diff --git a/code/configure b/code/configure
deleted file mode 100755
index 213a5deaf..000000000
--- a/code/configure
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-import os,re,subprocess,sys
-import damask
-
-damaskEnv = damask.Environment('../')          # script location relative to root
-baseDir = damaskEnv.relPath('code/')
-
-# changing dirs and compiler in makefile
-compiler ={True:'ifort',False:'gfortran'}[\
-           subprocess.call(['which', 'ifort'],\
-           stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE) == 0]
-print('Updating Makefile in %s:\n'%baseDir)
-makefile = open(os.path.join(baseDir,'Makefile'))
-content = makefile.readlines()
-makefile.close()
-makefile = open(os.path.join(baseDir,'Makefile'),'w')
-screenOut=''
-for line in content:
-  m = re.match(r'(FFTW|IMKL|ACML|LAPACK)ROOT\s*\?=\s*',line)
-  c = re.match(r'F90\s*\?=\s*',line)
-  if m:
-    if m.group(1).lower() in damaskEnv.pathInfo:
-      substitution = damaskEnv.pathInfo[m.group(1).lower()]
-    else:
-      substitution = ''
-    line = '%sROOT ?= %s\n'%(m.group(1),substitution)
-    screenOut+=line
-  if c:
-    line = 'F90 ?= %s\n'%compiler
-    screenOut+=line
-  makefile.write(line)
-makefile.close()
-print(screenOut)