diff --git a/rocclr/compiler/lib/include/v0_8/aclEnums.h b/rocclr/compiler/lib/include/v0_8/aclEnums.h
index e9f11f6dfb..96174fa7e7 100644
--- a/rocclr/compiler/lib/include/v0_8/aclEnums.h
+++ b/rocclr/compiler/lib/include/v0_8/aclEnums.h
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ typedef enum _bif_sections_enum_0_8 {
   aclSPIR           = 28,
   aclHEADER         = 29,
   aclBRIGcode       = 30,
-  aclBRIGdirs       = 31,
+  aclBRIGxxxx       = 31,
   aclBRIGoprs       = 32,
   aclBRIGstrs       = 33,
   aclHSADEBUG       = 34,
diff --git a/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/bif_section_labels.hpp b/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/bif_section_labels.hpp
index 4b6a4ff702..f5fb1f7cef 100644
--- a/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/bif_section_labels.hpp
+++ b/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/bif_section_labels.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ typedef enum {
   symAMDILFMeta,
   symISAText,
   symBRIGOperands,
-  symBRIGDirectives,
+  symBRIGxxxx,
   symBRIGStrtab,
   symX86Barrier,
   symAMDILHeader,
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ static const oclBIFSymbolStruct BIF30[26] =
   {symISAText, { "__ISA_",    "_text" }, {aclINTERNAL, aclLAST}},
   // 16: BIF 3.0 BRIG operands declarations, .brig section via -fbin-brig.
   {symBRIGOperands, { "__BRIG__operands","" }, {aclBRIGoprs, aclLAST}},
-  // 17: BIF 3.0 BRIG directives declarations, .brig section via -fbin-brig.
-  {symBRIGDirectives, { "__BRIG__directives","" }, {aclBRIGdirs, aclLAST}},
+  // 17: Unused after changes in HSAIL PRM
+  {symBRIGxxxx, { "","" }, {aclLAST, aclLAST}},
   // 18: BIF 3.0 BRIG strtab declarations, .brig section via -fbin-brig.
   {symBRIGStrtab, { "__BRIG__strtab","" }, {aclBRIGstrs, aclLAST}},
   // 19: BIF 3.0 per kernel barrier metadata, only valid for X86.
diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gpuprogram.cpp b/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gpuprogram.cpp
index 5309e0c5bb..e4c35ea048 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gpuprogram.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gpuprogram.cpp
@@ -1942,13 +1942,6 @@ HSAILProgram::getNextCompilationStageFromBinary()
     if (errorCode != ACL_SUCCESS) {
         isBrigStrtab = false;
     }
-    // Checking BRIG DIRECTIVES in .brig_directives section
-    bool isBrigDirs = true;
-    const void *brigDirs = aclExtractSection(dev().hsaCompiler(),
-        binaryElf_, &secSize, aclBRIGdirs, &errorCode);
-    if (errorCode != ACL_SUCCESS) {
-        isBrigDirs = false;
-    }
     // Checking BRIG CODE in .brig_code section
     bool isBrigCode = true;
     const void *brigCode = aclExtractSection(dev().hsaCompiler(),
@@ -1964,10 +1957,10 @@ HSAILProgram::getNextCompilationStageFromBinary()
         isBrigOps = false;
     }
 
-    if (isHsailText && isBrigStrtab && isBrigDirs && isBrigCode && isBrigOps) {
+    if (isHsailText && isBrigStrtab && isBrigCode && isBrigOps) {
         from = ACL_TYPE_HSAIL_BINARY;
     }
-    else if (!isHsailText && !isBrigStrtab && !isBrigDirs && !isBrigCode && !isBrigOps) {
+    else if (!isHsailText && !isBrigStrtab && !isBrigCode && !isBrigOps) {
         from = ACL_TYPE_LLVMIR_BINARY;
     }
     else {
@@ -1979,10 +1972,6 @@ HSAILProgram::getNextCompilationStageFromBinary()
             buildLog_ +="Error while linking : \
                         Invalid binary (Missing BRIG_STRTAB section)\n" ;
         }
-        if (!isBrigDirs) {
-            buildLog_ +="Error while linking : \
