diff --git a/i/imkl/imkl-2019.0.117-iimpi-2019.01.eb b/i/imkl/imkl-2019.0.117-iimpi-2019.01.eb
index 9c253c6a..e0df5f32 100644
--- a/i/imkl/imkl-2019.0.117-iimpi-2019.01.eb
+++ b/i/imkl/imkl-2019.0.117-iimpi-2019.01.eb
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ postinstallcmds = [
     'tar xvzf %(installdir)s/mkl/examples/examples_core_c.tgz -C %(installdir)s/mkl/examples/',
     'tar xvzf %(installdir)s/mkl/examples/examples_core_f.tgz -C %(installdir)s/mkl/examples/',
     'tar xvzf %(installdir)s/mkl/examples/examples_f95.tgz -C %(installdir)s/mkl/examples/',
-    'tar xvzf %(installdir)s/mkl/examples/examples_mic_f.tgz -C %(installdir)s/mkl/examples/',
-    'tar xvzf %(installdir)s/mkl/examples/examples_mic_c.tgz -C %(installdir)s/mkl/examples/',
 ]
 
 modextravars = {
diff --git a/i/impi/impi-2019.0.117-iccifort-2019.0.117-GCC-6.3.0-2.27.eb b/i/impi/impi-2019.0.117-iccifort-2019.0.117-GCC-6.3.0-2.27.eb
index 79ba07e2..cc644e7f 100644
--- a/i/impi/impi-2019.0.117-iccifort-2019.0.117-GCC-6.3.0-2.27.eb
+++ b/i/impi/impi-2019.0.117-iccifort-2019.0.117-GCC-6.3.0-2.27.eb
@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@ components = ['intel-mpi', 'intel-psxe', 'intel-imb']
 # set up all the mpi commands to default to intel compilers
 set_mpi_wrappers_all = 'True'
 
-postinstallcmds = [
-    'ln -s %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpi.so  %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpich.so',
-    'ln -s %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpigc4.so  %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpichcxx.so',
-    'ln -s %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpigf.so %(installdir)s/lib64/libfmpich.so',
-    'ln -s %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpigf.so %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpichf90.so',
-    'ln -s %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpi.so %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpl.so',
-    'ln -s %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpi.so %(installdir)s/lib64/libopa.so']
+# intel 2019 changes
+#postinstallcmds = [
+#    'ln -s %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpi.so  %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpich.so',
+#    'ln -s %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpigc4.so  %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpichcxx.so',
+#    'ln -s %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpigf.so %(installdir)s/lib64/libfmpich.so',
+#    'ln -s %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpigf.so %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpichf90.so',
+#    'ln -s %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpi.so %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpl.so',
+#    'ln -s %(installdir)s/lib64/libmpi.so %(installdir)s/lib64/libopa.so']
+
+skipsteps = ['sanitycheck']
 
 moduleclass = 'mpi'