diff --git a/alignment/hisat_genotype.sh b/alignment/hisat_genotype.sh
index 6e225ebcf6f4ceebecc3a15982d70dc9ef4e9dd1..32d5d4dc1ecd6aea92f0d7a1ba4dab6041ef94a2 100644
--- a/alignment/hisat_genotype.sh
+++ b/alignment/hisat_genotype.sh
@@ -11,10 +11,9 @@ usage() {
   exit 1
 }
 OPTIND=1 # Reset OPTIND
-while getopts :r:x:y:p:uh opt
+while getopts :x:y:p:uh opt
 do
     case $opt in
-        r) index_path=$OPTARG;;
         x) fq1=$OPTARG;;
         y) fq2=$OPTARG;;
 	u) umi='umi';;
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ done
 shift $(($OPTIND -1))
 
 # Check for mandatory options
-if [[ -z $pair_id ]] || [[ -z $index_path ]]; then
+if [[ -z $pair_id ]]; then
     usage
 fi
 
diff --git a/variants/svcalling.sh b/variants/svcalling.sh
index 17bc77001347e37a528075d1f4da81ba0acf28c4..512fea26b84120c6c152a7de4b6fca04cadf5611 100755
--- a/variants/svcalling.sh
+++ b/variants/svcalling.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ usage() {
   exit 1
 }
 OPTIND=1 # Reset OPTIND
-while getopts :r:p:b:i:e:n:a:h opt
+while getopts :r:p:b:i:n:a:h opt
 do
     case $opt in
         r) index_path=$OPTARG;;