diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/datamodel/EamArtifactUtil.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/datamodel/EamArtifactUtil.java
index 9e7a7e9dbb..b093c098bd 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/datamodel/EamArtifactUtil.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/datamodel/EamArtifactUtil.java
@@ -166,9 +166,11 @@ public class EamArtifactUtil {
             } else if (correlationType.getId() == CorrelationAttributeInstance.SSID_TYPE_ID
                     && BlackboardArtifact.ARTIFACT_TYPE.TSK_WIFI_NETWORK.getTypeID() == artifactTypeID) {
                 value = bbArtifact.getAttribute(new BlackboardAttribute.Type(BlackboardAttribute.ATTRIBUTE_TYPE.TSK_SSID)).getValueString();
-            } else if (correlationType.getId() == CorrelationAttributeInstance.MAC_TYPE_ID) {
-                value = "NEED_MAC_ADDRESS";
-            }
+            } 
+//            else if (correlationType.getId() == CorrelationAttributeInstance.MAC_TYPE_ID
+//                     && BlackboardArtifact.ARTIFACT_TYPE.TSK_DEVICE_ATTACHED.getTypeID() == artifactTypeID) {
+//                value = bbArtifact.getAttribute(new BlackboardAttribute.Type(BlackboardAttribute.ATTRIBUTE_TYPE.TSK_DEVICE_ID)).getValueString();
+//            }  //WJS-TODO enable actually making the mac address attrs when tsk_artifacts and attrs added
         } catch (TskCoreException ex) {
             logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Error getting attribute while getting type from BlackboardArtifact.", ex); // NON-NLS
             return null;