diff --git a/buildscripts/build_dependencies.sh b/buildscripts/build_dependencies.sh
index 23c923a89..719f1e8e2 100755
--- a/buildscripts/build_dependencies.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/build_dependencies.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ if ! command -v ninja &> /dev/null; then
     fi
 fi
 
-${SCRIPT_DIR}/build_libaec.sh ${ARGS}
 ${SCRIPT_DIR}/build_zlib.sh ${ARGS}
 ${SCRIPT_DIR}/build_hdf5.sh ${ARGS}
 ${SCRIPT_DIR}/build_netcdf-c.sh ${ARGS}
diff --git a/buildscripts/build_hdf5.sh b/buildscripts/build_hdf5.sh
index e7e63a20c..9863f33ed 100755
--- a/buildscripts/build_hdf5.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/build_hdf5.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 HDF5_VER="1_14_2"
 PLUGIN_VER="1.14.0"
 ZLIB_VER="1.3"
-AEC_VER="1.0.6"
 
 SCRIPT_DIR=$(realpath $(dirname $0))
 set -a
@@ -71,8 +70,6 @@ printf "*********************************************************\n"
 cd ${DEPENDENCY_DIR}/hdfsrc
 ZLIB_TGZ_NAME="zlib-${ZLIB_VER}.tar.gz"
 ZLIB_TGZ_ORIGPATH="https://github.com/madler/zlib/releases/download/v${ZLIB_VER}/"
-LIBAEC_TGZ_NAME="libaec-${AEC_VER}.tar.gz"
-LIBAEC_TGZ_ORIGPATH="https://github.com/MathisRosenhauer/libaec/releases/download/v${AEC_VER}/"
 curl -L "https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5_plugins/archive/refs/tags/${PLUGIN_VER}.tar.gz" -o hdf5_plugins.tar.gz
 
 HDF5_ROOT=${PREFIX}
@@ -80,10 +77,8 @@ ZLIB_ROOT=${PREFIX}
 SZIP_ROOT=${PREFIX}
 if [ $OS = "MacOSX" ]; then
     ZLIB_LIBRARY="${ZLIB_ROOT}/lib/libz.dylib"
-    SZIP_LIBRARY="${SZIP_ROOT}/lib/libsz.dylib"
 else
     ZLIB_LIBRARY="${ZLIB_ROOT}/lib/libz.so"
-    SZIP_LIBRARY="${SZIP_ROOT}/lib/libsz.so"
 fi
 
 ARGLIST="-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${HDF5_ROOT} \
@@ -92,9 +87,7 @@ ARGLIST="-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${HDF5_ROOT} \
     -DZLIB_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=${ZLIB_LIBRARY} \
     -DZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=${ZLIB_ROOT}/include \
     -DZLIB_USE_EXTERNAL:BOOL=OFF \
-    -DHDF5_ENABLE_SZIP_SUPPORT:BOOL=ON  \
-    -DSZIP_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=${SZIP_LIBRARY} \
-    -DSZIP_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=${SZIP_ROOT}/include \
+    -DHDF5_ENABLE_SZIP_SUPPORT:BOOL=OFF  \
     -DHDF5_ENABLE_PLUGIN_SUPPORT:BOOL=OFF \
     -DHDF5_BUILD_CPP_LIB:BOOL=OFF \
     -DHDF5_BUILD_FORTRAN:BOOL=OFF \
@@ -102,7 +95,6 @@ ARGLIST="-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${HDF5_ROOT} \
     -DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=ON \
     -DHDF5_BUILD_JAVA:BOOL=OFF"
 
-
 if [ $OS = "MacOSX" ]; then
     ARGLIST="${ARGLIST} -DCMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH:BOOL=OFF"
 fi
diff --git a/buildscripts/build_libaec.sh b/buildscripts/build_libaec.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index f8028448a..000000000
--- a/buildscripts/build_libaec.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# This script will build all of the dependency libraries needed by Swiftest. Builds the following from source:
-# Zlib, hdf5, netcdf-c, netcdf-fortran
-# 
-# Copyright 2023 - David Minton
-# This file is part of Swiftest.
-# Swiftest 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 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-# Swiftest 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 Swiftest. 
-# If not, see: https://www.gnu.org/licenses. 
-SCRIPT_DIR=$(realpath $(dirname $0))
-set -a
-ARGS=$@
-. ${SCRIPT_DIR}/_build_getopts.sh ${ARGS}
-. ${SCRIPT_DIR}/set_compilers.sh
-# Get the OpenMP Libraries
-if [ $OS = "MacOSX" ]; then
-    ${SCRIPT_DIR}/get_lomp.sh ${ARGS}
-fi
-
-NPROC=$(nproc)
-
-printf "*********************************************************\n"
-printf "*          STARTING DEPENDENCY BUILD                    *\n"
-printf "*********************************************************\n"
-printf "Using ${OS} compilers:\nFC: ${FC}\nCC: ${CC}\nCXX: ${CXX}\n"
-printf "Installing to ${PREFIX}\n"
-printf "\n"
-
-AEC_VER="1.0.6"
-LIBAEC_TGZ_NAME="libaec-${AEC_VER}.tar.gz"
-
-printf "*********************************************************\n"
-printf "*              FETCHING AEC SOURCE                      *\n"
-printf "*********************************************************\n"
-printf "Copying files to ${DEPENDENCY_DIR}\n"
-mkdir -p ${DEPENDENCY_DIR}
-if [ ! -d ${DEPENDENCY_DIR}/aec-${ZLIB_VER} ]; then
-    [ -d ${DEPENDENCY_DIR}/aec-* ] && rm -rf ${DEPENDENCY_DIR}/aec-*
-
-    curl -L https://github.com/MathisRosenhauer/libaec/releases/download/v${AEC_VER}/${LIBAEC_TGZ_NAME}| tar xvz -C ${DEPENDENCY_DIR}
-fi
-
-printf "*********************************************************\n"
-printf "*                BUILDING AEC LIBRARY                   *\n"
-printf "*********************************************************\n"
-printf "LIBS: ${LIBS}\n"
-printf "CFLAGS: ${CFLAGS}\n"
-printf "CPPFLAGS: ${CPPFLAGS}\n"
-printf "CPATH: ${CPATH}\n"
-printf "LD_LIBRARY_PATH: ${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}\n"
-printf "LDFLAGS: ${LDFLAGS}\n"
-printf "*********************************************************\n"
-
-cd ${DEPENDENCY_DIR}/libaec-*
-mkdir build
-cd build
-cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${PREFIX} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR="lib"
-cmake --build build -j${NPROC}
-if [ -w ${PREFIX} ]; then
-    make install
-else
-    sudo make install
-fi
-
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-   printf "libaec could not be compiled.\n"
-   exit 1
-fi
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