diff --git a/NOISE b/NOISE
index 2d5cd6c..6beb56b 100644
--- a/NOISE
+++ b/NOISE
@@ -121,6 +121,3 @@ ABSTRACT
   within Nix, they will be copied with the current data and consequently 
   not updated during the Nix compilation process.
 
-  See saiph devMode option and its implications at   
-  bscpkgs/garlic/saiph/default.nix
-  
diff --git a/garlic/apps/saiph/default.nix b/garlic/apps/saiph/default.nix
index c9f3cad..1af0775 100644
--- a/garlic/apps/saiph/default.nix
+++ b/garlic/apps/saiph/default.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 , cc 
 , vtk
 , boost
-, devMode ? false
 , gitBranch ? "master"
 , numComm ? null
 , vectFlags ? null
@@ -16,12 +15,10 @@
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "saiph";
 
-  src = (if (devMode == true) then ~/repos/saiph
-         else
-	 builtins.fetchGit {
-           url = "ssh://git@bscpm02.bsc.es/DSLs/saiph.git";
-           ref = "${gitBranch}";
-         });
+  src = builtins.fetchGit {
+    url = "ssh://git@bscpm02.bsc.es/DSLs/saiph.git";
+    ref = "${gitBranch}";
+  };
 
   programPath = "/bin/ExHeat3D";
 
@@ -46,9 +43,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cd saiphv2/cpp/src 
     export VTK_VERSION=8.2
     export VTK_HOME=${vtk}
-  ''
-  + (if (devMode == true) then "make clean" else "")
-  ;
+    make clean
+  '';
 
   makeFlags = [
     "-f" "Makefile.${cc.cc.CC}"
diff --git a/garlic/exp/saiph/numcomm.nix b/garlic/exp/saiph/numcomm.nix
index 24a66e1..50b1e0a 100644
--- a/garlic/exp/saiph/numcomm.nix
+++ b/garlic/exp/saiph/numcomm.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ let
     unitName = "${expName}.nc-${toString numComm}";
 
     # saiph options
-    devMode = false;
     inherit (c) numComm;
     mpi = impi;
     gitBranch = "garlic/tampi+isend+oss+task+simd";
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ let
     customPkgs = stdexp.replaceMpi conf.mpi;
   in
     customPkgs.apps.saiph.override {
-      inherit devMode numComm mpi gitBranch;
+      inherit numComm mpi gitBranch;
     };
 
   pipeline = stdexp.stdPipeline ++ [ exec program ];