diff --git a/passes/memory/memory_bram.cc b/passes/memory/memory_bram.cc
index 52e7ac7..aa8f941 100644
--- a/passes/memory/memory_bram.cc
+++ b/passes/memory/memory_bram.cc
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@
 		dict<string, int> min_limits, max_limits;
 		bool or_next_if_better, make_transp, make_outreg;
 		char shuffle_enable;
-		IdString attr;
-		Const value;
 	};
 
 	dict<IdString, vector<bram_t>> brams;
@@ -329,13 +327,6 @@
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			if (GetSize(tokens) >= 2 && tokens[0] == "attribute") {
-				data.attr = RTLIL::escape_id(tokens[1]);
-				if (GetSize(tokens) > 2)
-					data.value = tokens[2];
-				continue;
-			}
-
 			syntax_error();
 		}
 	}
@@ -797,6 +788,7 @@
 		match_properties["dcells"] = ((mem_width + bram.dbits - 1) / bram.dbits);
 		match_properties["acells"] = ((mem_size + (1 << bram.abits) - 1) / (1 << bram.abits));
 		match_properties["cells"] = match_properties["dcells"] *  match_properties["acells"] * match_properties["dups"];
+
 		log("      Updated properties: dups=%d waste=%d efficiency=%d\n",
 				match_properties["dups"], match_properties["waste"], match_properties["efficiency"]);
 
@@ -814,28 +806,13 @@
 			if (!match_properties.count(it.first))
 				log_error("Unknown property '%s' in match rule for bram type %s.\n",
 						it.first.c_str(), log_id(match.name));
+			if (match_properties[it.first] <= it.second)
+				continue;
 			log("    Rule for bram type %s rejected: requirement 'max %s %d' not met.\n",
 					log_id(match.name), it.first.c_str(), it.second);
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		if (!match.attr.empty()) {
-			auto it = cell->attributes.find(match.attr);
-			if (it == cell->attributes.end()) {
-				if (!match.value.empty())
-					log("    Rule for bram type %s rejected: requirement 'attribute %s=\"%s\"' not met.\n",
-							log_id(match.name), log_id(match.attr), match.value.decode_string().c_str());
-					return false;
-			}
-			else {
-				if (it->second != match.value) {
-					log("    Rule for bram type %s rejected: requirement 'attribute %s=\"%s\"' not met.\n",
-							log_id(match.name), log_id(match.attr), match.value.decode_string().c_str());
-					return false;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
 		if (mode == 1)
 			return true;
 	}
@@ -1123,24 +1100,6 @@
 				goto next_match_rule;
 			}
 
-			if (!match.attr.empty()) {
-				auto it = cell->attributes.find(match.attr);
-				if (it == cell->attributes.end()) {
-					if (!match.value.empty()) {
-						log("    Rule for bram type %s rejected: requirement 'attribute %s=\"%s\"' not met.\n",
-								log_id(match.name), log_id(match.attr), match.value.decode_string().c_str());
-						goto next_match_rule;
-					}
-				}
-				else {
-					if (it->second != match.value) {
-						log("    Rule for bram type %s rejected: requirement 'attribute %s=\"%s\"' not met.\n",
-								log_id(match.name), log_id(match.attr), match.value.decode_string().c_str());
-						goto next_match_rule;
-					}
-				}
-			}
-
 			log("    Rule #%d for bram type %s (variant %d) accepted.\n", i+1, log_id(bram.name), bram.variant);
 
 			if (or_next_if_better || !best_rule_cache.empty())
@@ -1283,9 +1242,6 @@
 		log("A match containing the command 'shuffle_enable A' will re-organize\n");
 		log("the data bits to accommodate the enable pattern of port A.\n");
 		log("\n");
-		log("A match containing the command 'attribute' will bypass min bits/efficiency\n");
-		log("to select the type of memory.\n");
-		log("\n");
 	}
 	void execute(vector<string> args, Design *design) YS_OVERRIDE
 	{
diff --git a/passes/memory/memory_collect.cc b/passes/memory/memory_collect.cc
index 9dcb3f0..6acbce6 100644
--- a/passes/memory/memory_collect.cc
+++ b/passes/memory/memory_collect.cc
@@ -218,10 +218,6 @@
 	mem->setPort("\\RD_DATA", sig_rd_data);
 	mem->setPort("\\RD_EN", sig_rd_en);
 
-	// Copy attributes from RTLIL memory to $mem
-	for (auto attr : memory->attributes)
-		mem->attributes[attr.first] = attr.second;
-
 	for (auto c : memcells)
 		module->remove(c);
 
diff --git a/techlibs/xilinx/xc7_xcu_brams.txt b/techlibs/xilinx/xc7_xcu_brams.txt
index 7d3d997..ca71924 100644
--- a/techlibs/xilinx/xc7_xcu_brams.txt
+++ b/techlibs/xilinx/xc7_xcu_brams.txt
@@ -85,14 +85,6 @@
   min efficiency 5
   shuffle_enable B
   make_transp
-  attribute ram_style
-  or_next_if_better
-endmatch
-
-match $__XILINX_RAMB18_SDP
-  shuffle_enable B
-  make_transp
-  attribute ram_style block
   or_next_if_better
 endmatch