-                        Invalid binary (Missing BRIG_DIRECTIVES section)\n" ;
-        }
         if (!isBrigCode) {
             buildLog_ +="Error while linking : \
                         Invalid binary (Missing BRIG_CODE section)\n" ;
diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/device/hsa/hsaprogram.cpp b/rocclr/runtime/device/hsa/hsaprogram.cpp
index a4e2800024..b41a11fc57 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/device/hsa/hsaprogram.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/device/hsa/hsaprogram.cpp
@@ -230,16 +230,6 @@ namespace oclhsa {
         if (errorCode != ACL_SUCCESS) {
             isBrigStrtab = false;
         }
-        // Checking BRIG DIRECTIVES in .brig_directives section
-        bool isBrigDirs = true;
-        const void *brigDirs = g_complibApi._aclExtractSection(device().compiler(),
-            binaryElf_,
-            &secSize,
-            aclBRIGdirs,
-            &errorCode);
-        if (errorCode != ACL_SUCCESS) {
-            isBrigDirs = false;
-        }
         // Checking BRIG CODE in .brig_code section
         bool isBrigCode = true;
         const void *brigCode = g_complibApi._aclExtractSection(device().compiler(),
@@ -260,9 +250,9 @@ namespace oclhsa {
         if (errorCode != ACL_SUCCESS) {
             isBrigOps = false;
         }
-        if (isHsailText && isBrigStrtab && isBrigDirs && isBrigCode && isBrigOps) {
+        if (isHsailText && isBrigStrtab && isBrigCode && isBrigOps) {
             from = ACL_TYPE_HSAIL_BINARY;
-        } else if (!isHsailText && !isBrigStrtab && !isBrigDirs && !isBrigCode && !isBrigOps) {
+        } else if (!isHsailText && !isBrigStrtab && !isBrigCode && !isBrigOps) {
             from = ACL_TYPE_LLVMIR_BINARY;
         } else {
             if (!isHsailText) {
@@ -273,10 +263,6 @@ namespace oclhsa {
                 buildLog_ +="Error while linking : \
                             Invalid binary (Missing BRIG_STRTAB section)\n" ;
             }
-            if (!isBrigDirs) {
-                buildLog_ +="Error while linking : \
-                            Invalid binary (Missing BRIG_DIRECTIVES section)\n" ;
-            }
             if (!isBrigCode) {
                 buildLog_ +="Error while linking : \
                             Invalid binary (Missing BRIG_CODE section)\n" ;
@@ -528,12 +514,6 @@ namespace oclhsa {
             &brig_.operand_section_byte_size,
             true
             );
-        bool dirStatus = ExtractSymbolAndCopy(aclBRIGdirs,
-            "__BRIG__directives",
-            &brig_.directive_section,
-            &brig_.directive_section_byte_size,
-            true
-            );
         bool strStatus = ExtractSymbolAndCopy(aclBRIGstrs,
             "__BRIG__strtab",
             &brig_.string_section,
@@ -546,7 +526,7 @@ namespace oclhsa {
             &brig_.debug_section_byte_size,
             false
             );
-        if (!codeStatus || !oprStatus || !dirStatus || !strStatus || !dbgStatus) {
+        if (!codeStatus || !oprStatus || !strStatus || !dbgStatus) {
             LogError("Failed to Extract one or more BRIG sections");
             buildLog_ += "Error: Failed to Extract one or more BRIG sections";
             return false;
@@ -567,7 +547,6 @@ namespace oclhsa {
             }
             //Destroy the BRIG
             free(brig_.code_section);
-            free(brig_.directive_section);
             free(brig_.operand_section);
             free(brig_.string_section);
             free(brig_.debug_section);