diff --git a/iocBoot/iocxxx/auto_positions.req b/iocBoot/iocxxx/auto_positions.req
index d49f78f3a1782f6bf697f7158763a61b9f0d1740..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391 100644
--- a/iocBoot/iocxxx/auto_positions.req
+++ b/iocBoot/iocxxx/auto_positions.req
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-
-file built_positions.req P=$(P)
diff --git a/iocBoot/iocxxx/auto_settings.req b/iocBoot/iocxxx/auto_settings.req
index e1c4e66c621b23d946cea196cdbfaeafccb4920c..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391 100644
--- a/iocBoot/iocxxx/auto_settings.req
+++ b/iocBoot/iocxxx/auto_settings.req
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-
-file built_settings.req P=$(P)