diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 336030fbd83ae137bf14491c8a11ed2661db0e1a..4250746400d8619b6d30c19ac259418e7230e34e 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 repos:
 -   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-autopep8
-    rev: ''  # Use the sha / tag you want to point at
+    rev: 'v1.5.4'  # Use the sha / tag you want to point at
     hooks:
-    -   id: autopep8
-        args: [-v,--in-place]
\ No newline at end of file
+    -   id: autopep8
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Custom_EasyBlocks/bazel.py b/Custom_EasyBlocks/bazel.py
index 6e21bd1c0c0c93d9ae428e2eefb0420a1dd2f9a4..94c5d87b97ce8a77ccd8839f9b18ec8c79a41c8f 100644
--- a/Custom_EasyBlocks/bazel.py
+++ b/Custom_EasyBlocks/bazel.py
@@ -35,157 +35,6 @@ from easybuild.tools.build_log import EasyBuildError
 from easybuild.tools.filetools import apply_regex_substitutions, copy_file, which
 from easybuild.tools.modules import get_software_root, get_software_version
 from easybuild.tools.run import run_cmd
-from easybuild.framework.easyconfig import CUSTOM
-
-
-class EB_Bazel(EasyBlock):
-    """Support for building/installing Bazel."""
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def extra_options():
-        """Extra easyconfig parameters specific to EB_Bazel."""
-        extra_vars = {
-            'static': [False, "Build statically linked executables", CUSTOM],
-        }
-        return EasyBlock.extra_options(extra_vars)
-
-    def fixup_hardcoded_paths(self):
-        """Patch out hard coded paths to compiler and binutils tools"""
-        binutils_root = get_software_root('binutils')
-        gcc_root = get_software_root('GCCcore') or get_software_root('GCC')
-        gcc_ver = get_software_version(
-            'GCCcore') or get_software_version('GCC')
-
-        # only patch Bazel scripts if binutils & GCC installation prefix could be determined
-        if not binutils_root or not gcc_root:
-            self.log.info(
-                "Not patching Bazel build scripts, installation prefix for binutils/GCC not found")
-            return
-
-        # replace hardcoded paths in (unix_)cc_configure.bzl
-        # hard-coded paths in (unix_)cc_configure.bzl were removed in 0.19.0
-        if LooseVersion(self.version) < LooseVersion('0.19.0'):
-            regex_subs = [
-                (r'-B/usr/bin', '-B%s' % os.path.join(binutils_root, 'bin')),
-                (r'"/usr/bin', '"' + os.path.join(binutils_root, 'bin')),
-            ]
-            for conf_bzl in ['cc_configure.bzl', 'unix_cc_configure.bzl']:
-                filepath = os.path.join('tools', 'cpp', conf_bzl)
-                if os.path.exists(filepath):
-                    apply_regex_substitutions(filepath, regex_subs)
-
-        # replace hardcoded paths in CROSSTOOL
-        # CROSSTOOL script is no longer there in Bazel 0.24.0
-        if LooseVersion(self.version) < LooseVersion('0.24.0'):
-            res = glob.glob(os.path.join(gcc_root, 'lib',
-                                         'gcc', '*', gcc_ver, 'include'))
-            if res and len(res) == 1:
-                gcc_lib_inc = res[0]
-            else:
-                raise EasyBuildError(
-                    "Failed to pinpoint location of GCC include files: %s", res)
-
-            gcc_lib_inc_bis = os.path.join(
-                os.path.dirname(gcc_lib_inc), 'include-fixed')
-            if not os.path.exists(gcc_lib_inc_bis):
-                self.log.info(
-                    "Derived directory %s does not exist, falling back to %s", gcc_lib_inc_bis, gcc_lib_inc)
-                gcc_lib_inc_bis = gcc_lib_inc
-
-            gcc_cplusplus_inc = os.path.join(
-                gcc_root, 'include', 'c++', gcc_ver)
-            if not os.path.exists(gcc_cplusplus_inc):
-                raise EasyBuildError(
-                    "Derived directory %s does not exist", gcc_cplusplus_inc)
-
-            regex_subs = [
-                (r'-B/usr/bin', '-B%s' % os.path.join(binutils_root, 'bin')),
-                (r'(cxx_builtin_include_directory:.*)/usr/lib/gcc',
-                 r'\1%s' % gcc_lib_inc),
-                (r'(cxx_builtin_include_directory:.*)/usr/local/include',
-                 r'\1%s' % gcc_lib_inc_bis),
-                (r'(cxx_builtin_include_directory:.*)/usr/include',
-                 r'\1%s' % gcc_cplusplus_inc),
-            ]
-            for tool in ['ar', 'cpp', 'dwp', 'gcc', 'ld']:
-                path = which(tool)
-                if path:
-                    regex_subs.append(
-                        (os.path.join('/usr', 'bin', tool), path))
-                else:
-                    raise EasyBuildError(
-                        "Failed to determine path to '%s'", tool)
-
-            apply_regex_substitutions(os.path.join(
-                'tools', 'cpp', 'CROSSTOOL'), regex_subs)
-
-    def configure_step(self):
-        """Custom configuration procedure for Bazel."""
