diff --git a/hw/syn/altera/NOTEBOOK b/hw/syn/altera/NOTEBOOK
index 5a76e235..9b871546 100644
--- a/hw/syn/altera/NOTEBOOK
+++ b/hw/syn/altera/NOTEBOOK
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ TARGET=asesim make -C runtime/opae
 
 # build ASE hw image
 PREFIX=build_base CONFIGS="-DEXT_F_DISABLE -DL1_DISABLE -DSM_DISABLE -DNUM_WARPS=2 -DNUM_THREADS=2" TARGET=asesim make
-PREFIX=build_gfx CONFIGS="-DEXT_GFX_ENABLE -DTCACHE_DISABLE -DRCACHE_DISABLE -DOCACHE_DISABLE -DEXT_F_DISABLE -DL1_DISABLE -DSM_DISABLE -DNUM_WARPS=2 -DNUM_THREADS=2" TARGET=asesim make
 
 # ASE test runs
 ./run_ase.sh build_base_arria10_asesim_1c/synth ../../../../tests/regression/basic/basic -n1 -t0
@@ -64,10 +63,6 @@ PREFIX=build_gfx CONFIGS="-DEXT_GFX_ENABLE -DTCACHE_DISABLE -DRCACHE_DISABLE -DO
 ./run_ase.sh build_base_arria10_asesim_1c/synth ../../../../tests/regression/dogfood/dogfood -n16
 ./run_ase.sh build_base_arria10_asesim_1c/synth ../../../../tests/opencl/vecadd/vecadd
 ./run_ase.sh build_base_arria10_asesim_1c/synth ../../../../tests/opencl/sgemm/sgemm -n4
-./run_ase.sh build_gfx_arria10_asesim_1c/synth ../../../../tests/regression/tex/tex
-./run_ase.sh build_gfx_arria10_asesim_1c/synth ../../../../tests/regression/rop/rop -w8 -h8
-./run_ase.sh build_gfx_arria10_asesim_1c/synth ../../../../tests/regression/raster/raster -w8 -h8
-./run_ase.sh build_gfx_arria10_asesim_1c/synth ../../../../tests/regression/draw3d/draw3d -w8 -h8
 
 # modify "vsim_run.tcl" to dump VCD trace
 vcd file trace.vcd
@@ -88,15 +83,10 @@ tar -xvf vortex.vcd.tar.bz2
 
 # building FPGA images
 make all
-PREFIX=build_gfx NUM_CORES=2 CONFIGS="-DEXT_GFX_ENABLE" make
-
-# building gfx test on systems with custom boost directory
-LDFLAGS += -L/homes/tinebp/tools/boost/lib 
 
 # running benchmarks on FPGA
 fpgaconf --bus 0xaf <build>/synth/vortex_afu.gbs
 TARGET=fpga ./ci/blackbox.sh --driver=opae --app=sgemm
-TARGET=fpga ./ci/blackbox.sh --driver=opae --app=draw3d --args="-w512 -h512 -tvase.cgltrace"
 
 # quick off synthesis
 make core
diff --git a/hw/syn/xilinx/NOTEBOOK b/hw/syn/xilinx/NOTEBOOK
index aa854eb8..65600a6c 100644
--- a/hw/syn/xilinx/NOTEBOOK
+++ b/hw/syn/xilinx/NOTEBOOK
@@ -13,26 +13,13 @@ vivado -mode batch -source scripts/gen_ip.tcl -tclargs ip/xilinx_u50_gen3x16_xdm
 PREFIX=build_base_1c NUM_CORES=1 TARGET=hw_emu PLATFORM=xilinx_u50_gen3x16_xdma_5_202210_1 make > build_u50_hw_emu_base_1c.log 2>&1 &
 PREFIX=build_base_1c NUM_CORES=1 TARGET=hw PLATFORM=xilinx_u50_gen3x16_xdma_5_202210_1 make > build_u50_hw_base_1c.log 2>&1 &
 
-PREFIX=build_gfx_1c NUM_CORES=1 TARGET=hw_emu PLATFORM=xilinx_u50_gen3x16_xdma_5_202210_1 CONFIGS="-DEXT_GFX_ENABLE" make > build_u50_hw_emu_gfx_1c.log 2>&1 &
-PREFIX=build_gfx_1c NUM_CORES=1 TARGET=hw PLATFORM=xilinx_u50_gen3x16_xdma_5_202210_1 CONFIGS="-DEXT_GFX_ENABLE" make > build_u50_hw_gfx_1c.log 2>&1 &
-
-PREFIX=build_gfx_dbg_1c DEBUG=3 NUM_CORES=1 TARGET=hw_emu PLATFORM=xilinx_u50_gen3x16_xdma_5_202210_1 CONFIGS="-DEXT_GFX_ENABLE" make > build_u50_hw_emu_gfx_dbg_1c.log 2>&1 &
-PREFIX=build_gfx_dbg_1c DEBUG=3 NUM_CORES=1 TARGET=hw PLATFORM=xilinx_u50_gen3x16_xdma_5_202210_1 CONFIGS="-DEXT_GFX_ENABLE" make > build_u50_hw_gfx_dbg_1c.log 2>&1 &
-
 PREFIX=build_base_2c NUM_CORES=2 TARGET=hw_emu PLATFORM=xilinx_u50_gen3x16_xdma_5_202210_1 make > build_u50_hw_emu_base_2c.log 2>&1 &
 PREFIX=build_base_2c NUM_CORES=2 TARGET=hw PLATFORM=xilinx_u50_gen3x16_xdma_5_202210_1 make > build_u50_hw_base_2c.log 2>&1 &
 
