diff --git a/orte/mca/errmgr/default_app/configure.m4 b/orte/mca/errmgr/default_app/configure.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c242912fa..0000000000
--- a/orte/mca/errmgr/default_app/configure.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-# -*- shell-script -*-
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2011      Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
-#                         All rights reserved.
-# $COPYRIGHT$
-# 
-# Additional copyrights may follow
-# 
-# $HEADER$
-#
-# MCA_errmgr_default_app_CONFIG([action-if-found], [action-if-not-found])
-# -----------------------------------------------------------
-AC_DEFUN([MCA_orte_errmgr_default_app_CONFIG], [
-    AC_CONFIG_FILES([orte/mca/errmgr/default_app/Makefile])
-
-    AS_IF([test "$orte_without_full_support" = 0],
-          [$1],
-          [$2])
-])
diff --git a/orte/mca/errmgr/default_hnp/configure.m4 b/orte/mca/errmgr/default_hnp/configure.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index 61a954c4ac..0000000000
--- a/orte/mca/errmgr/default_hnp/configure.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-# -*- shell-script -*-
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2011      Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
-#                         All rights reserved.
-# $COPYRIGHT$
-# 
-# Additional copyrights may follow
-# 
-# $HEADER$
-#
-# MCA_errmgr_default_hnp_CONFIG([action-if-found], [action-if-not-found])
-# -----------------------------------------------------------
-AC_DEFUN([MCA_orte_errmgr_default_hnp_CONFIG], [
-    AC_CONFIG_FILES([orte/mca/errmgr/default_hnp/Makefile])
-
-    AS_IF([test "$orte_without_full_support" = 0],
-          [$1],
-          [$2])
-])
diff --git a/orte/mca/errmgr/default_orted/configure.m4 b/orte/mca/errmgr/default_orted/configure.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ae3aef7cc..0000000000
--- a/orte/mca/errmgr/default_orted/configure.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-# -*- shell-script -*-
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2011      Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
-#                         All rights reserved.
-# $COPYRIGHT$
-# 
-# Additional copyrights may follow
-# 
-# $HEADER$
-#
-# MCA_errmgr_default_orted_CONFIG([action-if-found], [action-if-not-found])
-# -----------------------------------------------------------
-AC_DEFUN([MCA_orte_errmgr_default_orted_CONFIG], [
-    AC_CONFIG_FILES([orte/mca/errmgr/default_orted/Makefile])
-
-    AS_IF([test "$orte_without_full_support" = 0],
-          [$1],
-          [$2])
-])
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/alps/configure.m4 b/orte/mca/ess/alps/configure.m4
index 7277efe2f9..887eb0ae13 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/alps/configure.m4
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/alps/configure.m4
@@ -20,14 +20,6 @@
 # $HEADER$
 #
 
-#
-# Set the config priority so that, if we can build,
-# only ALPS component will build. This is set higher
-# than the CNOS component to ensure we don't get both
-# since the ALPS component will -only- build if specifically
-# ordered to do so - which means we don't want the CNOS one
-AC_DEFUN([MCA_orte_ess_alps_PRIORITY], [10])
-
 # MCA_ess_alps_CONFIG([action-if-found], [action-if-not-found])
 # -----------------------------------------------------------
 AC_DEFUN([MCA_orte_ess_alps_CONFIG],[
@@ -53,8 +45,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([MCA_orte_ess_alps_CONFIG],[
         [orte_mca_ess_alps_happy="yes"],
         [orte_mca_ess_alps_happy="no"])
 
-    AS_IF([test "$orte_mca_ess_alps_happy" = "yes" -a "$orte_without_full_support" = 0 -a \
-           "$orte_mca_ess_alps_have_cnos" = 1],
+    AS_IF([test "$orte_mca_ess_alps_happy" = "yes" -a "$orte_mca_ess_alps_have_cnos" = 1],
           [$1],
           [$2])
 ])dnl
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/configure.m4 b/orte/mca/ess/configure.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index f058a59515..0000000000
--- a/orte/mca/ess/configure.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-dnl -*- shell-script -*-
-dnl
-dnl Copyright (c) 2007      Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
-dnl                         All rights reserved. 
-dnl $COPYRIGHT$
-dnl 
-dnl Additional copyrights may follow
-dnl 
-dnl $HEADER$
-dnl
-
-dnl we only want same priority level components
-m4_define(MCA_orte_ess_CONFIGURE_MODE, STOP_AT_FIRST_PRIORITY)
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/env/configure.m4 b/orte/mca/ess/env/configure.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index be2f6e1b46..0000000000
--- a/orte/mca/ess/env/configure.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# -*- shell-script -*-
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2007      Sandia National Laboratories. All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2011      Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
-#                         All rights reserved.
-# $COPYRIGHT$
-# 
-# Additional copyrights may follow
-# 
-# $HEADER$
-#
-AC_DEFUN([MCA_orte_ess_env_PRIORITY], [10])
-
-# MCA_ess_env_CONFIG([action-if-found], [action-if-not-found])
-# -----------------------------------------------------------
-AC_DEFUN([MCA_orte_ess_env_CONFIG], [
-    AC_CONFIG_FILES([orte/mca/ess/env/Makefile])
-
-    AS_IF([test "$orte_without_full_support" = 0],
-          [$1],
-          [$2])
-])
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/hnp/configure.m4 b/orte/mca/ess/hnp/configure.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index d9bbcdfe47..0000000000
--- a/orte/mca/ess/hnp/configure.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# -*- shell-script -*-
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2007      Sandia National Laboratories. All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2011      Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
-#                         All rights reserved.
-# $COPYRIGHT$
-# 
-# Additional copyrights may follow
-# 
-# $HEADER$
-#
-AC_DEFUN([MCA_orte_ess_hnp_PRIORITY], [10])
-
-# MCA_ess_hnp_CONFIG([action-if-found], [action-if-not-found])
-# -----------------------------------------------------------
-AC_DEFUN([MCA_orte_ess_hnp_CONFIG], [
-    AC_CONFIG_FILES([orte/mca/ess/hnp/Makefile])
-
-    AS_IF([test "$orte_without_full_support" = 0],
-          [$1],
-          [$2])
-])
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/lsf/configure.m4 b/orte/mca/ess/lsf/configure.m4
index 9e8a759d0f..b37c775e5a 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/lsf/configure.m4
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/lsf/configure.m4
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 # 
 # $HEADER$
 #
-AC_DEFUN([MCA_orte_ess_lsf_PRIORITY], [10])
 
