diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7809f9eeb..914dcb1d2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -69,12 +69,10 @@ variables:
   PETSc_MPICH_Intel:               "$PETSc3_10_3IMPI2018Intel18_4"
   PETSc_MPICH_GNU:                 "$PETSc3_10_3MPICH3_3GNU8_2"
   # ++++++++++++ commercial FEM ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-  Abaqus2019:                      "FEM/Abaqus/2019"
-  MSC2018_1:                       "FEM/MSC/2018.1"
+  MSC2018:                         "FEM/MSC/2018"
   MSC2019:                         "FEM/MSC/2019"
   # ------------ Defaults ----------------------------------------------
-  Abaqus:                          "$Abaqus2019"
-  MSC:                             "$MSC2019"
+  MSC:                             "$MSC2018"
   IntelMarc:                       "$IntelCompiler17_8"
   IntelAbaqus:                     "$IntelCompiler16_4"
   HDF5Marc:                        "HDF5/1.10.4/Intel-17.8"
@@ -391,7 +389,6 @@ Phenopowerlaw_singleSlip:
     - master
     - release
 
-
 ###################################################################################################
 Marc_compileIfort:
   stage: compileMarc
@@ -403,12 +400,12 @@ Marc_compileIfort:
     - master
     - release
 
-
 ###################################################################################################
 Hex_elastic:
   stage: marc
   script:
     - module load $IntelMarc $HDF5Marc $MSC
+    - export DAMASK_HDF5=ON
     - Hex_elastic/test.py
   except:
     - master
@@ -418,6 +415,7 @@ CubicFCC_elastic:
   stage: marc
   script:
     - module load $IntelMarc $HDF5Marc $MSC
+    - export DAMASK_HDF5=ON
     - CubicFCC_elastic/test.py
   except:
     - master
@@ -427,6 +425,7 @@ CubicBCC_elastic:
   stage: marc
   script:
     - module load $IntelMarc $HDF5Marc $MSC
+    - export DAMASK_HDF5=ON
     - CubicBCC_elastic/test.py
   except:
     - master
@@ -436,6 +435,7 @@ J2_plasticBehavior:
   stage: marc
   script:
     - module load $IntelMarc $HDF5Marc $MSC
+    - export DAMASK_HDF5=ON
     - J2_plasticBehavior/test.py
   except:
     - master
diff --git a/CONFIG b/CONFIG
index a505e4888..d5257b89b 100644
--- a/CONFIG
+++ b/CONFIG
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 set DAMASK_NUM_THREADS    = 4
 
 set MSC_ROOT              = /opt/msc
-set MARC_VERSION          = 2019
+set MARC_VERSION          = 2018
 
 set ABAQUS_VERSION        = 2019
 
diff --git a/installation/mods_MarcMentat/installation.txt b/installation/mods_MarcMentat/installation.txt
index c2b56b3e6..fc81408cc 100644
--- a/installation/mods_MarcMentat/installation.txt
+++ b/installation/mods_MarcMentat/installation.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ The Intel Fortran compiler needs to be installed.
 
 1) Install Marc, Mentat and Documentation as usual
    Run the test example including subroutines to confirm that the installation of both Marc/Mentat and the Intel Fortran Compiler is ok!
-2) Run the apply_DAMASK_modifications script from this directory.
+2) Run the apply_DAMASK_modifications.sh script from this directory.
 
 
 APPENDIX:
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ APPENDIX:
 The structure of this directory should be (VERSION = 20XX or 20XX.Y)
 
 ./installation.txt                              this text
-./apply_MPIE_modifications                      script file to apply modifications to the installation
+./apply_DAMASK_modifications.sh                 script file to apply modifications to the installation
 ./VERSION/Marc_tools/comp_user.original         original file from installation
 ./VERSION/Marc_tools/comp_damask_mp             modified version using -O1 optimization and OpenMP
 ./VERSION/Marc_tools/comp_damask_lmp            modified version using -O0 optimization and OpenMP
diff --git a/src/DAMASK_marc2019.f90 b/src/DAMASK_marc2019.f90
deleted file mode 120000
index 2c5bec706..000000000
--- a/src/DAMASK_marc2019.f90
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-DAMASK_marc.f90
\ No newline at end of file