diff --git a/common/Makefile b/common/Makefile
index aee7230..9f519ec 100644
--- a/common/Makefile
+++ b/common/Makefile
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ all: ${BOARD_BUILDDIR}/${TOP}.bit
 
 ${BOARD_BUILDDIR}:
 	mkdir -p ${BOARD_BUILDDIR}
-  #Check if design includes initialization files for memory
-  ifneq (${MEM_INIT},)
-    #if there are memory initialization files link them to the build/board_type directory
-	  ln -s ${MEM_INIT} ${BOARD_BUILDDIR}
-  endif
 
 ${BOARD_BUILDDIR}/${TOP}.eblif: | ${BOARD_BUILDDIR}
 	cd ${BOARD_BUILDDIR} && symbiflow_synth -t ${TOP} -v ${SOURCES} -d ${BITSTREAM_DEVICE} -p ${PARTNAME} ${XDC_CMD} 2>&1 > /dev/null
diff --git a/xc7/linux_litex_demo/Makefile b/xc7/linux_litex_demo/Makefile
index 300d9d2..81f81b5 100644
--- a/xc7/linux_litex_demo/Makefile
+++ b/xc7/linux_litex_demo/Makefile
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ current_dir := ${CURDIR}
 TOP := top
 SOURCES := ${current_dir}/baselitex_arty.v \
            ${current_dir}/VexRiscv_Linux.v
-MEM_INIT := ${current_dir}/mem.init \
-            ${current_dir}/mem_1.init \
-            ${current_dir}/mem_2.init
+
 PCF := ${current_dir}/arty.pcf
 SDC := ${current_dir}/arty.sdc
 XDC := ${current_dir}/arty.xdc