.setp_hook()
-            except TypeError:
-                propagate_errors = False
-                uncertainty_error = True
 
+        # TODO: shouldn't reference internal parameters of fit problem
+        varying = problem._parameters
         # collect the results
         all_results = []
         for M in problem.models:
             fitness = M.fitness
-            par_names = fitness.fitted_par_names + fitness.computed_par_names
-            pars = fitness.fitted_pars + fitness.computed_pars
-            R = FResult(model=fitness.model,
-                        data=fitness.data,
-                        param_list=par_names)
+            fitted_index = [varying.index(p) for p in fitness.fitted_pars]
+            param_list = fitness.fitted_par_names + fitness.computed_par_names
+            R = FResult(model=fitness.model, data=fitness.data,
+                        param_list=param_list)
             R.theory = fitness.theory()
             R.residuals = fitness.residuals()
             R.index = fitness.data.idx
             R.fitter_id = self.fitter_id
+            # TODO: should scale stderr by sqrt(chisq/DOF) if dy is unknown
             R.success = result['success']
             if R.success:
-                R.pvec = (np.array([p.value.n for p in pars]) if
-                    propagate_errors else result['value'])
-                R.stderr = (np.array([p.value.s for p in pars]) if
-                    propagate_errors else result["stderr"])
-                DOF = max(1, fitness.numpoints() - len(fitness.fitted_pars))
-                R.fitness = np.sum(R.residuals ** 2) / DOF
+                if result['stderr'] is None:
+                    R.stderr = np.NaN*np.ones(len(param_list))
+                else:
+                    R.stderr = np.hstack((result['stderr'][fitted_index],
+                                          np.NaN*np.ones(len(fitness.computed_pars))))
+                R.pvec = np.hstack((result['value'][fitted_index],
+                                    [p.value for p in fitness.computed_pars]))
+                R.fitness = np.sum(R.residuals**2)/(fitness.numpoints() - len(fitted_index))
             else:
-                R.pvec = np.asarray([p.value for p in pars])
-                R.stderr = np.NaN * np.ones(len(pars))
+                R.stderr = np.NaN*np.ones(len(param_list))
+                R.pvec = np.asarray([p.value for p in fitness.fitted_pars+fitness.computed_pars])
                 R.fitness = np.NaN
             R.convergence = result['convergence']
             if result['uncertainty'] is not None:
@@ -408,13 +367,10 @@ def abort_test():
     success = best is not None
     try:
         stderr = fitdriver.stderr() if success else None
-        cov = (fitdriver.cov() if not hasattr(fitdriver.fitter, 'state') else
-               np.cov(fitdriver.fitter.state.draw().points.T))
     except Exception as exc:
         errors.append(str(exc))
         errors.append(traceback.format_exc())
         stderr = None
-        cov = None
     return {
         'value': best if success else None,
         'stderr': stderr,
@@ -422,5 +378,4 @@ def abort_test():
         'convergence': convergence,
         'uncertainty': getattr(fitdriver.fitter, 'state', None),
         'errors': '\n'.join(errors),
-        'covariance': cov,
         }