diff --git a/experiments/example/generate.sh b/experiments/example/generate.sh
index 19824cb8..ab59ddcd 100644
--- a/experiments/example/generate.sh
+++ b/experiments/example/generate.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 set -ex
-source ../../settings.sh
-
 test $# = 1
 test ! -e $1
 mkdir $1
diff --git a/fuzzers/005-tilegrid/generate.sh b/fuzzers/005-tilegrid/generate.sh
index 91b61514..2883f7f1 100644
--- a/fuzzers/005-tilegrid/generate.sh
+++ b/fuzzers/005-tilegrid/generate.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 set -ex
-source ../../settings.sh
-
 test $# = 1
 test ! -e $1
 mkdir $1
diff --git a/fuzzers/010-lutinit/Makefile b/fuzzers/010-lutinit/Makefile
index f249c877..7eddf2cc 100644
--- a/fuzzers/010-lutinit/Makefile
+++ b/fuzzers/010-lutinit/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 
-include ../../settings.sh
-
 N := 1
 SPECIMENS := $(addprefix specimen_,$(shell seq -f '%03.0f' $(N)))
 SPECIMENS_OK := $(addsuffix /OK,$(SPECIMENS))
diff --git a/fuzzers/010-lutinit/generate.sh b/fuzzers/010-lutinit/generate.sh
index db485182..6c243573 100644
--- a/fuzzers/010-lutinit/generate.sh
+++ b/fuzzers/010-lutinit/generate.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 set -ex
-source ../../settings.sh
-
 test $# = 1
 test ! -e $1
 mkdir $1
diff --git a/gridinfo/runme.sh b/gridinfo/runme.sh
index 0193a1ca..91782a4c 100644
--- a/gridinfo/runme.sh
+++ b/gridinfo/runme.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 set -ex
 
-source ../settings.sh
-
 cat > design.xdc << EOT
 set_property -dict {PACKAGE_PIN $XRAY_PIN_00 IOSTANDARD LVCMOS33} [get_ports I[0]]
 set_property -dict {PACKAGE_PIN $XRAY_PIN_01 IOSTANDARD LVCMOS33} [get_ports I[1]]
diff --git a/settings.sh b/settings.sh
deleted file mode 120000
index 44f8d70a..00000000
--- a/settings.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-database/artix7/settings.sh
\ No newline at end of file