diff --git a/releng.control/cleanupArtifacts.sh b/releng.control/cleanupArtifacts.sh
index f6e117a4b6a2e03f2c2fede716b360c2b8e31a45..5529c4872b7cfd1e7c591bf96e31ef2c7d8fed2e 100644
--- a/releng.control/cleanupArtifacts.sh
+++ b/releng.control/cleanupArtifacts.sh
@@ -18,14 +18,91 @@ fi
 # direcotory will be "saved" elsewhere, if needed.
 # We never delete the last existing build (even if "old").
 
+# = = = = = =
+
+function removeIf () 
+{
+       # echo "arg: $1";
+       
+       if [ -z $1 ]
+         then
+           echo "  This script requires an argument. " ;
+           return 1;
+         fi
+       foundDirectory=$1
+       
+       # should already be in foundDirectory, if execDir used
+       cd $foundDirectory
+       
+       # adding a few "should never happen" errror checks
+       if [ -d $foundDirectory ] 
+       then
+         rm -fr $foundDirectory
+         echo "               removed: $foundDirectory";
+       else
+         echo "ERROR: the foundDirectory, $foundDirectory, is not a directory"
+       fi
+}
+
+function removeArtifactsIf {}
+{
+       # echo "arg: $1";
+       
+       if [ -z $1 ]
+         then
+           echo "  This script requires an argument. " ;
+           return 1;
+         fi
+       foundDirectory=$1
+       nSave=$2
+       
+       if [ -z $nSave ]
+       then
+          nSave=1;
+       fi   
+       
+       # should already be in foundDirectory, if execDir used
+       cd $foundDirectory
+       # move up one so we can examine syblings
+       cd ..
+       currentDirectory=`pwd`
+       echo "               current working directory: $currentDirectory";
+       ndirs=`ls -lA | wc -l`
+       ndirs=$(($ndirs - 1)); # don't count the "totals" line
+       # echo "NDirs: $ndirs"
+       
+       # if only one left, do not remove it, no matter how old
+       # or, as improved ... if less than or equal to nSave is left, do not remove
+       if [ $ndirs -le $nSave ]
+       then
+           exit 0;
+       fi
+       # This is unexpected, since otherwise this method should not have been called. 
+       # So, this check is just a safety check.
+       if [ $ndirs -lt 1 ]
+       then
+           exit 101;
+       fi
+       
+       # ok, it is old, and not the only one left
+       # adding a few "should never happen" errror checks
+       if [ -d $foundDirectory ] 
+       then
+         rm -fr $foundDirectory
+         echo "               removed: $foundDirectory";
+       else
+         echo "ERROR: the foundDirectory, $foundDirectory, is not a directory"
+       fi
 
+}
 
 # requires parent Directiory as first argument
 # if nDays not specified as second argument, then 0 is assumed 
 #    (which is one day)
 # if "saveAtLeast" is not set, as third argument, then assumed to be 1
 #    (that is, at least "saveAtLeast" directories will be saved, no matter how old)
-function removeOldArtifactsDirectories () {
+function removeOldArtifactsDirectories () 
+{
 
 parentDir=$1;
 ndays=$2;
@@ -62,7 +139,7 @@ echo "            number of directories before cleaning: ${before}";
 # empty directories often result from "bad builds". We remove those no matter how old
 find ${parentDir} -mindepth 2 -maxdepth 3 -type d -empty -exec rm -fr '{}' \;
 # now remove old ones
-find ${parentDir} -mindepth 2 -maxdepth 2 -type d -ctime +$ndays -execdir ${RELENG_CONTROL}/removeArtifactDirIf.sh '{}' $saveAtLeast \;
+find ${parentDir} -mindepth 2 -maxdepth 2 -type d -atime +$ndays -execdir removeArtifactDirIf '{}' $saveAtLeast \;
 