-
-        # Last instance of hardcoded paths was removed in 0.24.0
-        if LooseVersion(self.version) < LooseVersion('0.24.0'):
-            self.fixup_hardcoded_paths()
-
-        # enable building in parallel
-        bazel_args = '--jobs=%d' % self.cfg['parallel']
-
-        # Bazel provides a JDK by itself for some architectures
-        # We want to enforce it using the JDK we provided via modules
-        # This is required for Power where Bazel does not have a JDK, but requires it for building itself
-        # See https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/10377
-        bazel_args += ' --host_javabase=@local_jdk//:jdk'
-
-        env.setvar('EXTRA_BAZEL_ARGS', bazel_args)
-
-    def build_step(self):
-        """Custom build procedure for Bazel."""
-        static = ''
-        if self.cfg['static'] is True:
-            static = 'export BAZEL_LINKOPTS=-static-libstdc++:-static-libgcc BAZEL_LINKLIBS=-l%:libstdc++.a:-lm && '
-
-        cmd = '%s %s ./compile.sh' % (static, self.cfg['prebuildopts'])
-        run_cmd(cmd, log_all=True, simple=True, log_ok=True)
-
-    def install_step(self):
-        """Custom install procedure for Bazel."""
-        copy_file(os.path.join('output', 'bazel'),
-                  os.path.join(self.installdir, 'bin', 'bazel'))
-
-    def sanity_check_step(self):
-        """Custom sanity check for Bazel."""
-        custom_paths = {
-            'files': ['bin/bazel'],
-            'dirs': [],
-        }
-        super(EB_Bazel, self).sanity_check_step(custom_paths=custom_paths)
-
-
-# Copyright 2009-2020 Ghent University
-#
-# This file is part of EasyBuild,
-# originally created by the HPC team of Ghent University (http://ugent.be/hpc/en),
-# with support of Ghent University (http://ugent.be/hpc),
-# the Flemish Supercomputer Centre (VSC) (https://www.vscentrum.be),
-# Flemish Research Foundation (FWO) (http://www.fwo.be/en)
-# and the Department of Economy, Science and Innovation (EWI) (http://www.ewi-vlaanderen.be/en).
-#
-# https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild
-#
-# EasyBuild 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 v2.
-#
-# EasyBuild 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 EasyBuild.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-##
-"""
-EasyBuild support for building and installing Bazel, implemented as an easyblock
-"""
 
 
 class EB_Bazel(EasyBlock):
diff --git a/Golden_Repo/b/Bazel/Bazel-3.6.0-GCCcore-9.3.0.eb b/Golden_Repo/b/Bazel/Bazel-3.6.0-GCCcore-9.3.0.eb
index aa34022f27838d2ffe9574578030c5186bf70465..3bcaab02204341421c1cefaf3da1985e5d3a1a61 100644
--- a/Golden_Repo/b/Bazel/Bazel-3.6.0-GCCcore-9.3.0.eb
+++ b/Golden_Repo/b/Bazel/Bazel-3.6.0-GCCcore-9.3.0.eb
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ source_urls = ['https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/releases/download/%(version)
 sources = ['%(namelower)s-%(version)s-dist.zip']
 patches = ['%(name)s-3.4.1-fix-grpc-protoc.patch']
 
-# Bazel doesn't pass LD_LIBRARY_PATH etc. through, even to its own "process-wrapper".
-# So we'll statically link bazel, to avoid errors like:
-#     "process-wrapper: /lib64/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.21' not found"
-# See https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/4137
-static = True
-
 builddependencies = [
     ('binutils', '2.34'),
     ('Python', '3.8.5'),