diff --git a/matlab/dynare.m b/matlab/dynare.m
index a8323cffa..18efbeb5a 100644
--- a/matlab/dynare.m
+++ b/matlab/dynare.m
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function dynare(fname, varargin)
 % SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
 %   none
 
-% Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Dynare Team
+% Copyright (C) 2001-2019 Dynare Team
 %
 % This file is part of Dynare.
 %
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ end
 check_matlab_path(change_path_flag);
 
 % Detect if MEX files are present; if not, use alternative M-files
-dynareroot = dynare_config('', preprocessoroutput);
+dynareroot = dynare_config();
 
 warning_config()
 
diff --git a/matlab/dynare_config.m b/matlab/dynare_config.m
index 03fcf9f49..7ca935d04 100644
--- a/matlab/dynare_config.m
+++ b/matlab/dynare_config.m
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-function dynareroot = dynare_config(path_to_dynare, verbose)
-
+function dynareroot = dynare_config(path_to_dynare)
+%function dynareroot = dynare_config(path_to_dynare)
+%
 % This function tests the existence of valid mex files (for qz
 % decomposition, solution to sylvester equation and kronecker
 % products...) and, if needed, add paths to the matlab versions
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ function dynareroot = dynare_config(path_to_dynare, verbose)
 % SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
 %   none
 
-% Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Dynare Team
+% Copyright (C) 2001-2019 Dynare Team
 %
 % This file is part of Dynare.
 %
@@ -41,10 +42,6 @@ dynareroot = strrep(which('dynare'),'dynare.m','');
 origin = pwd();
 cd([dynareroot '/..'])
 
-if ~nargin || nargin==1
-    verbose = 1;
-end
-
 p = {'/distributions/' ; ...
      '/kalman/' ; ...
      '/kalman/likelihood' ; ...
diff --git a/matlab/internals.m b/matlab/internals.m
index a7b96a81f..a6238f1af 100644
--- a/matlab/internals.m
+++ b/matlab/internals.m
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ more off
 
 if strcmpi(flag,'--test')
     if nargin>1
-        dynare_path = dynare_config([],0);
+        dynare_path = dynare_config();
         number_of_matlab_routines = length(varargin);
         for i=1:number_of_matlab_routines
             dtest(varargin{i},[dynare_path '..' filesep 'tests']);
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ end
 
 if strcmpi(flag,'--info')
     if nargin==2
-        dynare_config([],0);
+        dynare_config();
         dynInfo(varargin{1})
     else
         if nargin<2
diff --git a/matlab/missing/mex/local_state_space_iterations/local_state_space_iteration_2.m b/matlab/missing/mex/local_state_space_iterations/local_state_space_iteration_2.m
index b63ad6c92..f272e5c27 100644
--- a/matlab/missing/mex/local_state_space_iterations/local_state_space_iteration_2.m
+++ b/matlab/missing/mex/local_state_space_iterations/local_state_space_iteration_2.m
@@ -207,14 +207,14 @@ end
 %$     cd(path_to_mex);
 %$     tar('local_state_space_iteration_2.tar',['local_state_space_iteration_2.' mexext]);
 %$     cd(where_am_i_coming_from);
-%$     dynare_config([],0);
+%$     dynare_config();
 %$     y1b = local_state_space_iteration_2(yhat,epsilon,ghx,ghu,constant,ghxx,ghuu,ghxu,1);
 %$     [y2b,y2b_] = local_state_space_iteration_2(yhat,epsilon,ghx,ghu,constant,ghxx,ghuu,ghxu,yhat_,ss,1);
 %$     cd(path_to_mex);
 %$     untar('local_state_space_iteration_2.tar');
 %$     delete('local_state_space_iteration_2.tar');
 %$     cd(where_am_i_coming_from);
-%$     dynare_config([],0);
+%$     dynare_config();
 %$     % Check the results.
 %$     t(1) = dassert(y1a,y1b);
 %$     t(2) = dassert(y2a,y2b);
diff --git a/tests/run_all_unitary_tests.m b/tests/run_all_unitary_tests.m
index 69cc074c9..62238e728 100644
--- a/tests/run_all_unitary_tests.m
+++ b/tests/run_all_unitary_tests.m
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-% Copyright (C) 2013-2017 Dynare Team
+% Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Dynare Team
 %
 % This file is part of Dynare.
 %
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 top_test_dir = getenv('TOP_TEST_DIR');
 addpath([top_test_dir filesep '..' filesep 'matlab']);
-dynare_config([], 0);
+dynare_config();
 
 if isoctave
     load_octave_packages
diff --git a/tests/run_reporting_test_octave.m b/tests/run_reporting_test_octave.m
index 35af5520f..2fdc085f1 100644
--- a/tests/run_reporting_test_octave.m
+++ b/tests/run_reporting_test_octave.m
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Copyright (C) 2013-2017 Dynare Team
+## Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Dynare Team
 ##
 ## This file is part of Dynare.
 ##
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ endif
 putenv("GNUTERM", "dumb")
 
 ## To add default directories, empty dseries objects
-dynare_config([], 0);
+dynare_config();
 
 printf("\n***  TESTING:  run_reporting_test_octave.m ***\n");
 try