diff --git a/lib/gpu/Makefile.linux b/lib/gpu/Makefile.linux
index fe4e57ac77..bed6848980 100644
--- a/lib/gpu/Makefile.linux
+++ b/lib/gpu/Makefile.linux
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ endif
 
 NVCC = nvcc
 
-# obsolete hardware. not supported by current drivers anymore.
+# obsolete hardware. not supported by current drivers and toolkits anymore.
 #CUDA_ARCH = -arch=sm_13
 #CUDA_ARCH = -arch=sm_10 -DCUDA_PRE_THREE
 
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ NVCC = nvcc
 #CUDA_ARCH = -arch=sm_37
 
 # Maxwell hardware
-CUDA_ARCH = -arch=sm_50
+#CUDA_ARCH = -arch=sm_50
 #CUDA_ARCH = -arch=sm_52
 
 # Pascal hardware
-#CUDA_ARCH = -arch=sm_60
+CUDA_ARCH = -arch=sm_60
 #CUDA_ARCH = -arch=sm_61
 
 # Volta hardware
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ LIB_DIR = ./
 AR = ar
 BSH = /bin/sh
 
-# GPU binning not recommended with modern GPUs
+# GPU binning not recommended for most modern GPUs
 CUDPP_OPT = #-DUSE_CUDPP -Icudpp_mini
 
 include Nvidia.makefile
diff --git a/lib/gpu/Makefile.mpi b/lib/gpu/Makefile.mpi
deleted file mode 100644
index be3c582632..0000000000
--- a/lib/gpu/Makefile.mpi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-# /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------   
-#  Generic Linux Makefile for CUDA 
-#     - Change CUDA_ARCH for your GPU
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
-# which file will be copied to Makefile.lammps
-
-EXTRAMAKE = Makefile.lammps.standard
-
-ifeq ($(CUDA_HOME),)
-CUDA_HOME = /usr/local/cuda
-endif
-
-NVCC = nvcc
-
-# Pascal hardware
-CUDA_ARCH = -arch=sm_60
-#CUDA_ARCH = -arch=sm_61
-
-# Volta hardware
-#CUDA_ARCH = -arch=sm_70
-
-# Turing hardware
-#CUDA_ARCH = -arch=sm_75
-
-# Ampere hardware
-#CUDA_ARCH = -arch=sm_80
-#CUDA_ARCH = -arch=sm_86
-
-# this setting should match LAMMPS Makefile
-# one of LAMMPS_SMALLBIG (default), LAMMPS_BIGBIG and LAMMPS_SMALLSMALL
-
-LMP_INC = -DLAMMPS_SMALLBIG
-
-# precision for GPU calculations
-# -D_SINGLE_SINGLE  # Single precision for all calculations
-# -D_DOUBLE_DOUBLE  # Double precision for all calculations
-# -D_SINGLE_DOUBLE  # Accumulation of forces, etc. in double
-
-CUDA_PRECISION = -D_SINGLE_DOUBLE
-
-CUDA_INCLUDE = -I$(CUDA_HOME)/include
-CUDA_LIB = -L$(CUDA_HOME)/lib64 -L$(CUDA_HOME)/lib64/stubs
-CUDA_OPTS = -DUNIX -O3 --use_fast_math $(LMP_INC) -Xcompiler -fPIC
-
-CUDR_CPP = mpicxx -DMPI_GERYON -DUCL_NO_EXIT -DMPICH_IGNORE_CXX_SEEK -DOMPI_SKIP_MPICXX=1 -fPIC -std=c++11
-CUDR_OPTS = -O2 $(LMP_INC) # -xHost -no-prec-div -ansi-alias
-
-BIN_DIR = ./
-OBJ_DIR = ./
-LIB_DIR = ./
-AR = ar
-BSH = /bin/sh
-
-# GPU binning not recommended for most modern GPUs
-CUDPP_OPT = #-DUSE_CUDPP -Icudpp_mini
-
-include Nvidia.makefile
-
diff --git a/lib/gpu/Makefile.mpi b/lib/gpu/Makefile.mpi
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..8bad27d081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/gpu/Makefile.mpi
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Makefile.linux
\ No newline at end of file