diff --git a/libraries/base/common/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/base/common/hdllib.cfg
index aaeb3ebd0172fa81c4f8bb98c12e247f933eb208..6460fa6d67c6f230896286c762baedcd35eacd1c 100644
--- a/libraries/base/common/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/base/common/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 
 hdl_lib_technology = 
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 synth_files =
     $UNB/Firmware/modules/common/src/vhdl/common_pkg.vhd
     $UNB/Firmware/modules/common/src/vhdl/common_str_pkg.vhd
diff --git a/libraries/base/diag/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/base/diag/hdllib.cfg
index 335002e1905706d1476c5b683f2a4014568b51d2..277e0f7785b3129c986eaf6da8dc65daa1545898 100644
--- a/libraries/base/diag/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/base/diag/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 
 hdl_lib_technology = 
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 synth_files =
     src/vhdl/diag_pkg.vhd
     $UNB/Firmware/modules/Lofar/diag/src/vhdl/diag_bypass.vhd
diff --git a/libraries/base/diagnostics/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/base/diagnostics/hdllib.cfg
index b71d98faf0813a952c848852d45a1b705fa3f649..2f615dd7f26858e61d54baca937cfc3377f9556d 100644
--- a/libraries/base/diagnostics/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/base/diagnostics/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 
 hdl_lib_technology = 
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 synth_files =
     src/vhdl/diagnostics.vhd
     $UNB/Firmware/modules/diagnostics/src/vhdl/diagnostics_reg.vhd
diff --git a/libraries/base/dp/designs/unb1_dp_offload/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/base/dp/designs/unb1_dp_offload/hdllib.cfg
index ed80f07d12c1b7fbf1eb32990c34d1f6e91076e4..76ba2cbee7b6330653d2e807bffe235e033ec5ba 100644
--- a/libraries/base/dp/designs/unb1_dp_offload/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/base/dp/designs/unb1_dp_offload/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 
 hdl_lib_technology = ip_stratixiv
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 synth_top_level_entity =                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                     
 quartus_copy_files =
diff --git a/libraries/base/dp/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/base/dp/hdllib.cfg
index 9d399d9af63cad2a138aded3aac82f09dd989bf1..b52394c2d5390e86fb1df9e269ea7c8d3eebfd96 100644
--- a/libraries/base/dp/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/base/dp/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 
 hdl_lib_technology = 
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 synth_files =
     src/vhdl/dp_stream_pkg.vhd
     src/vhdl/dp_example_dut.vhd
diff --git a/libraries/base/mm/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/base/mm/hdllib.cfg
index 7ec4d76385567c07bba56728b72bce0737081d33..d7176ff26539483be05dc0494f941dec939a3342 100644
--- a/libraries/base/mm/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/base/mm/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 
 hdl_lib_technology = 
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 synth_files =
     $UNB/Firmware/modules/mm/src/vhdl/mm_fields.vhd
     $UNB/Firmware/modules/mm/tb/vhdl/mm_file_pkg.vhd
diff --git a/libraries/base/reorder/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/base/reorder/hdllib.cfg
index 58beb975ec23ea0e41258249e8926daec886ab5a..e431d42e08ae462d653bf95b6db33167fdab0c69 100644
--- a/libraries/base/reorder/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/base/reorder/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim = io_ddr tech_ddr
 
 hdl_lib_technology = 
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 modelsim_compile_ip_files =
     $RADIOHDL/libraries/technology/ip_stratixiv/ddr3_uphy_4g_800_master/copy_hex_files.tcl
 