 after=`find ${parentDir} -mindepth 2 -maxdepth 2 | wc -l`;
 echo "            number of directories after cleaning: ${after}";
@@ -104,7 +181,7 @@ echo "            number of directories before cleaning: ${before}";
 # empty directories often result from "bad builds". We remove those no matter how old
 find ${parentDir} -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 2 -type d -empty -exec rm -fr '{}' \;
 # now remove old ones
-find ${parentDir} -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -ctime +$ndays -exec ${RELENG_CONTROL}/removeIf.sh '{}' \;
+find ${parentDir} -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -atime +$ndays -exec removeIf '{}' \;
 
 after=`find ${parentDir} -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 | wc -l`;
 echo "            number of directories after cleaning: ${after}";
@@ -117,7 +194,8 @@ echo;
 # if nDays not specified as second argument, then 0 is assumed 
 #    (which is one day)
 # This is a good function to remove old files and directories from tmp
-function removeOldDirectoriesAndFiles () {
+function removeOldDirectoriesAndFiles () 
+{
 
 parentDir=$1;
 ndays=$2;
@@ -145,7 +223,7 @@ before=`find ${parentDir} | wc -l`;
 echo "            number of directories and files before cleaning: ${before}";
 
 # remove all old directories and files
-find ${parentDir} -ctime +$ndays -exec rm -fr '{}' \;
+find ${parentDir} -atime +$ndays -exec rm -fr '{}' \;
 
 after=`find ${parentDir} | wc -l`;
 echo "            number of directories and files after cleaning: ${after}";
@@ -153,6 +231,8 @@ echo;
 
 }
 
+# = = = = = = = 
+
 echo "INFO: Checking to remove old artifacts."
 removeOldArtifactsDirectories ${PROJECT_ARTIFACTS} 3 1;
 
diff --git a/releng.control/removeArtifactDirIf.sh b/releng.control/removeArtifactDirIf.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index ceb8b1db034fb17220b3c45dfbd5225ecfc8bb1b..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/releng.control/removeArtifactDirIf.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# echo "arg: $1";
-
-if [ -z $1 ]
-  then
-    echo "  This script requires an argument. " ;
-    exit 1;
-  fi
-foundDirectory=$1
-nSave=$2
-
-if [ -z $nSave ]
-then
-   nSave=1;
-fi   
-
-# should already be in foundDirectory, if execDir used
-cd $foundDirectory
-# move up one so we can examine syblings
-cd ..
-currentDirectory=`pwd`
-echo "               current working directory: $currentDirectory";
-ndirs=`ls -lA | wc -l`
-ndirs=$(($ndirs - 1)); # don't count the "totals" line
-# echo "NDirs: $ndirs"
-
-# if only one left, do not remove it, no matter how old
-# or, as improved ... if less than or equal to nSave is left, do not remove
-if [ $ndirs -le $nSave ]
-then
-    exit 0;
-fi
-# This is unexpected, since otherwise this method should not have been called. 
-# So, this check is just a safety check.
-if [ $ndirs -lt 1 ]
-then
-    exit 101;
-fi
-
-# ok, it is old, and not the only one left
-# adding a few "should never happen" errror checks
-if [ -d $foundDirectory ] 
-then
-  rm -fr $foundDirectory
-  echo "               removed: $foundDirectory";
-else
-  echo "ERROR: the foundDirectory, $foundDirectory, is not a directory"
-fi
diff --git a/releng.control/removeIf.sh b/releng.control/removeIf.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index d6409504edc001e9336d258c6697c078c4f3d353..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/releng.control/removeIf.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# echo "arg: $1";
-
-if [ -z $1 ]
-  then
-    echo "  This script requires an argument. " ;
-    exit 1;
-  fi
-foundDirectory=$1
-
-# should already be in foundDirectory, if execDir used
-cd $foundDirectory
-
-# adding a few "should never happen" errror checks
-if [ -d $foundDirectory ] 
-then
-  rm -fr $foundDirectory
-  echo "               removed: $foundDirectory";
-else
-  echo "ERROR: the foundDirectory, $foundDirectory, is not a directory"
-fi