diff --git a/ompi/datatype/.compile_files b/ompi/datatype/.compile_files
deleted file mode 100644
index a68ff7b090..0000000000
--- a/ompi/datatype/.compile_files
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-dt_add.c
-dt_args.c
-dt_create.c
-dt_create_array.c
-dt_create_dup.c
-dt_create_indexed.c
-dt_create_struct.c
-dt_create_vector.c
-dt_destroy.c
-dt_module.c
-dt_optimize.c
-dt_pack.c
-dt_sndrcv.c
-dt_unpack.c
-fake_stack.c
-dt_external32.c
-dt_match_size.c
-convertor.c
diff --git a/opal/event/.compile_files b/opal/event/.compile_files
deleted file mode 100644
index 92c7d58f3b..0000000000
--- a/opal/event/.compile_files
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-event.c
-err.c
-select.c
-signal.c
diff --git a/opal/event/WIN32-Code/.compile_files b/opal/event/WIN32-Code/.compile_files
deleted file mode 100644
index 334e569a10..0000000000
--- a/opal/event/WIN32-Code/.compile_files
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-win32.c
diff --git a/opal/util/.compile_files b/opal/util/.compile_files
deleted file mode 100644
index 6334685dd0..0000000000
--- a/opal/util/.compile_files
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-argv.c
-basename.c
-cmd_line.c
-daemon_init.c
-few.c
-if.c
-malloc.c
-numtostr.c
-os_create_dirpath.c
-os_path.c
-output.c
-path.c
-pow2.c
-printf.c
-proc_info.c
-session_dir.c
-show_help.c
-show_help_lex.c
-strncpy.c
-sys_info.c
-universe_setup_file_io.c
-univ_info.c
-opal_environ.c