diff --git a/examples/text-generation/quantization_config/act_maxabs_pow2_weights_pcs_opt_pow2_quant.json b/examples/text-generation/quantization_config/act_maxabs_pow2_weights_pcs_opt_pow2_quant.json
index bfb932f098..c7c2bd9621 100644
--- a/examples/text-generation/quantization_config/act_maxabs_pow2_weights_pcs_opt_pow2_quant.json
+++ b/examples/text-generation/quantization_config/act_maxabs_pow2_weights_pcs_opt_pow2_quant.json
@@ -3,7 +3,5 @@
     "mode": "QUANTIZE",
     "observer": "maxabs",
     "scale_method": "ACT_MAXABS_POW2_WEIGHTS_PCS_OPT_POW2",
-    "allowlist": {"types": [], "names":  []},
-    "blocklist": {"types": [], "names":  []},
     "dump_stats_path": "./hqt_output/measure"
 }
diff --git a/examples/text-generation/quantization_config/maxabs_measure.json b/examples/text-generation/quantization_config/maxabs_measure.json
index 3645fe743a..f586a79c88 100644
--- a/examples/text-generation/quantization_config/maxabs_measure.json
+++ b/examples/text-generation/quantization_config/maxabs_measure.json
@@ -2,8 +2,5 @@
     "method": "HOOKS",
     "mode": "MEASURE",
     "observer": "maxabs",
-    "allowlist": {"types": [], "names":  []},
-    "blocklist": {"types": [], "names":  []},
     "dump_stats_path": "./hqt_output/measure",
-    "dump_stats_xlsx_path": "./hqt_output/measure/fp8stats.xlsx"
 }
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diff --git a/examples/text-generation/quantization_config/maxabs_measure_include_outputs.json b/examples/text-generation/quantization_config/maxabs_measure_include_outputs.json
index 72dff310ee..230884c3a1 100644
--- a/examples/text-generation/quantization_config/maxabs_measure_include_outputs.json
+++ b/examples/text-generation/quantization_config/maxabs_measure_include_outputs.json
@@ -3,7 +3,5 @@
     "mode": "MEASURE",
     "observer": "maxabs",
     "measure_exclude": "NONE",
-    "allowlist": {"types": [], "names":  []},
-    "blocklist": {"types": [], "names":  []},
     "dump_stats_path": "./hqt_output/measure"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/text-generation/quantization_config/maxabs_quant.json b/examples/text-generation/quantization_config/maxabs_quant.json
index 34fab4601d..ce8bae27a8 100644
--- a/examples/text-generation/quantization_config/maxabs_quant.json
+++ b/examples/text-generation/quantization_config/maxabs_quant.json
@@ -3,7 +3,5 @@
     "mode": "QUANTIZE",
     "observer": "maxabs",
     "scale_method": "maxabs_hw",
-    "allowlist": {"types": [], "names":  []},
-    "blocklist": {"types": [], "names":  []},
     "dump_stats_path": "./hqt_output/measure"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/text-generation/quantization_config/maxabs_quant_phi.json b/examples/text-generation/quantization_config/maxabs_quant_phi.json
index a77200c99f..e7c6b6ddd2 100644
--- a/examples/text-generation/quantization_config/maxabs_quant_phi.json
+++ b/examples/text-generation/quantization_config/maxabs_quant_phi.json
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
     "mode": "QUANTIZE",
     "observer": "maxabs",
     "scale_method": "maxabs_hw",
-    "allowlist": {"types": [], "names":  []},
     "blocklist": {"types": [], "names":  [
         "matmul_qk",
         "matmul_av",
diff --git a/examples/text-generation/quantization_config/unit_scale_quant.json b/examples/text-generation/quantization_config/unit_scale_quant.json
index 6bbbde8672..216cf27e68 100644
--- a/examples/text-generation/quantization_config/unit_scale_quant.json
+++ b/examples/text-generation/quantization_config/unit_scale_quant.json
@@ -3,7 +3,5 @@
     "mode": "QUANTIZE",
     "observer": "maxabs",
     "scale_method": "unit_scale",
-    "allowlist": {"types": [], "names":  []},
-    "blocklist": {"types": [], "names":  []},
     "dump_stats_path": "./hqt_output/measure"
 }