diff --git a/build/buildcvs b/build/buildcvs
index 9f61747ac48cdd33ac6eca3353096de68f1a7deb..a745c0618f85c8e97667c4f3e545c202644c3af6 100644
--- a/build/buildcvs
+++ b/build/buildcvs
@@ -54,12 +54,6 @@ case "$lustretag" in
         portalstag="b_hd_newconfig"
         ;;
 
-    b1_8)
-        # b1_8 is an alias for HEAD.
-        lustretag="HEAD"
-        ldiskfstag="b1_8_iam"
-        ;;
-
     b_cmd*)
         portalstag="$lustretag"
         ;;