diff --git a/libraries/base/sens/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/base/sens/hdllib.cfg
index fad7a603df46d6fe9be941d2f43a47940c6cc1e9..8728d2eeb8d4c7dbb8da16aad8e0193fde3b35b0 100644
--- a/libraries/base/sens/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/base/sens/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 
 hdl_lib_technology = 
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 synth_files =
     $UNB/Firmware/modules/Lofar/sens/src/vhdl/sens_ctrl.vhd
     $UNB/Firmware/modules/Lofar/sens/src/vhdl/sens.vhd
diff --git a/libraries/base/ss/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/base/ss/hdllib.cfg
index 13ea78cce2bea38646054e2bf4029e363735cb60..866c4b433f96c21007611afdb0007c27b84576f1 100644
--- a/libraries/base/ss/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/base/ss/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 
 hdl_lib_technology = 
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 synth_files =
     $UNB/Firmware/modules/Lofar/ss/src/vhdl/ss_store.vhd
     $UNB/Firmware/modules/Lofar/ss/src/vhdl/ss_retrieve.vhd
diff --git a/libraries/base/tst/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/base/tst/hdllib.cfg
index 0570982ab6177473dd8695a1cbd336a840664ea3..174ed3fad92a9f9ab400bb46fab52b1ee5dda482 100644
--- a/libraries/base/tst/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/base/tst/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 
 hdl_lib_technology = 
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 synth_files =
     $UNB/Firmware/modules/Lofar/tst/src/vhdl/tst_output.vhd
     $UNB/Firmware/modules/Lofar/tst/src/vhdl/tst_input.vhd
diff --git a/libraries/base/uth/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/base/uth/hdllib.cfg
index 62652855023e62817ecb0fcf540127716715a83f..23dc7827df91b0ebff8ad83bb73c07fcbcff8634 100644
--- a/libraries/base/uth/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/base/uth/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 
 hdl_lib_technology = 
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 synth_files =
     $UNB/Firmware/modules/uth/src/vhdl/uth_pkg.vhd
     $UNB/Firmware/modules/uth/src/vhdl/uth_tx.vhd
diff --git a/libraries/external/easics/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/external/easics/hdllib.cfg
index 296625546b80d1dec43b0bc428082ba94b2f43bc..f4c8b0a6c18e5a1994330eedf395a299ccf036f5 100644
--- a/libraries/external/easics/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/external/easics/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 
 hdl_lib_technology = 
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 synth_files =
     $UNB/Firmware/modules/easics/src/vhdl/PCK_CRC64_D8.vhd
     $UNB/Firmware/modules/easics/src/vhdl/PCK_CRC64_D16.vhd
diff --git a/libraries/external/numonyx_m25p128/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/external/numonyx_m25p128/hdllib.cfg
index eae83f538e06be1f315c994269e00f01844d6215..b59f84c0609682151762e3446e70ffd8eb5c4d1c 100644
--- a/libraries/external/numonyx_m25p128/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/external/numonyx_m25p128/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 
 hdl_lib_technology = 
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 synth_files =
     
 test_bench_files = 
diff --git a/libraries/io/ddr/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/io/ddr/hdllib.cfg
index f3d103744ea6eee1a29917780768b04d23a66252..2a0dde8785bfbc149fd7889f214337640985150b 100644
--- a/libraries/io/ddr/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/io/ddr/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 
 hdl_lib_technology = 
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 modelsim_compile_ip_files =
     $RADIOHDL/libraries/technology/ip_stratixiv/ddr3_uphy_4g_800_master/copy_hex_files.tcl
     $RADIOHDL/libraries/technology/ip_arria10/ddr4_4g_1600/copy_hex_files.tcl
diff --git a/libraries/io/ddr3/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/io/ddr3/hdllib.cfg
index 85f135f0f9399e8d6a89b734c05ca11857699564..dd928d2e56ee2a189c113bcff53a3cb8ed1b6e56 100644
--- a/libraries/io/ddr3/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/io/ddr3/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 
 hdl_lib_technology =
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 modelsim_compile_ip_files =
      $RADIOHDL/libraries/technology/ip_stratixiv/ddr3_uphy_4g_800_master/copy_hex_files.tcl
      #$RADIOHDL/libraries/io/ddr3/src/tcl/compile_ip.tcl
diff --git a/libraries/io/epcs/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/io/epcs/hdllib.cfg
index 7a25a1b158c65a094c3b9e6f41564a749bcf560e..172489e4853afbb9293aaa9fd3a5812ebbbf8175 100644
--- a/libraries/io/epcs/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/io/epcs/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 
 hdl_lib_technology = 
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 synth_files =
     src/vhdl/epcs_reg.vhd
     src/vhdl/mms_epcs.vhd
diff --git a/libraries/io/eth/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/io/eth/hdllib.cfg
index f63da4ecc7cfcc6292f883d96d731fc985b0a42d..99246411e7ba61f33d52c20cd62b41b543e9e25a 100644
--- a/libraries/io/eth/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/io/eth/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 
 hdl_lib_technology = 
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 synth_files =
     src/vhdl/eth_pkg.vhd
     $UNB/Firmware/modules/tse/src/vhdl/eth_checksum.vhd
diff --git a/libraries/io/i2c/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/io/i2c/hdllib.cfg
index 875b18fe4995e251309184b346aa954fef4f98fe..d7a8949573c6a8f6b9248424c1d363be79e71050 100644
--- a/libraries/io/i2c/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/io/i2c/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 
 hdl_lib_technology = 
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 synth_files =
     $UNB/Firmware/modules/Lofar/i2c/src/vhdl/i2c_pkg.vhd
     $UNB/Firmware/modules/Lofar/i2c/src/vhdl/i2c_bit.vhd
diff --git a/libraries/io/mac_10g/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/io/mac_10g/hdllib.cfg
index 5c3fdb71e5f948303cbfc7e03ac8f4ab7666d5af..7b180d825bcd3b41b488532e44bfd738f5f2afa8 100644
--- a/libraries/io/mac_10g/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/io/mac_10g/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 
 hdl_lib_technology = 
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 synth_files =
     io_mac_10g.vhd
 
