diff --git a/meta-digi-arm/recipes-bsp/libdigi/libdigi.bb b/meta-digi-arm/recipes-bsp/libdigi/libdigi.bb
index 641e3fcd4..4cf7fc08a 100644
--- a/meta-digi-arm/recipes-bsp/libdigi/libdigi.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-arm/recipes-bsp/libdigi/libdigi.bb
@@ -37,5 +37,3 @@ do_install() {
 }
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-dev = ""
-
-PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-alsa.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-alsa.bb
index bc0653021..3ab5af986 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-alsa.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-alsa.bb
@@ -19,5 +19,3 @@ do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}${bindir}
 	install -m 0755 alsa_test ${D}${bindir}
 }
-
-PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-bt.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-bt.bb
index 69c7ae871..680ccb60e 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-bt.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-bt.bb
@@ -19,5 +19,3 @@ do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}${bindir}
 	install -m 0755 bt_test ${D}${bindir}
 }
-
-PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-btconfig.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-btconfig.bb
index 5a8caf276..38b43e8a6 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-btconfig.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-btconfig.bb
@@ -19,5 +19,3 @@ do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}${bindir}
 	install -m 0755 btconfig ${D}${bindir}
 }
-
-PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-can.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-can.bb
index 6fcd2066d..35d2cbc56 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-can.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-can.bb
@@ -17,5 +17,3 @@ do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}${bindir}
 	install -m 0755 can_test ${D}${bindir}
 }
-
-PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-gpio-sysfs.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-gpio-sysfs.bb
index f940c4914..f97385b82 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-gpio-sysfs.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-gpio-sysfs.bb
@@ -17,5 +17,3 @@ do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}${bindir}
 	install -m 0755 gpio_sysfs_test ${D}${bindir}
 }
-
-PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-hdp.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-hdp.bb
index 28b68b85e..be322e0ef 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-hdp.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-hdp.bb
@@ -15,5 +15,3 @@ do_install() {
 }
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} = "python python-argparse python-crypt python-dbus python-pygobject"
-
-PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-rtc.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-rtc.bb
index a15d8eb64..ac58eb68b 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-rtc.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-rtc.bb
@@ -7,17 +7,13 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COMMON_LICENSE_DIR}/GPL-2.0;md5=801f80980d171dd6425
 
 SRC_URI = "file://rtc_test"
 
-UPPER_PLAT = "${@'${MACHINE}'.upper()}"
-
 S = "${WORKDIR}/rtc_test"
 
 do_compile() {
-	${CC} -O2 -Wall -D${UPPER_PLAT} rtc_test.c -o rtc_test
+	${CC} -O2 -Wall rtc_test.c -o rtc_test
 }
 
 do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}${bindir}
 	install -m 0755 rtc_test ${D}${bindir}
 }
-
-PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-vplay.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-vplay.bb
index 5c096cca7..eedcb9da5 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-vplay.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-vplay.bb
@@ -17,5 +17,3 @@ do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}${bindir}
 	install -m 0755 vplay ${D}${bindir}
 }
-
-PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-watchdog.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-watchdog.bb
index 931c80930..a98b718f5 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-watchdog.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/dey-examples-watchdog.bb
@@ -17,5 +17,3 @@ do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}${bindir}
 	install -m 0755 watchdog_test ${D}${bindir}
 }
-
-PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/files/rtc_test/rtc_test.c b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/files/rtc_test/rtc_test.c
index 62b825e69..1c9b760d5 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/files/rtc_test/rtc_test.c
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dey-examples/files/rtc_test/rtc_test.c
@@ -37,14 +37,6 @@
 
 #define	RTC_DEFAULT_TEST_OPS	0	/* None, pass it through the command line */
 
-#if defined(CCIMX53JS)
-#define RTC_ALARM_SECS 60
-#define RTC_ALARM_SECS_STR "60"
-#else
-#define RTC_ALARM_SECS 5
-#define RTC_ALARM_SECS_STR "5"
-#endif
-
 #define rtc_test_usage \
 	"[-abcdehms]\n"
 #define rtc_test_full_usage \