diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/contentviewer/OtherOccurrenceNodeInstanceData.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/contentviewer/OtherOccurrenceNodeInstanceData.java
index b049613f33..79dcf21f64 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/contentviewer/OtherOccurrenceNodeInstanceData.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/contentviewer/OtherOccurrenceNodeInstanceData.java
@@ -122,20 +122,8 @@ class OtherOccurrenceNodeInstanceData implements OtherOccurrenceNodeData {
      */
     boolean isCentralRepoNode() {
         return (originalCorrelationInstance != null);
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     * Uses the saved instance plus type and value to make a new CorrelationAttribute.
-     * Should only be called if isCentralRepoNode() is true.
-     * @return the newly created CorrelationAttribute
-     */
-    CorrelationAttributeInstance getCorrelationAttribute() throws EamDbException {
-        if (! isCentralRepoNode() ) { 
-            throw new EamDbException("Can not create CorrelationAttribute for non central repo node");
-        }
-        return originalCorrelationInstance;
-    }
-    
+    }    
+ 
     /**
      * Get the case name
      * @return the case name
@@ -206,7 +194,7 @@ class OtherOccurrenceNodeInstanceData implements OtherOccurrenceNodeData {
      * @return the original abstract file
      */
     AbstractFile getAbstractFile() throws EamDbException {
-        if (originalCorrelationInstance == null) {
+        if (originalAbstractFile == null) {
             throw new EamDbException("AbstractFile is null");
         }
         return originalAbstractFile;
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/commonfilesearch/CentralRepoCommonAttributeInstance.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/commonfilesearch/CentralRepoCommonAttributeInstance.java
index f38b936cf9..e0fbb6478e 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/commonfilesearch/CentralRepoCommonAttributeInstance.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/commonfilesearch/CentralRepoCommonAttributeInstance.java
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ final public class CentralRepoCommonAttributeInstance extends AbstractCommonAttr
 
                 // Only attempt to make the abstract file if the attribute is from the current case
                 if (currentCase.getName().equals(currentAttributeInstance.getCorrelationCase().getCaseUUID())) {
-
                     SleuthkitCase tskDb = currentCase.getSleuthkitCase();
 
                     // Find the correct data source
@@ -98,8 +97,7 @@ final public class CentralRepoCommonAttributeInstance extends AbstractCommonAttr
                         parentPath += File.separator;
                     }
                     parentPath = parentPath.replace("\\", "/");
-
-                    final String whereClause = String.format("lower(name) = '%s' AND md5 = '%s' AND lower(parent_path) = '%s' AND data_source_obj_id = %s", fileName, currentAttribute.getCorrelationValue(), parentPath, dataSource.get().getId());
+                    final String whereClause = String.format("lower(name) = '%s' AND lower(parent_path) = '%s' AND data_source_obj_id = %s", fileName, parentPath, dataSource.get().getId());
                     List<AbstractFile> potentialAbstractFiles = tskDb.findAllFilesWhere(whereClause);
 
                     if (potentialAbstractFiles.isEmpty()) {