diff --git a/boards/uniboard1/designs/unb1_ddr3/hdllib.cfg b/boards/uniboard1/designs/unb1_ddr3/hdllib.cfg
index 8314de6a2b034ed771c57a67365efb6a3d9b942c..6bc4859c10a1fcb07341079ac8361a4f1ed7446b 100644
--- a/boards/uniboard1/designs/unb1_ddr3/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/boards/uniboard1/designs/unb1_ddr3/hdllib.cfg
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ hdl_lib_uses_sim =
 hdl_lib_technology = ip_stratixiv
 hdl_lib_excludes = ip_stratixiv_ddr3_uphy_4g_800_slave
 
-build_dir_sim = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-build_dir_synth = $HDL_BUILD_DIR
-
 synth_files =
     $HDL_BUILD_DIR/quartus/unb1_ddr3/sopc_unb1_ddr3.vhd
     src/vhdl/node_unb1_ddr3.vhd
@@ -38,14 +35,3 @@ quartus_qip_files =
 modelsim_compile_ip_files =
     $RADIOHDL/libraries/technology/ip_stratixiv/ddr3_uphy_4g_800_master/copy_hex_files.tcl
     
-modelsim_search_libraries =
-# stratixiv only
-    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
-# arria10 only
-#    altera_ver lpm_ver sgate_ver altera_mf_ver altera_lnsim_ver twentynm_ver twentynm_hssi_ver twentynm_hip_ver
-#    altera     lpm     sgate     altera_mf     altera_lnsim     twentynm     twentynm_hssi     twentynm_hip
-# both (will yield errors if the technology library is not available in simulator but these errors can be ignored)
-#    altera_ver lpm_ver sgate_ver altera_mf_ver altera_lnsim_ver stratixiv_ver stratixiv_hssi_ver stratixiv_pcie_hip_ver twentynm_ver twentynm_hssi_ver twentynm_hip_ver
-#    altera     lpm     sgate     altera_mf     altera_lnsim     stratixiv     stratixiv_hssi     stratixiv_pcie_hip     twentynm     twentynm_hssi     twentynm_hip
-
diff --git a/boards/uniboard1/designs/unb1_ddr3_transpose/hdllib.cfg b/boards/uniboard1/designs/unb1_ddr3_transpose/hdllib.cfg
index 44394899293ce9c3a273685b4f13fcf0dd0e280d..dea60a4a9620ada34916232425cc60ac843473c8 100644
--- a/boards/uniboard1/designs/unb1_ddr3_transpose/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/boards/uniboard1/designs/unb1_ddr3_transpose/hdllib.cfg
@@ -36,14 +36,3 @@ modelsim_compile_ip_files =
     $RADIOHDL/libraries/technology/ip_stratixiv/ddr3_uphy_4g_800_master/copy_hex_files.tcl
 
 
-modelsim_search_libraries =
-# stratixiv only
-    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
-# arria10 only
-#    altera_ver lpm_ver sgate_ver altera_mf_ver altera_lnsim_ver twentynm_ver twentynm_hssi_ver twentynm_hip_ver
-#    altera     lpm     sgate     altera_mf     altera_lnsim     twentynm     twentynm_hssi     twentynm_hip
-# both (will yield errors if the technology library is not available in simulator but these errors can be ignored)
-#    altera_ver lpm_ver sgate_ver altera_mf_ver altera_lnsim_ver stratixiv_ver stratixiv_hssi_ver stratixiv_pcie_hip_ver twentynm_ver twentynm_hssi_ver twentynm_hip_ver
-#    altera     lpm     sgate     altera_mf     altera_lnsim     stratixiv     stratixiv_hssi     stratixiv_pcie_hip     twentynm     twentynm_hssi     twentynm_hip
-
diff --git a/boards/uniboard1/designs/unb1_test/revisions/unb1_test_10GbE/hdllib.cfg b/boards/uniboard1/designs/unb1_test/revisions/unb1_test_10GbE/hdllib.cfg
index 800e58990b94be1aaa866df19a9d4485fd2a4ec8..5cd0b73e783ef0aebaec880e66cdab364823255d 100644
--- a/boards/uniboard1/designs/unb1_test/revisions/unb1_test_10GbE/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/boards/uniboard1/designs/unb1_test/revisions/unb1_test_10GbE/hdllib.cfg
@@ -52,14 +52,3 @@ modelsim_compile_ip_files =
     $RADIOHDL/libraries/technology/ip_stratixiv/ddr3_uphy_4g_800_master/copy_hex_files.tcl
 
