diff --git a/ompi/mca/bcol/basesmuma/configure.params b/ompi/mca/bcol/basesmuma/configure.params
deleted file mode 100644
index 469be801c9..0000000000
--- a/ompi/mca/bcol/basesmuma/configure.params
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-# -*- shell-script -*-
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Mellanox Technologies.  All rights reserved.
-# $COPYRIGHT$
-# 
-# Additional copyrights may follow
-# 
-# $HEADER$
-#
-
-PARAM_CONFIG_FILES=Makefile
diff --git a/ompi/mca/bcol/iboffload/configure.params b/ompi/mca/bcol/iboffload/configure.params
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index 469be801c9..0000000000
--- a/ompi/mca/bcol/iboffload/configure.params
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# -*- shell-script -*-
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Mellanox Technologies.  All rights reserved.
-# $COPYRIGHT$
-# 
-# Additional copyrights may follow
-# 
-# $HEADER$
-#
-
-PARAM_CONFIG_FILES=Makefile
diff --git a/ompi/mca/bcol/ptpcoll/configure.params b/ompi/mca/bcol/ptpcoll/configure.params
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index 469be801c9..0000000000
--- a/ompi/mca/bcol/ptpcoll/configure.params
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# -*- shell-script -*-
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Mellanox Technologies.  All rights reserved.
-# $COPYRIGHT$
-# 
-# Additional copyrights may follow
-# 
-# $HEADER$
-#
-
-PARAM_CONFIG_FILES=Makefile
diff --git a/ompi/mca/coll/ml/configure.params b/ompi/mca/coll/ml/configure.params
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index 469be801c9..0000000000
--- a/ompi/mca/coll/ml/configure.params
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# -*- shell-script -*-
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Mellanox Technologies.  All rights reserved.
-# $COPYRIGHT$
-# 
-# Additional copyrights may follow
-# 
-# $HEADER$
-#
-
-PARAM_CONFIG_FILES=Makefile
diff --git a/ompi/mca/common/commpatterns/configure.params b/ompi/mca/common/commpatterns/configure.params
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index 64a97fc5e6..0000000000
--- a/ompi/mca/common/commpatterns/configure.params
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# -*- shell-script -*-
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Mellanox Technologies.  All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  All rights reserved.
-# $COPYRIGHT$
-# 
-# Additional copyrights may follow
-# 
-# $HEADER$
-#
-
-# Specific to this module
-
-PARAM_CONFIG_FILES="Makefile"
diff --git a/ompi/mca/common/netpatterns/configure.params b/ompi/mca/common/netpatterns/configure.params
deleted file mode 100644
index 64a97fc5e6..0000000000
--- a/ompi/mca/common/netpatterns/configure.params
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# -*- shell-script -*-
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Mellanox Technologies.  All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  All rights reserved.
-# $COPYRIGHT$
-# 
-# Additional copyrights may follow
-# 
-# $HEADER$
-#
-
-# Specific to this module
-
-PARAM_CONFIG_FILES="Makefile"