-PREFIX=build_gfx_2c NUM_CORES=2 TARGET=hw_emu PLATFORM=xilinx_u50_gen3x16_xdma_5_202210_1 CONFIGS="-DEXT_GFX_ENABLE" make > build_u50_hw_emu_gfx_2c.log 2>&1 &
-PREFIX=build_gfx_2c NUM_CORES=2 TARGET=hw PLATFORM=xilinx_u50_gen3x16_xdma_5_202210_1 CONFIGS="-DEXT_GFX_ENABLE" make > build_u50_hw_gfx_2c.log 2>&1 &
-
-PREFIX=build_gfx_dbg_1c DEBUG=3 NUM_CORES=1 TARGET=hw_emu PLATFORM=xilinx_u280_gen3x16_xdma_1_202211_1 CONFIGS="-DEXT_GFX_ENABLE" make > build_u280_hw_emu_gfx_dbg_1c.log 2>&1 &
-PREFIX=build_gfx_dbg_1c DEBUG=3 NUM_CORES=1 TARGET=hw PLATFORM=xilinx_u280_gen3x16_xdma_1_202211_1 CONFIGS="-DEXT_GFX_ENABLE" make > build_u280_hw_gfx_dbg_1c.log 2>&1 &
 PREFIX=build_dbg_1c DEBUG=3 NUM_CORES=1 TARGET=hw_emu PLATFORM=xilinx_u280_gen3x16_xdma_1_202211_1 make > build_u280_hw_emu_dbg_1c.log 2>&1 &
 PREFIX=build_dbg_1c DEBUG=3 NUM_CORES=1 TARGET=hw PLATFORM=xilinx_u280_gen3x16_xdma_1_202211_1 make > build_u280_hw_dbg_1c.log 2>&1 &
 PREFIX=build_base_1c NUM_CORES=1 TARGET=hw_emu PLATFORM=xilinx_u280_gen3x16_xdma_1_202211_1 make > build_u280_hw_emu_base_1c.log 2>&1 &
 PREFIX=build_base_1c NUM_CORES=1 TARGET=hw PLATFORM=xilinx_u280_gen3x16_xdma_1_202211_1 make > build_u280_hw_base_1c.log 2>&1 &
-PREFIX=build_gfx_1c NUM_CORES=1 TARGET=hw_emu PLATFORM=xilinx_u280_gen3x16_xdma_1_202211_1 CONFIGS="-DEXT_GFX_ENABLE" make > build_u280_hw_emu_gfx_1c.log 2>&1 &
-PREFIX=build_gfx_1c NUM_CORES=1 TARGET=hw PLATFORM=xilinx_u280_gen3x16_xdma_1_202211_1 CONFIGS="-DEXT_GFX_ENABLE" make > build_u280_hw_gfx_1c.log 2>&1 &
 
 PREFIX=build TARGET=hw_emu PLATFORM=xilinx_vck5000_gen3x16_xdma_1_202120_1 make > build_vck5k_hw_emu.log 2>&1 &
 PREFIX=build TARGET=hw_emu PLATFORM=xilinx_vck5000_gen3x16_xdma_1_202120_1 make > build_vck5k_hw.log 2>&1 &
@@ -59,12 +46,8 @@ TARGET=hw PLATFORM=xilinx_vck5000_gen3x16_xdma_1_202120_1 ./ci/blackbox.sh --dri
 TARGET=hw_emu PLATFORM=xilinx_vck5000_gen3x16_xdma_1_202120_1 ./ci/blackbox.sh --driver=xrt --app=demo
 FPGA_BIN_DIR=<bin_dir> TARGET=hw_emu PLATFORM=xilinx_u50_gen3x16_xdma_5_202210_1 ./ci/blackbox.sh --driver=xrt --app=demo
 FPGA_BIN_DIR=<bin_dir> TARGET=hw PLATFORM=xilinx_u50_gen3x16_xdma_5_202210_1 ./ci/blackbox.sh --driver=xrt --app=demo
-FPGA_BIN_DIR=<bin_dir> TARGET=hw_emu PLATFORM=xilinx_u50_gen3x16_xdma_5_202210_1 ./ci/blackbox.sh --driver=xrt --app=draw3d --args="-tbox.cgltrace -rbox_ref_128.png"
-FPGA_BIN_DIR=<bin_dir> TARGET=hw PLATFORM=xilinx_u50_gen3x16_xdma_5_202210_1 ./ci/blackbox.sh --driver=xrt --app=draw3d --args="-tbox.cgltrace -rbox_ref_128.png"
 FPGA_BIN_DIR=<bin_dir> TARGET=hw_emu PLATFORM=xilinx_u280_gen3x16_xdma_1_202211_1 ./ci/blackbox.sh --driver=xrt --app=demo
 FPGA_BIN_DIR=<bin_dir> XRT_DEVICE_INDEX=1 TARGET=hw PLATFORM=xilinx_u280_gen3x16_xdma_1_202211_1 ./ci/blackbox.sh --driver=xrt --app=demo
-FPGA_BIN_DIR=<bin_dir> TARGET=hw_emu PLATFORM=xilinx_u280_gen3x16_xdma_1_202211_1 ./ci/blackbox.sh --driver=xrt --app=draw3d --args="-tbox.cgltrace -rbox_ref_128.png"
-FPGA_BIN_DIR=<bin_dir> XRT_DEVICE_INDEX=1 TARGET=hw PLATFORM=xilinx_u280_gen3x16_xdma_1_202211_1 ./ci/blackbox.sh --driver=xrt --app=draw3d --args="-tbox.cgltrace -rbox_ref_128.png"
 
 # build report logs
 <build_dir>/bin/vortex_afu.xclbin.info