diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8399f562e..b461c3e24 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ script:
   - ci/blackbox.sh -run_2c
   - ci/blackbox.sh -run_4c
   - ci/blackbox.sh -run_4c_l2
-  #- travis_wait 30 ci/blackbox.sh -run_8c_2l2
   #- travis_wait 30 ci/blackbox.sh -run_4c_2l2_l3
   #- travis_wait 30 ci/blackbox.sh -run_8c_4l2_l3
   
diff --git a/ci/blackbox.sh b/ci/blackbox.sh
index d78295907..8b8afa2b3 100755
--- a/ci/blackbox.sh
+++ b/ci/blackbox.sh
@@ -35,19 +35,11 @@ run_4c_l2()
     make -C benchmarks/opencl/sgemm run-vlsim
 }
 
-run_8c_2l2()
-{
-    # test 8 cores with 2xL2
-    make -C driver/opae/vlsim clean
-    CONFIGS="-DNUM_CLUSTERS=2 -DNUM_CORES=4 -DL2_ENABLE=1" make -C driver/opae/vlsim > /dev/null 2>&1
-    make -C benchmarks/opencl/sgemm run-vlsim
-}
-
 run_4c_2l2_l3()
 {
     # test 4 cores with L2 and L3
     make -C driver/opae/vlsim clean
-    CONFIGS="-DNUM_CLUSTERS=2 -DNUM_CORES=2 -DL2_ENABLE=1 -DL3_ENABLE=1" make -C driver/opae/vlsim > /dev/null 2>&1
+    CONFIGS="-DNUM_CLUSTERS=2 -DNUM_CORES=2 -DL2_ENABLE=1" make -C driver/opae/vlsim > /dev/null 2>&1
     make -C benchmarks/opencl/sgemm run-vlsim
 }
 
@@ -55,7 +47,7 @@ run_8c_4l2_l3()
 {
     # test 8 cores with L2 and L3
     make -C driver/opae/vlsim clean
-    CONFIGS="-DNUM_CLUSTERS=4 -DNUM_CORES=2 -DL2_ENABLE=1 -DL3_ENABLE=1" make -C driver/opae/vlsim > /dev/null 2>&1
+    CONFIGS="-DNUM_CLUSTERS=4 -DNUM_CORES=2 -DL2_ENABLE=1" make -C driver/opae/vlsim > /dev/null 2>&1
     make -C benchmarks/opencl/sgemm run-vlsim
 }
 
@@ -77,7 +69,7 @@ run_scope()
 
 usage()
 {
-    echo "usage: blackbox [[-run_1c] [-run_2c] [-run_4c] [-run_4c_l2] [-run_8c_2l2] [-run_4c_2l2_l3] [-run_8c_4l2_l3] [-run_debug] [-run_scope] [-all] [-h|--help]]"
+    echo "usage: blackbox [[-run_1c] [-run_2c] [-run_4c] [-run_4c_l2] [-run_4c_2l2_l3] [-run_8c_4l2_l3] [-run_debug] [-run_scope] [-all] [-h|--help]]"
 }
 
 while [ "$1" != "" ]; do
@@ -90,8 +82,6 @@ while [ "$1" != "" ]; do
                 ;;
         -run_4c_l2 ) run_4c_l2
                 ;;
-        -run_8c_2l2 ) run_8c_2l2
-                ;;
         -run_4c_2l2_l3 ) run_4c_2l2_l3
                 ;;
         -run_8c_4l2_l3 ) run_8c_4l2_l3
@@ -104,7 +94,6 @@ while [ "$1" != "" ]; do
                run_2c
                run_4c
                run_4c_l2
-               run_8c_2l2
                run_4c_2l2_l3
                run_8c_4l2_l3
                run_debug