diff --git a/cd/mxnet_lib/static/Jenkins_pipeline.groovy b/cd/mxnet_lib/static/Jenkins_pipeline.groovy
index abbafdbef075..d2a37f942e15 100644
--- a/cd/mxnet_lib/static/Jenkins_pipeline.groovy
+++ b/cd/mxnet_lib/static/Jenkins_pipeline.groovy
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ libmxnet = 'lib/libmxnet.so'
 licenses = 'licenses/*'
 
 // libmxnet dependencies
-mx_native_deps = 'lib/libgfortran.so.3, lib/libquadmath.so.0'
-mx_deps = 'lib/libgfortran.so.3, lib/libquadmath.so.0, 3rdparty/mkldnn/build/install/include/dnnl_version.h, 3rdparty/mkldnn/build/install/include/dnnl_config.h'
+mx_native_deps = 'lib/libgfortran.so.3, lib/libopenblas.so.0, lib/libquadmath.so.0'
+mx_deps = 'lib/libgfortran.so.3, lib/libopenblas.so.0, lib/libquadmath.so.0, 3rdparty/mkldnn/build/install/include/dnnl_version.h, 3rdparty/mkldnn/build/install/include/dnnl_config.h'
 
 // library type
 // either static or dynamic - depending on how it links to its dependencies
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def build(mxnet_variant) {
   node(NODE_LINUX_CPU) {
     ws("workspace/mxnet_${libtype}/${mxnet_variant}/${env.BUILD_NUMBER}") {
       ci_utils.init_git()
-      // Compiling in Ubuntu14.04 due to glibc issues. 
+      // Compiling in Ubuntu14.04 due to glibc issues.
       // This should be updates once we have clarity on this issue.
       ci_utils.docker_run('publish.ubuntu1404_cpu', "build_static_libmxnet ${mxnet_variant}", false)
       ci_utils.pack_lib("mxnet_${mxnet_variant}", libmxnet_pipeline.get_stash(mxnet_variant))
diff --git a/ci/docker/runtime_functions.sh b/ci/docker/runtime_functions.sh
index 0c7630f24015..74a26cf96e68 100755
--- a/ci/docker/runtime_functions.sh
+++ b/ci/docker/runtime_functions.sh
@@ -2005,22 +2005,6 @@ build_static_scala_cpu() {
 }
 
 build_static_python_cpu() {
-    set -ex
-    pushd .
-    export mxnet_variant=cpu
-    ./ci/publish/python/build.sh
-    popd
-}
-
-build_static_python_cu101() {
-    set -ex
-    pushd .
-    export mxnet_variant=cu101
-    ./ci/publish/python/build.sh
-    popd
-}
-
-build_static_python_cpu_cmake() {
     set -ex
     pushd .
     export mxnet_variant=cpu
@@ -2029,7 +2013,7 @@ build_static_python_cpu_cmake() {
     popd
 }
 
-build_static_python_cu101_cmake() {
+build_static_python_cu101() {
     set -ex
     pushd .
     export mxnet_variant=cu101
@@ -2042,6 +2026,7 @@ publish_scala_build() {
     set -ex
     pushd .
     scala_prepare
+    export CMAKE_STATICBUILD=1
     ./ci/publish/scala/build.sh
     popd
 }
diff --git a/ci/jenkins/Jenkins_steps.groovy b/ci/jenkins/Jenkins_steps.groovy
index 0e8bc36bfe89..557c3a47e995 100644
--- a/ci/jenkins/Jenkins_steps.groovy
+++ b/ci/jenkins/Jenkins_steps.groovy
@@ -676,19 +676,6 @@ def test_static_python_cpu() {
   }]
 }
 
-def test_static_python_cpu_cmake() {
-    return ['Static build CPU 14.04 Python with CMake' : {
-        node(NODE_LINUX_CPU) {
-            ws('workspace/ut-publish-python-cpu') {
-                timeout(time: max_time, unit: 'MINUTES') {
-                    utils.init_git()
-                    utils.docker_run("publish.ubuntu1404_cpu", 'build_static_python_cpu_cmake', false)
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }]
-}
-
 def test_static_python_gpu() {
   return ['Static build GPU 14.04 Python' : {
     node(NODE_LINUX_GPU) {
@@ -702,19 +689,6 @@ def test_static_python_gpu() {
   }]
 }
 
-def test_static_python_gpu_cmake() {
-    return ['Static build GPU 14.04 Python' : {
-        node(NODE_LINUX_GPU) {
-            ws('workspace/ut-publish-python-gpu') {
-                timeout(time: max_time, unit: 'MINUTES') {
-                    utils.init_git()
-                    utils.docker_run("publish.ubuntu1404_gpu", 'build_static_python_cu101_cmake', true)
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }]
-}
-
 def test_unix_python3_cpu() {
     return ['Python3: CPU': {
       node(NODE_LINUX_CPU) {