diff --git a/cave/build/alertviz/customTargets.xml b/cave/build/alertviz/customTargets.xml
index c420cdb736..60b30cdcd7 100644
--- a/cave/build/alertviz/customTargets.xml
+++ b/cave/build/alertviz/customTargets.xml
@@ -168,14 +168,6 @@
         <!-- Steps to do after  running assemble. -->
         <!-- ===================================================================== -->
         <target name="postAssemble">
-        	<copy todir="${buildDirectory}/../../static/common/alertviz/etc"
-        		verbose="true">
-        		<fileset dir="${buildDirectory}/../../static/common/cave/etc">
-        			<include name="alertViz*/**" />
-        			<include name="monitorIcons/**" />
-        		</fileset>
-        	</copy>
-        	
         	<!-- Update the 32-bit linux AlertViz zip with static files -->
         	<zip destfile="${buildDirectory}/${buildLabel}/${buildId}-linux.gtk.x86.zip"
         		update="true">
@@ -205,14 +197,7 @@
             	<fileset dir="${buildDirectory}/../../static/win32.x86" 
             		excludes="cave/**" />
         		
-        	</zip>        	
-        	
-        	<delete includeEmptyDirs="true">
-        		<fileset dir="${buildDirectory}/../../static/common/alertviz/etc">
-        			<include name="alertViz*/**" />
-        			<include name="monitorIcons/**" />
-        		</fileset>
-        	</delete>
+        	</zip>
         </target>
 
 
diff --git a/rpms/awips2.cave/Installer.alertviz/component.spec b/rpms/awips2.cave/Installer.alertviz/component.spec
index 895375e94d..e296b96732 100644
--- a/rpms/awips2.cave/Installer.alertviz/component.spec
+++ b/rpms/awips2.cave/Installer.alertviz/component.spec
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 /awips2/alertviz/alertviz.ini
 %dir /awips2/alertviz/configuration
 /awips2/alertviz/configuration/*
-%dir /awips2/alertviz/etc
-/awips2/alertviz/etc/*
 %dir /awips2/alertviz/features
 /awips2/alertviz/features/*
 %doc /awips2/alertviz/*.pdf
@@ -154,4 +152,4 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 /awips2/alertviz/*.so
 /awips2/alertviz/*.sh
 
-%attr(644,root,root) /etc/xdg/autostart/awips2-alertviz.desktop
\ No newline at end of file
+%attr(644,root,root) /etc/xdg/autostart/awips2-alertviz.desktop