 # MCA_ess_lsf_CONFIG([action-if-found], [action-if-not-found])
 # -----------------------------------------------------------
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([MCA_orte_ess_lsf_CONFIG],[
          
     # if check worked, set wrapper flags if so.  
     # Evaluate succeed / fail
-    AS_IF([test "$ess_lsf_good" = "1" -a "$orte_without_full_support" = 0],
+    AS_IF([test "$ess_lsf_good" = "1"],
           [$1],
           [$2])
 
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/pmi/configure.m4 b/orte/mca/ess/pmi/configure.m4
index 7ede51cf23..d302b430f9 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/pmi/configure.m4
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/pmi/configure.m4
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 # 
 # $HEADER$
 #
-AC_DEFUN([MCA_orte_ess_pmi_PRIORITY], [10])
 
 # MCA_ess_pmi_CONFIG([action-if-found], [action-if-not-found])
 # -----------------------------------------------------------
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([MCA_orte_ess_pmi_CONFIG],[
     OPAL_CHECK_PMI([ess_pmi], [ess_pmi_good=1], [ess_pmi_good=0])
          
     # Evaluate succeed / fail
-    AS_IF([test "$ess_pmi_good" = "1" -a "$orte_without_full_support" = 0],
+    AS_IF([test "$ess_pmi_good" = "1"],
           [$1],
           [$2])
 
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/singleton/configure.m4 b/orte/mca/ess/singleton/configure.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f120ba09f..0000000000
--- a/orte/mca/ess/singleton/configure.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# -*- shell-script -*-
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2007      Sandia National Laboratories. All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2011      Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
-#                         All rights reserved.
-# $COPYRIGHT$
-# 
-# Additional copyrights may follow
-# 
-# $HEADER$
-#
-AC_DEFUN([MCA_orte_ess_singleton_PRIORITY], [10])
-
-# MCA_ess_singleton_CONFIG([action-if-found], [action-if-not-found])
-# -----------------------------------------------------------
-AC_DEFUN([MCA_orte_ess_singleton_CONFIG], [
-    AC_CONFIG_FILES([orte/mca/ess/singleton/Makefile])
-
-    AS_IF([test "$orte_without_full_support" = 0],
-          [$1],
-          [$2])
-])
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/slurm/configure.m4 b/orte/mca/ess/slurm/configure.m4
index 9c3fd889ef..487f870d19 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/slurm/configure.m4
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/slurm/configure.m4
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 # 
 # $HEADER$
 #
-AC_DEFUN([MCA_orte_ess_slurm_PRIORITY], [10])
 
 # MCA_ess_slurm_CONFIG([action-if-found], [action-if-not-found])
 # -----------------------------------------------------------
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([MCA_orte_ess_slurm_CONFIG],[
          
     # if check worked, set wrapper flags if so.  
     # Evaluate succeed / fail
-    AS_IF([test "$ess_slurm_good" = "1" -a "$orte_without_full_support" = 0],
+    AS_IF([test "$ess_slurm_good" = "1"],
           [$1],
           [$2])
 
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/tm/configure.m4 b/orte/mca/ess/tm/configure.m4
index 93cdcca14e..d0987cd356 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/tm/configure.m4
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/tm/configure.m4
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 # 
 # $HEADER$
 #
-AC_DEFUN([MCA_orte_ess_tm_PRIORITY], [10])
 
 # MCA_ess_tm_CONFIG([action-if-found], [action-if-not-found])
 # -----------------------------------------------------------
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([MCA_orte_ess_tm_CONFIG],[
          
     # if check worked, set wrapper flags if so.  
     # Evaluate succeed / fail
-    AS_IF([test "$ess_tm_good" = "1" -a "$orte_without_full_support" = 0],
+    AS_IF([test "$ess_tm_good" = "1"],
           [$1],
           [$2])
 
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/tool/configure.m4 b/orte/mca/ess/tool/configure.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d0397af36..0000000000
--- a/orte/mca/ess/tool/configure.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-# -*- shell-script -*-
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2007      Sandia National Laboratories. All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2010      Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2011      Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
-#                         All rights reserved.
-# $COPYRIGHT$
-# 
-# Additional copyrights may follow
-# 
-# $HEADER$
-#
-AC_DEFUN([MCA_orte_ess_tool_PRIORITY], [10])
-
-# MCA_ess_tool_CONFIG([action-if-found], [action-if-not-found])
-# -----------------------------------------------------------
-AC_DEFUN([MCA_orte_ess_tool_CONFIG], [
-        AC_CONFIG_FILES([orte/mca/ess/tool/Makefile])
-
-    AS_IF([test "$orte_without_full_support" = 0],
-          [$1],
-          [$2])
-])