diff --git a/interface/src/ui/ImageOverlay.h b/interface/src/ui/ImageOverlay.h
index cad38b1071..de2dcb7693 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/ImageOverlay.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/ImageOverlay.h
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 #ifndef __interface__ImageOverlay__
 #define __interface__ImageOverlay__
 
+// include this before QGLWidget, which includes an earlier version of OpenGL
+#include "InterfaceConfig.h"
+
 #include <QGLWidget>
 #include <QImage>
 #include <QNetworkAccessManager>
@@ -19,8 +22,6 @@
 
 #include <SharedUtil.h>
 
-#include "InterfaceConfig.h"
-
 const xColor DEFAULT_BACKGROUND_COLOR = { 255, 255, 255 };
 const float DEFAULT_ALPHA = 0.7f;
 
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/Overlays.h b/interface/src/ui/Overlays.h
index ed686dc024..84e4338a72 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/Overlays.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/Overlays.h
@@ -8,20 +8,6 @@
 #ifndef __interface__Overlays__
 #define __interface__Overlays__
 
-/**
-#include <QGLWidget>
-#include <QImage>
-#include <QNetworkAccessManager>
-#include <QNetworkReply>
-#include <QRect>
-#include <QString>
-#include <QUrl>
-
-#include <SharedUtil.h>
-
-#include "InterfaceConfig.h"
-**/
-
 #include <QScriptValue>
 
 #include "ImageOverlay.h"