diff --git a/deps/abPOA b/deps/abPOA
index d2e0186..2718d1c 160000
--- a/deps/abPOA
+++ b/deps/abPOA
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d2e0186963b5d8418dcc86f4154a4703fbce94dd
+Subproject commit 2718d1c7a020efac0a5c93cf1083e1de58bde17b
diff --git a/deps/spoa b/deps/spoa
index 981ad59..73f7a25 160000
--- a/deps/spoa
+++ b/deps/spoa
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 981ad5921c989948b37e821f6f47e8e23873cf28
+Subproject commit 73f7a259b3598d629e883f8b6cf64288c84c695d
diff --git a/src/breaks.cpp b/src/breaks.cpp
index f2db245..16c1d74 100644
--- a/src/breaks.cpp
+++ b/src/breaks.cpp
@@ -244,11 +244,11 @@ namespace smoothxg {
                     }
                     // if there is, set the cut length to some fraction of it
                     std::vector<double> lengths;
-                    double max_z = 0;
+                    //double max_z = 0;
                     for (auto& repeat : repeats) {
                         if (repeat.length > 0) {
                             lengths.push_back(repeat.length);
-                            max_z = std::max(repeat.z_score, max_z);
+                            //max_z = std::max(repeat.z_score, max_z);
                         }
                     }
                     found_repeat = !lengths.empty();