diff --git a/libraries/io/mdio/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/io/mdio/hdllib.cfg
index d2651a9d8ca51bffbb1952ce006268eac975a10e..e5b60aab448e8787ba0e5f7b257d80e0da1f043f 100644
--- a/libraries/io/mdio/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/io/mdio/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 
 hdl_lib_technology = 
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 synth_files =
     $UNB/Firmware/modules/Lofar/mdio/src/vhdl/mdio_pkg.vhd
     $UNB/Firmware/modules/Lofar/mdio/src/vhdl/mdio_mm.vhd
diff --git a/libraries/io/ppsh/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/io/ppsh/hdllib.cfg
index 72c1511f504f1f78a80269e516a52bfd803b5db3..4da823c0934a6420bbe413c9c572289cf0d72d2b 100644
--- a/libraries/io/ppsh/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/io/ppsh/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 
 hdl_lib_technology = 
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 synth_files =
     $UNB/Firmware/modules/ppsh/src/vhdl/ppsh.vhd
     $UNB/Firmware/modules/ppsh/src/vhdl/mm_ppsh.vhd
diff --git a/libraries/io/remu/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/io/remu/hdllib.cfg
index d836a02b1352193e8c50acd1f20abb6f291add79..f498233824edc7a9080dd9a195c1b92a1b517385 100644
--- a/libraries/io/remu/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/io/remu/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 
 hdl_lib_technology = 
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 synth_files =
     src/vhdl/remu_reg.vhd
     src/vhdl/mms_remu.vhd
diff --git a/libraries/io/tr_10GbE/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/io/tr_10GbE/hdllib.cfg
index 5b98241dc8b11c5312cf3e043457ba2c38fb3ea7..218f417e1b904166c0539d90779e3c95e6b30e1d 100644
--- a/libraries/io/tr_10GbE/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/io/tr_10GbE/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 
 hdl_lib_technology = 
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 synth_files =
     src/vhdl/tr_10GbE.vhd
 
diff --git a/libraries/io/tr_nonbonded/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/io/tr_nonbonded/hdllib.cfg
index 5a529edfaa63a60b353b652605a52bd610449718..14f7d86cf3cee0385f5b3f7c4ca2e7c6544207c2 100644
--- a/libraries/io/tr_nonbonded/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/io/tr_nonbonded/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 
 hdl_lib_technology = 
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 synth_files =
     src/vhdl/tr_nonbonded.vhd
     $UNB/Firmware/modules/tr_nonbonded/src/vhdl/tr_nonbonded_reg.vhd
diff --git a/libraries/io/tr_xaui/hdllib.cfg b/libraries/io/tr_xaui/hdllib.cfg
index 3cbbb9a327f1947ed8a7fec793d4985ac8eb4ffd..45e0511cbc50cac0576497cdee3df0f356822929 100644
--- a/libraries/io/tr_xaui/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/libraries/io/tr_xaui/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 
 hdl_lib_technology = 
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 modelsim_search_libraries =
     altera_ver lpm_ver sgate_ver altera_mf_ver altera_lnsim_ver stratixiv_ver stratixiv_hssi_ver stratixiv_pcie_hip_ver
     altera     lpm     sgate     altera_mf     altera_lnsim     stratixiv     stratixiv_hssi     stratixiv_pcie_hip