diff --git a/DATA/Par_file b/DATA/Par_file
index 56f205e5a..13766788a 100644
--- a/DATA/Par_file
+++ b/DATA/Par_file
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ MOVIE_START                     = 0
 MOVIE_STOP                      = 40000
 
 # save mesh files to check the mesh
-SAVE_MESH_FILES                 = .true.
+SAVE_MESH_FILES                 = .false.
 
 # restart files (number of runs can be 1 or higher, choose 1 for no restart files)
 NUMBER_OF_RUNS                  = 1
diff --git a/src/meshfem3D/rules.mk b/src/meshfem3D/rules.mk
index 594b60260..a95a7f193 100644
--- a/src/meshfem3D/rules.mk
+++ b/src/meshfem3D/rules.mk
@@ -409,10 +409,3 @@ $O/%.check_adios.o: $S/%.F90 $O/shared_par.shared_module.o $O/meshfem3D_par.chec
 $O/%.checknetcdf.o: $S/%.f90 $O/shared_par.shared_module.o $O/meshfem3D_par.check_module.o
 	${FCCOMPILE_CHECK} ${FCFLAGS_f90} $(NETCDF_INCLUDE) -c -o $@ $<
 
-## HDF5 file i/o
-
-#$O/%.mesh_hdf5.o: $S/%.F90 $O/shared_par.shared_module.o $O/meshfem3D_par.check_module.o $O/hdf5_manager.shared_hdf5_module.o
-#	${FCCOMPILE_CHECK} ${FCFLAGS_f90} -c -o $@ $<
-#
-#$O/%.mesh_hdf5.o: $S/%.f90 $O/shared_par.shared_module.o $O/meshfem3D_par.check_module.o $O/hdf5_manager.shared_hdf5_module.o
-#	${FCCOMPILE_CHECK} ${FCFLAGS_f90}  -c -o $@ $<
diff --git a/src/specfem3D/rules.mk b/src/specfem3D/rules.mk
index efc9bdc2d..40461bd97 100644
--- a/src/specfem3D/rules.mk
+++ b/src/specfem3D/rules.mk
@@ -511,13 +511,4 @@ $O/%.visualc.o: $S/%.c ${SETUP}/config.h
 ### CEM
 ###
 $O/%.checknetcdf.o: $S/%.f90 $O/shared_par.shared_module.o $O/specfem3D_par.solverstatic_module.o
-	${FCCOMPILE_CHECK} ${FCFLAGS_f90} $(NETCDF_INCLUDE) -c -o $@ $<
-
-###
-### HDF5
-###
-#$O/%.spec_hdf5_module.o: $S/%.F90 $O/shared_par.shared_module.o $O/specfem3D_par.solverstatic_module.o $O/hdf5_manager.shared_hdf5_module.o
-#	${FCCOMPILE_CHECK} ${FCFLAGS_f90} $(HDF5_INCLUDE) -c -o $@ $<
-#
-#$O/%.spec_hdf5_module.o: $S/%.f90 $O/shared_par.shared_module.o $O/specfem3D_par.solverstatic_module.o $O/hdf5_manager.shared_hdf5_module.o
-#	${FCCOMPILE_CHECK} ${FCFLAGS_f90} $(HDF5_INCLUDE) -c -o $@ $<
\ No newline at end of file
+	${FCCOMPILE_CHECK} ${FCFLAGS_f90} $(NETCDF_INCLUDE) -c -o $@ $<
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