diff --git a/script/default.properties b/script/default.properties
index 26f1176..07cc73d 100644
--- a/script/default.properties
+++ b/script/default.properties
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 # source etc.
 src.dir=${project.dir}/src
 test.dir=${project.dir}/test
-config.dir=${project.dir}/config
 generated.dir=${project.dir}/generated
 
 # build dirs

diff --git a/script/default.properties b/script/default.properties
index 26f1176..07cc73d 100644
--- a/script/default.properties
+++ b/script/default.properties
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 # source etc.
 src.dir=${project.dir}/src
 test.dir=${project.dir}/test
-config.dir=${project.dir}/config
 generated.dir=${project.dir}/generated
 
 # build dirs
diff --git a/script/pmd-ruleset.xml b/script/pmd-ruleset.xml
index 40ebceb..1378b8f 100644
--- a/script/pmd-ruleset.xml
+++ b/script/pmd-ruleset.xml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
     <rule ref="rulesets/finalizers.xml"/>
     <rule ref="rulesets/imports.xml"/>
     <rule ref="rulesets/j2ee.xml"/>
+    <!--
     <rule ref="rulesets/optimizations.xml">
         <exclude level="AvoidInstantiatingObjectsInLoops" />
         <exclude level="LocalVariableCouldBeFinal" />
@@ -79,6 +80,6 @@
         <exclude level="LocalVariableCouldBeFinal" />
         <exclude level="MethodArgumentCouldBeFinal" />
         <exclude level="AvoidInstantiatingObjectsInLoops" />
-    </rule>
+    </rule>-->
 
 </ruleset>