diff --git a/require-ess/tools/iocsh_gdb.bash b/require-ess/tools/iocsh_gdb.bash
deleted file mode 100755
index 5c0d5c76c25a60bf8bc92d2b31384d4303c13856..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/require-ess/tools/iocsh_gdb.bash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2004 - 2017 Paul Scherrer Institute
-# Copyright (c) 2017 - 2019 European Spallation Source ERIC
-#
-# The program is free software: you can redistribute
-# it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-# as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the
-# License, or any newer version.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
-# more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-# this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
-#
-#
-# PSI original iocsh author : Dirk Zimoch
-# ESS specific iocsh author : Jeong Han Lee
-# email : han.lee@esss.se
-#
-
-declare -r SC_SCRIPT="$(readlink -e "$0")"
-declare -r SC_SCRIPTNAME=${0##*/}
-declare -r SC_TOP="${SC_SCRIPT%/*}"
-declare SC_VERSION="${E3_REQUIRE_VERSION}-gdb"
-declare STARTUP=""
-declare BASECODE=""
-
-
-. ${SC_TOP}/iocsh_functions
-
-
-BASECODE="$(basecode_generator)"
-
-check_mandatory_env_settings
-
-# ${BASHPID} returns iocsh.bash PID
-iocsh_bash_id=${BASHPID}
-#
-SC_VERSION+=-PID-${iocsh_bash_id}
-
-#
-# We define HOSTNAME + iocsh_bash_id
-IOCSH_PS1=$(iocsh_ps1 "${iocsh_bash_id}")
-REQUIRE_IOC=$(require_ioc "${iocsh_bash_id}")
-#
-# Default Initial Startup file for REQUIRE and minimal environment
-IOC_STARTUP=$(mktemp -q --suffix=_iocsh_${SC_VERSION}) || die 1 "${SC_SCRIPTNAME} CANNOT create the startup file, please check the disk space";
-
-# To get the absolute path where iocsh.bash is executed
-IOCSH_TOP=${PWD}
-
-# EPICS_DRIVER_PATH defined in iocsh and startup.script_common
-# Remember, driver is equal to module, so EPICS_DRIVER_PATH is the module directory
-# In our jargon. It is the same as ${EPICS_MODULES}
-
-trap "softIoc_end ${IOC_STARTUP}" EXIT HUP INT TERM
-
-{
- printIocEnv;
- printf "# Set REQUIRE_IOC for its internal PVs\n";
- printf "epicsEnvSet REQUIRE_IOC \"${REQUIRE_IOC}\"\n";
- printf "#\n";
- printf "# Set E3_IOCSH_TOP for the absolute path where %s is executed.\n" "${SC_SCRIPTNAME}"
- printf "epicsEnvSet E3_IOCSH_TOP \"${IOCSH_TOP}\"\n";
- printf "#\n";
-
- loadRequire;
-
- loadFiles "$@";
-
- printf "# Set the IOC Prompt String One \n";
- printf "epicsEnvSet IOCSH_PS1 \"$IOCSH_PS1\"\n";
- printf "#\n";
-
- if [ "$init" != NO ]; then
- printf "# \n";
- printf "iocInit\n"
- fi
-
-} > ${IOC_STARTUP}
-
-ulimit -c unlimited
-
-# -x "PREFIX"
-# PREFIX:exit & PREFIX:BaseVersion PVs are added to softIoc
-# We can end this IOC via caput PREFIX:exit 1
-
-
-if [[ ${BASECODE} -ge 07000101 ]]; then
- _PVA_="PVA"
-else
- _PVA_=""
-fi
-
-
-gdb --eval-command run --args softIoc${_PVA_} -D ${EPICS_BASE}/dbd/softIoc${_PVA_}.dbd "${IOC_STARTUP}" 2>&1
-
diff --git a/require-ess/tools/iocsh_nice.bash b/require-ess/tools/iocsh_nice.bash
deleted file mode 100755
index 2efb8302db0147f3b065c5fe971f21984c9ded80..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/require-ess/tools/iocsh_nice.bash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2004 - 2017 Paul Scherrer Institute
-# Copyright (c) 2017 - 2019 European Spallation Source ERIC
-#
-# The program is free software: you can redistribute
-# it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-# as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the
-# License, or any newer version.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
-# more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-# this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
-#
-#
-# PSI original iocsh author : Dirk Zimoch
-# ESS specific iocsh author : Jeong Han Lee
-# email : han.lee@esss.se
-#
-
-declare -r SC_SCRIPT="$(readlink -e "$0")"
-declare -r SC_SCRIPTNAME=${0##*/}
-declare -r SC_TOP="${SC_SCRIPT%/*}"
-declare SC_VERSION="${E3_REQUIRE_VERSION}-nice"
-declare STARTUP=""
-declare BASECODE=""
-
-
-. ${SC_TOP}/iocsh_functions
-
-
-BASECODE="$(basecode_generator)"
-
-check_mandatory_env_settings
-
-#
-SC_VERSION+=-PID-${BASHPID}
-
-#
-# We define HOSTNAME + BASHPID
-IOCSH_PS1=$(iocsh_ps1 "${BASHPID}")
-REQUIRE_IOC=$(require_ioc "${BASHPID}")
-#
-# Default Initial Startup file for REQUIRE and minimal environment
-
-IOC_STARTUP=/tmp/${SC_SCRIPTNAME}-${SC_VERSION}-startup
-
-# To get the absolute path where iocsh.bash is executed
-IOCSH_TOP=${PWD}
-
-# EPICS_DRIVER_PATH defined in iocsh and startup.script_common
-# Remember, driver is equal to module, so EPICS_DRIVER_PATH is the module directory
-# In our jargon. It is the same as ${EPICS_MODULES}
-
-trap "softIoc_end ${IOC_STARTUP}" EXIT HUP INT TERM
-
-
-{
- printIocEnv;
- printf "# Set REQUIRE_IOC for its internal PVs\n";
- printf "epicsEnvSet REQUIRE_IOC \"${REQUIRE_IOC}\"\n";
- printf "#\n";
- printf "# Set E3_IOCSH_TOP for the absolute path where %s is executed.\n" "${SC_SCRIPTNAME}"
- printf "epicsEnvSet E3_IOCSH_TOP \"${IOCSH_TOP}\"\n";
- printf "#\n";
-
- loadRequire;
-
- loadFiles "$@";
-
- printf "# Set the IOC Prompt String One \n";
- printf "epicsEnvSet IOCSH_PS1 \"$IOCSH_PS1\"\n";
- printf "#\n";
-
-
- if [ "$init" != NO ]; then
- printf "# \n";
- printf "iocInit\n"
- fi
-
-} > ${IOC_STARTUP}
-
-ulimit -c unlimited
-
-# -x "PREFIX"
-# PREFIX:exit & PREFIX:BaseVersion PVs are added to softIoc
-# We can end this IOC via caput PREFIX:exit 1
-
-
-if [[ ${BASECODE} -ge 07000101 ]]; then
- _PVA_="PVA"
-else
- _PVA_=""
-fi
-
-
-nice --10 softIoc${_PVA_} -D ${EPICS_BASE}/dbd/softIoc${_PVA_}.dbd "${IOC_STARTUP}" 2>&1
-