diff --git a/cmake/presets/nolib.cmake b/cmake/presets/nolib.cmake
index 4c02fb6210..663f87122b 100644
--- a/cmake/presets/nolib.cmake
+++ b/cmake/presets/nolib.cmake
@@ -1,21 +1,10 @@
-set(STANDARD_PACKAGES ASPHERE BODY CLASS2 COLLOID COMPRESS CORESHELL DIPOLE GPU
-                      GRANULAR KIM KOKKOS KSPACE LATTE MANYBODY MC MEAM MISC
-                      MOLECULE MPIIO MSCG OPT PERI POEMS
-                      PYTHON QEQ REAX REPLICA RIGID SHOCK SNAP SRD VORONOI)
+# preset that turns off all packages that require some form of external
+# library or special compiler (fortran or cuda) or equivalent.
 
-set(USER_PACKAGES USER-ATC USER-AWPMD USER-BOCS USER-CGDNA USER-CGSDK USER-COLVARS
-                  USER-DIFFRACTION USER-DPD USER-DRUDE USER-EFF USER-FEP USER-H5MD
-                  USER-INTEL USER-LB USER-MANIFOLD USER-MEAMC USER-MESO
-                  USER-MGPT USER-MISC USER-MOFFF USER-MOLFILE
-                  USER-NETCDF USER-OMP USER-PHONON USER-QMMM USER-QTB
-                  USER-QUIP USER-REAXC USER-SDPD USER-SMD USER-SMTBQ USER-SPH USER-TALLY
-                  USER-UEF USER-VTK)
-
-set(PACKAGES_WITH_LIB COMPRESS GPU KIM KOKKOS LATTE MEAM MPIIO MSCG POEMS PYTHON REAX VORONOI
-                      USER-ATC USER-AWPMD USER-COLVARS USER-H5MD USER-LB USER-MOLFILE
-                      USER-NETCDF USER-PLUMED USER-QMMM USER-QUIP USER-SMD USER-VTK)
-
-set(ALL_PACKAGES ${STANDARD_PACKAGES} ${USER_PACKAGES})
+set(PACKAGES_WITH_LIB COMPRESS GPU KIM KOKKOS LATTE MPIIO MSCG PYTHON
+        VORONOI USER-ADIOS USER-ATC USER-AWPMD USER-H5MD USER-LB
+        USER-MOLFILE USER-NETCDF USER-PLUMED USER-QMMM USER-QUIP
+        USER-SMD USER-VTK)
 
 foreach(PKG ${PACKAGES_WITH_LIB})
   set(PKG_${PKG} OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)