diff --git a/ci-scripts/cls_native.py b/ci-scripts/cls_native.py
index 3dde286c3a..83c1b14b37 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/cls_native.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/cls_native.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Native():
 			ret = ssh.run(f"C_INCLUDE_PATH={DPDK_PATH}/include/ PKG_CONFIG_PATH={DPDK_PATH}/lib64/pkgconfig/ {base}/build_oai {options} > {base}/build_oai.log", timeout=900)
 			success = ret.returncode == 0
 			logs = ssh.run(f"cat {base}/build_oai.log", silent=True)
-			logging.debug(f"build finished with code {ret.returncode}, output:\n{logs.stdout}")
+			logging.debug(f"build finished with code {ret.returncode}")
 
 			archiveArtifact(ssh, ctx, f'{base}/build_oai.log')
 
diff --git a/cmake_targets/build_oai b/cmake_targets/build_oai
index 3b43d69911..b1b305c596 100755
--- a/cmake_targets/build_oai
+++ b/cmake_targets/build_oai
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ set_openair_env
 conf_nvram_path=$OPENAIR_DIR/openair3/NAS/TOOLS/ue_eurecom_test_sfr.conf
 
 HW=""
-VERBOSE_COMPILE=0
 BUILD_DIR=ran_build
 DISABLE_HARDWARE_DEPENDENCY="False"
 CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="RelWithDebInfo"
@@ -98,8 +97,6 @@ Options:
    Makes the unitary tests Layer 1 simulators
 -V | --vcd
    Adds a debgging facility to the binary files: GUI with major internal synchronization events
---verbose-compile
-   Shows detailed compilation instructions in makefile
 --build-doxygen
    Builds doxygen based documentation.
 --trace-asn1c-enc-dec
@@ -314,10 +311,6 @@ function main() {
             echo_info "Setting gtk-wave output"
             CMAKE_CMD="$CMAKE_CMD -DENABLE_VCD_FIFO=True"
             shift;;
-       --verbose-compile)
-            VERBOSE_COMPILE=1
-            echo_info "Will compile with verbose instructions"
-            shift;;
        --build-doxygen)
            CMAKE_CMD="$CMAKE_CMD -DGENERATE_DOXYGEN=ON"
            TARGET_LIST="$TARGET_LIST doc"
@@ -475,7 +468,10 @@ function main() {
     CMAKE_CMD="$CMAKE_CMD ../../.."
     echo_info "Running \"$CMAKE_CMD\""
     eval $CMAKE_CMD
-    compilations $BUILD_DIR all.txt "$TARGET_LIST" "${BUILD_TOOL_OPT}"
+    cmd="$CMAKE --build . --target ${TARGET_LIST} -- ${BUILD_TOOL_OPT}"
+    echo_info "Running \"${cmd}\"" $green
+    eval $cmd
+    ret=$?
 
     if [ "$UE" = 1 ] ; then
       echo_info "Generate LTE USIM default sim content UE specific part"
diff --git a/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper b/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper
index f13dd314ef..2c79659991 100755
--- a/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper
+++ b/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper
@@ -181,65 +181,6 @@ clean_all_files() {
  rm -rf $dir/autotests/bin $dir/autotests/log $dir/autotests/*/build
 }
 
-###################################
-# Compilers
-###################################
-
-#check_warnings:
-#    print error message if the compilation had warnings
-#argument:
-#    $1: log file
-check_warnings() {
-  #we look for 'warning:' in the compilation log file
-  #this is how gcc starts a warning
-  #this is not perfect, we may get false positive
-  warning_count=`grep "warning:" "$1" | grep -E -v "jobserver unavailable|disabling jobserver mode" | wc -l`
-  if [ $warning_count -gt 0 ]; then
-    echo_error "WARNING: $warning_count warnings. See $1"
-  fi
-}
-
-#check_errors:
-#    print error message if the compilation had errors
-#argument:
-#    $1: log file
-check_errors() {
-  #we look for 'error:' in the compilation log file
-  error_count=`grep -c "error:" "$1"`
-  if [ $error_count -gt 0 ]; then
-    echo_error "ERROR: $error_count error. See $1"
-  fi
-}
-
-compilations() {
-  [[ $# -eq 4 ]] || echo_fatal "compilations <dir> <logfile> <targets> <build-tool-opt>"
-  local dir=$1
-  local logfile=$2
-  local targets=$3
-  local build_tool_opt=$4
-  local verbose=$([ "$VERBOSE_COMPILE" == "1" ] && echo "-v" || echo "")
-  echo cd $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/$dir/build
-  cd $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/$dir/build
-  cmd="$CMAKE --build . ${verbose} --target ${targets} -- ${build_tool_opt}"
-  echo_info "Running \"${cmd}\"" $green
-  echo "Log file for compilation is being written to: $dlog/$logfile"
-  set +e
-  {
-    eval ${cmd}
-    ret=$?
-  } > $dlog/$logfile 2>&1
-  # Print the errors and warnings for CI purposes
-  grep -E -A5 -B5 "warning:|error:| Error " $dlog/$logfile || true
-  check_warnings "$dlog/$logfile"
-  if [[ $ret -eq 0 ]]; then
-     echo_success "$targets compiled"
-  else
-     check_errors "$dlog/$logfile"
-     echo_error "compilation of $targets failed"
-     exit 1
-  fi
-}
-
 ############################################
 # External packages installers
 ############################################