diff --git a/build_opts/ALPHA b/build_opts/ALPHA
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--- a/build_opts/ALPHA
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-TARGET_ISA = 'alpha'
-CPU_MODELS = 'AtomicSimpleCPU,TimingSimpleCPU,O3CPU,MinorCPU'
-PROTOCOL = 'MI_example'
diff --git a/build_opts/ALPHA_MESI_Two_Level b/build_opts/ALPHA_MESI_Two_Level
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index 89b0e1b8bf..0000000000
--- a/build_opts/ALPHA_MESI_Two_Level
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-CPU_MODELS = 'AtomicSimpleCPU,TimingSimpleCPU,O3CPU,MinorCPU'
-PROTOCOL = 'MESI_Two_Level'
diff --git a/build_opts/ALPHA_MOESI_CMP_directory b/build_opts/ALPHA_MOESI_CMP_directory
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index ef00ae1562..0000000000
--- a/build_opts/ALPHA_MOESI_CMP_directory
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-CPU_MODELS = 'AtomicSimpleCPU,TimingSimpleCPU,O3CPU,MinorCPU'
-PROTOCOL = 'MOESI_CMP_directory'
diff --git a/build_opts/ALPHA_MOESI_CMP_token b/build_opts/ALPHA_MOESI_CMP_token
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index d3a97edc87..0000000000
--- a/build_opts/ALPHA_MOESI_CMP_token
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-CPU_MODELS = 'AtomicSimpleCPU,TimingSimpleCPU,O3CPU,MinorCPU'
-PROTOCOL = 'MOESI_CMP_token'
diff --git a/build_opts/ALPHA_MOESI_hammer b/build_opts/ALPHA_MOESI_hammer
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index 91e01d61e4..0000000000
--- a/build_opts/ALPHA_MOESI_hammer
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-CPU_MODELS = 'AtomicSimpleCPU,TimingSimpleCPU,O3CPU,MinorCPU'
-PROTOCOL = 'MOESI_hammer'