diff --git a/qdp_project/CMakeLists.txt b/qdp_project/CMakeLists.txt
index 880fa4e..2c610a2 100644
--- a/qdp_project/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/qdp_project/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -56,16 +56,9 @@ add_definitions(-DBARRIER_MODE="${BARRIER_MODE}")
 eval(BUFFER_LIMIT "unlimited;limited" "unlimited")
 add_definitions(-DBUFFER_LIMIT=$<STREQUAL:${BUFFER_LIMIT},limited>)
 
-eval(QUERY "simple;complex" "simple")
-add_definitions(-DQUERY=$<STREQUAL:${QUERY},simple>)
-
 eval(THREAD_FACTOR "1;2;3;4;5;6;7;8;9;10" "1")
 add_definitions(-DTHREAD_GROUP_MULTIPLIER=${THREAD_FACTOR})
 
-# build directory
-set(CMAKE_BINARY_DIR "../bin") #relative to inside build 
-set(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
-
 # include directories
 include_directories(src/utils)
 include_directories(src/algorithm)
@@ -76,4 +69,4 @@ link_libraries(-lnuma -lpthread -l:libdml.a)
 
 # Add targets only below   
 # specify build targets
-add_executable(MAXBench src/benchmark/MAX_benchmark.cpp)
\ No newline at end of file
+add_executable(MAXBench src/benchmark/MAX_benchmark.cpp)