diff --git a/config/RULES.Db b/config/RULES.Db
deleted file mode 100644
index 737b29845..000000000
--- a/config/RULES.Db
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-#RULES.Db
-SUBTOOL = $(EPICS_BASE_HOST_BIN)/subtool
-PREFIX=$(shell echo $* | sed -e 's-[0-9]--g' | sed -e 's-\.db--g')
-ARCHS += $(BUILD_ARCHS) host cross
-ACTIONS += clean inc depends buildInstall build
-actionArchTargets = $(foreach action, $(ACTIONS) install,\
-                    $(foreach arch, $(ARCHS), \
-                    $(action)$(DIVIDER)$(arch)))
- 
-all install :: inc buildInstall
-
-buildInstall: .DEPENDS dbd $(DBFROMSCH) $(DBFROMTEMPLATE) $(INDDBFROMTEMPLATE) $(PROD)
-
-inc build depends:
-
-$(TOP)/dbd:
-	$(MKDIR) $(TOP)/dbd
-
-dbd:	$(TOP)/dbd
-ifndef WIN32
-	ln -s $(TOP)/dbd dbd
-endif
-
-#### The following section is added to
-#### allow optimized databases to be built
-#### from capfast schematics
-#optimization macro
-ifeq '$(DB_OPT)' 'YES'
-define DB_OPTIMIZE
-@echo "Optimizing database $@"
-$(RM) $@.tmp
-$(DBST) $(INSTALL_DBD)/$(DBDNAME) $@ -d > $@.tmp
-$(RM) $@
-$(MV) $@.tmp $@
-endef
-else
-define DB_OPTIMIZE
-endef
-endif
-
-
-
-#Creates database in current directory from capfast schematics 
-$(DBFROMSCH):%.db: %.db.opt
-	@echo "Installing database $@"
-	@$(MV) $< $(<:%.opt=%)
-
-%.db.opt: %.edf
-	$(E2DB) $(E2DB_SYSFLAGS) $(E2DB_FLAGS) -n $@ $<
-	$(DB_OPTIMIZE)
-	-@(echo '1,$$g/VAR(/s/VAR(/$$(/g';echo 'w';echo 'q') | ed $@
-
-%.edf: ./%.sch $(DEPSCHS)
-	@if [ ! -f cad.rc -a -r ../cad.rc ] ; then ln -s ../cad.rc ; fi
-	$(SCH2EDIF) $(SCH2EDIF_SYSFLAGS) $(SCH2EDIF_FLAGS) $<
-
-######end section added for captast schematics
-
-$(DBFROMTEMPLATE):%.db: %.template %.substitutions
-	$(RM) $@
-	$(SUBTOOL) $*.template $*.substitutions > $@
-
-
-$(INDDBFROMTEMPLATE):%.db: %.substitutions
-	$(RM) $@
-ifndef WIN32
-	$(SUBTOOL) $(PREFIX).template $*.substitutions > $@
-endif
-
-.DEPENDS: Makefile
-	@$(RM) $@
-ifndef WIN32
-	@for NAME in $(INDDBFROMTEMPLATE) garbage_marty ; do \
-	    if [ $$NAME != garbage_marty ] ; then \
-		PREFIX="`echo $$NAME | sed -e 's-[0-9]--g' | sed -e 's-\.db--g'`";\
-		echo "$$NAME: $$PREFIX.template" >> $@;\
-	    fi ; \
-        done 
-endif
-
-clean::
-	@$(RM) dbd  $(DBFROMTEMPLATE) $(DBFROMSCH) $(INDDBFROMTEMPLATE) .DEPENDS $(PROD)
-
-$(actionArchTargets) :%: 
-	$(MAKE) $(word 1, $(subst $(DIVIDER), ,$@))
- 
-$(ARCHS):%: install
- 
-.PHONY :: $(ARCHS) $(ACTIONS)
-.PHONY :: $(actionArchTargets)
-
--include .DEPENDS
-
diff --git a/config/RULES.ioc b/config/RULES.ioc
deleted file mode 100644
index 389c35d6b..000000000
--- a/config/RULES.ioc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-#RULES.ioc
-
-ifndef WIN32
-APPDIR :=$(notdir $(wildcard $(TOP)/*App ))
-endif
-
-ASCF = $(TOP)/../ascf
-TARGETBIN = $(TOP)/bin/$(strip $(ARCH))
-ARCHS = $(BUILD_ARCHS) host cross
-ACTIONS += clean inc depends buildInstall build
-actionArchTargets = $(foreach action, $(ACTIONS) install,\
-                    $(foreach arch, $(ARCHS), \
-                    $(action)$(DIVIDER)$(arch)))
- 
-all install :: inc buildInstall
- 
-buildInstall: makelinks
- 
-inc build depends:
- 
-makelinks:
-ifndef WIN32
-	@$(RM) ascf bin vxWorks vxWorks.sym dbd share $(APPDIR)
-	ln -s $(ASCF) ascf
-	ln -s $(TARGETBIN) bin
-	ln -s $(TARGETBIN)/vxWorks vxWorks
-	ln -s $(TARGETBIN)/vxWorks.sym vxWorks.sym
-	ln -s $(TOP)/dbd dbd
-ifdef SHARE
-	ln -s $(SHARE) share
-endif
-	@for dir in $(APPDIR) scum ; do  \
-		if [ $$dir = scum ]; then \
-			: ; \
-		elif [ -d $(TOP)/$$dir ]; then \
-			ln -s $(TOP)/$$dir $$dir ; \
-			echo "ln -s $(TOP)/$$dir $$dir" ; \
-		elif [ -d $(MASTER_IOCAPPS)/$$dir ]; then \
-			ln -s $(MASTER_IOCAPPS)/$$dir $$dir ; \
-			echo "ln -s $(MASTER_IOCAPPS)/$$dir $$dir" ; \
-		else \
-			echo "$$dir not found" ; \
-		fi ; \
-	done
-endif
- 
-clean::
-	@$(RM) ascf bin vxWorks vxWorks.sym dbd share $(APPDIR)
-
-$(actionArchTargets) :%: 
-	$(MAKE) $(word 1, $(subst $(DIVIDER), ,$@))
- 
-$(ARCHS):%: install
-
-.PHONY :: $(ARCHS) $(ACTIONS)
-.PHONY :: $(actionArchTargets)
-
-
diff --git a/config/RULES.iocBoot b/config/RULES.iocBoot
deleted file mode 100644
index 3844bcc05..000000000
--- a/config/RULES.iocBoot
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#RULES.iocBoot
-buildInstall:: nfs.cmd
-
-nfs.cmd: nfsCommands
-	@echo "Creating $@"
-	@$(RM) $@ 
-	@cat  $< >> $@
-	@echo cd \"`\pwd`\" >> $@
-
-clean::
-	@$(RM) nfs.cmd
-