diff --git a/cpp/src/thrift/cpp_gen.sh b/cpp/src/thrift/cpp_gen.sh
index df04e46c99..1284629e20 100755
--- a/cpp/src/thrift/cpp_gen.sh
+++ b/cpp/src/thrift/cpp_gen.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-../../third_party/build/bin/thrift -r --gen cpp ./megasearch.thrift
+./thrift -r --gen cpp ./megasearch.thrift
 
diff --git a/cpp/src/thrift/megasearch.thrift b/cpp/src/thrift/megasearch.thrift
index e85b77dc3d..800faf5db8 100644
--- a/cpp/src/thrift/megasearch.thrift
+++ b/cpp/src/thrift/megasearch.thrift
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  * Unauthorized copying of this file, via any medium is strictly prohibited.
  * Proprietary and confidential.
  ******************************************************************************/
-namespace cl megasearch.thrift
 namespace cpp megasearch.thrift
 namespace py megasearch.thrift
 namespace d megasearch.thrift
diff --git a/cpp/src/thrift/py_gen.sh b/cpp/src/thrift/py_gen.sh
index de661cf0c3..49403969a2 100755
--- a/cpp/src/thrift/py_gen.sh
+++ b/cpp/src/thrift/py_gen.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-../../third_party/build/bin/thrift -r --gen py ./megasearch.thrift
+./thrift -r --gen py ./megasearch.thrift
 
diff --git a/cpp/src/thrift/thrift.REMOVED.git-id b/cpp/src/thrift/thrift.REMOVED.git-id
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c6116d0b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/src/thrift/thrift.REMOVED.git-id
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+03af6a3a9ba8f449a7722d9b7b6474528a80e48c
\ No newline at end of file