diff --git a/packages/hxtorch/package.py b/packages/hxtorch/package.py
index b2a5ab2e48cfc3df07516ef841903b59ecefd349..c1b2fff901e646c41505cc56347f328c70f17879 100644
--- a/packages/hxtorch/package.py
+++ b/packages/hxtorch/package.py
@@ -137,8 +137,6 @@ class Hxtorch(WafPackage):
         """Setup and configure the project."""
 
         self.waf('setup', '--repo-db-url=https://github.com/electronicvisions/projects', '--without-munge',
-            '--without-sctrltp-python-bindings',
-            '--without-hxcomm-python-bindings',
             '--project=hxtorch@ebrains-' + str(spec.version),
             '--project=haldls@ebrains-' + str(spec.version),
             '--project=grenade@ebrains-' + str(spec.version),
diff --git a/packages/pynn-brainscales/package.py b/packages/pynn-brainscales/package.py
index bc1d2e2dd842354964586e3ac9e1acba0e687bb2..4b32f2aafa2979780d5e957ba87446a4590845f2 100644
--- a/packages/pynn-brainscales/package.py
+++ b/packages/pynn-brainscales/package.py
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ class PynnBrainscales(WafPackage):
         """Setup and configure the project."""
 
         self.waf('setup', '--repo-db-url=https://github.com/electronicvisions/projects', '--without-munge',
-            '--without-sctrltp-python-bindings',
-            '--without-hxcomm-python-bindings',
             '--project=pynn-brainscales@ebrains-' + str(spec.version),
             '--project=haldls@ebrains-' + str(spec.version),
             '--project=grenade@ebrains-' + str(spec.version),