diff --git a/scripts/get_mpich.sh b/scripts/get_mpich.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 579b516242..0000000000
--- a/scripts/get_mpich.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-dir=$(pwd)
-
-
-echo "dir=$dir"
-
-if [ -d ./mpich/lib ]; then
-    echo "mpich lib exists"
-    files=$(ls ./mpich/lib)
-    echo "files=$files"
-fi
-
-if [ -d ./../mpich/lib ]; then
-    echo "../mpich lib exists"
-    files=$(ls ./../mpich/lib)
-    echo "files=$files"
-fi
-
-if [ -f ./mpich/lib/pkgconfig ]; then
-    echo "libmpich.so found -- nothing to build."
-else
-    echo "Downloading mpich source."
-    wget http://www.mpich.org/static/downloads/3.2/mpich-3.2.tar.gz
-    tar xfz mpich-3.2.tar.gz
-    rm mpich-3.2.tar.gz
-    echo "configuring and building mpich."
-    cd mpich-3.2
-    ./configure \
-        --prefix=`pwd`/../mpich \
-        --enable-static=false \
-        --enable-alloca=true \
-        --disable-long-double \
-        --enable-threads=single \
-        --enable-fortran=no \
-        --enable-fast=all \
-        --enable-g=none \
-        --enable-timing=none
-    make -j4
-    make install
-    cd -
-    rm -rf mpich-3.2
-fi
diff --git a/scripts/get_zoltan.sh b/scripts/get_zoltan.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index ea2d149910..0000000000
--- a/scripts/get_zoltan.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -ex
-
-dir=$(pwd)
-
-if test -d Trilinos
-then
-    echo "Found Trilinos already"
-else
-    git clone https://github.com/trilinos/Trilinos.git --depth=1
-    mkdir -p trilinos-{build,install}
-fi
-
-cd trilinos-build
-rm -rf ./*
-
-# -D Zoltan_ENABLE_EXAMPLES:BOOL=ON \
-# -D Zoltan_ENABLE_TESTS:BOOL=ON \
-
-cmake \
-    -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:FILEPATH="${dir}/trilinos-install/" \
-    -D TPL_ENABLE_MPI:BOOL=ON \
-    -D CMAKE_C_FLAGS:STRING="-m64 -g" \
-    -D CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS:STRING="-m64 -g" \
-    -D Trilinos_ENABLE_ALL_PACKAGES:BOOL=OFF \
-    -D Trilinos_ENABLE_Zoltan:BOOL=ON \
-    -D Zoltan_ENABLE_ULLONG_IDS:Bool=ON \
-    ../Trilinos
-make -j4
-make install