diff --git a/lib/project.api.js b/lib/project.api.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/project.api.js
+++ b/lib/project.api.js
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ class Project {
 
       let localJsonPath = path.join(directory, 'aquifer.local.json');
 
+
+
       // Default directory to Aquifer.projectDir.
       this.directory = directory = directory || Aquifer.projectDir;
 
@@ -91,10 +93,6 @@ class Project {
 
       // If this project has no defined core version, default to 7.
       this.config.core = this.config.core || this.drupalVersion;
-
-      // Backward compatibility for make and build paths
-      this.config.build.makeFile = this.config.build.makeFile;
-      this.config.build.directory = this.config.build.directory;
       this.setDrupalVersion(this.config.core);
 
       // Define absolute paths to assets.
Remove backward compatibility vars.