 
-modelsim_search_libraries =
-# stratixiv only
-    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
-# arria10 only
-#    altera_ver lpm_ver sgate_ver altera_mf_ver altera_lnsim_ver twentynm_ver twentynm_hssi_ver twentynm_hip_ver
-#    altera     lpm     sgate     altera_mf     altera_lnsim     twentynm     twentynm_hssi     twentynm_hip
-# both (will yield errors if the technology library is not available in simulator but these errors can be ignored)
-#    altera_ver lpm_ver sgate_ver altera_mf_ver altera_lnsim_ver stratixiv_ver stratixiv_hssi_ver stratixiv_pcie_hip_ver twentynm_ver twentynm_hssi_ver twentynm_hip_ver
-#    altera     lpm     sgate     altera_mf     altera_lnsim     stratixiv     stratixiv_hssi     stratixiv_pcie_hip     twentynm     twentynm_hssi     twentynm_hip
-
diff --git a/boards/uniboard2/designs/unb2_minimal/hdllib.cfg b/boards/uniboard2/designs/unb2_minimal/hdllib.cfg
index cc6e60105c1e9af3cd3aa82f8d977a0e62358009..4a6d9a637e00413739676519a417f99c06d6ff74 100644
--- a/boards/uniboard2/designs/unb2_minimal/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/boards/uniboard2/designs/unb2_minimal/hdllib.cfg
@@ -29,9 +29,3 @@ quartus_vhdl_files =
 quartus_qip_files =
     $HDL_BUILD_DIR/quartus/unb2_minimal/qsys_unb2_minimal/synthesis/qsys_unb2_minimal.qip
 
-
-# vsim -L ... -L ... ...
-modelsim_search_libraries =
-    altera_ver lpm_ver sgate_ver altera_mf_ver altera_lnsim_ver twentynm_ver twentynm_hssi_ver twentynm_hip_ver
-    altera     lpm     sgate     altera_mf     altera_lnsim     twentynm     twentynm_hssi     twentynm_hip
-
diff --git a/boards/uniboard2/designs/unb2_test/hdllib.cfg b/boards/uniboard2/designs/unb2_test/hdllib.cfg
index 2a802bf67fffcb0b98a542fb3c1d8213eb34e6c2..b77a8245ee023b5e5032501907273436d5319f93 100644
--- a/boards/uniboard2/designs/unb2_test/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/boards/uniboard2/designs/unb2_test/hdllib.cfg
@@ -43,9 +43,3 @@ quartus_vhdl_files =
 quartus_qip_files =
     $HDL_BUILD_DIR/quartus/unb2_test/qsys_unb2_test/synthesis/qsys_unb2_test.qip
 
-
-# vsim -L ... -L ... ...
-modelsim_search_libraries =
-    altera_ver lpm_ver sgate_ver altera_mf_ver altera_lnsim_ver twentynm_ver twentynm_hssi_ver twentynm_hip_ver
-    altera     lpm     sgate     altera_mf     altera_lnsim     twentynm     twentynm_hssi     twentynm_hip
-
diff --git a/boards/uniboard2/libraries/unb2_board/hdllib.cfg b/boards/uniboard2/libraries/unb2_board/hdllib.cfg
index 2d910fbbc26b3473f749005109b012d3a714f0f1..2f3f38074ae018fdcc98afc1db538743c778a947 100644
--- a/boards/uniboard2/libraries/unb2_board/hdllib.cfg
+++ b/boards/uniboard2/libraries/unb2_board/hdllib.cfg
@@ -36,8 +36,3 @@ test_bench_files =
     tb/vhdl/tb_unb2_board_node_ctrl.vhd
     tb/vhdl/tb_unb2_board_qsfp_leds.vhd
     
-# vsim -L ... -L ... ...
-modelsim_search_libraries =
-    altera_ver lpm_ver sgate_ver altera_mf_ver altera_lnsim_ver twentynm_ver twentynm_hssi_ver twentynm_hip_ver
-    altera     lpm     sgate     altera_mf     altera_lnsim     twentynm     twentynm_hssi     twentynm_hip
-