diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 78a3e6e..ed453e6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.55
+1.0.56
diff --git a/sky130/magic/sky130.tech b/sky130/magic/sky130.tech
index 69a4abe..e9b77dd 100644
--- a/sky130/magic/sky130.tech
+++ b/sky130/magic/sky130.tech
@@ -4141,76 +4141,6 @@
  labels CONT
 
  templayer nscbase CONT
-
- templayer xpolyterm RPM,URPM
- and POLY
- and-not POLYRES
- # add back the 0.06um contact surround in the direction of the resistor
- grow 60
- and POLY
-
- layer xpc xpolyterm
-
- templayer polyarea POLY
- and-not POLYRES
- and-not POLYSHORT
- and-not DIFF
- and-not RPM
- and-not URPM
- copyup polycheck
-
- layer poly polyarea,POLYTXT,POLYPIN
- labels POLY
- labels POLYTXT port
- labels POLYPIN port
-
- # Copy (non-resistor) poly areas up for contact checks
- templayer xpolycheck polycheck
- copyup polycheck
-
- layer mrp1 POLY
- and POLYRES
- and-not RPM
- and-not URPM
- labels POLY
-
- layer rmp POLY
- and POLYSHORT
- labels POLY
-
- layer xhrpoly POLY
- and POLYRES
- and RPM
- and-not URPM
- and PPLUS
- and NPC
- and-not xpolyterm
- labels POLY
-
- layer uhrpoly POLY
- and POLYRES
- and URPM
- and-not RPM
- and NPC
- and-not xpolyterm
- labels POLY
-
- templayer ndcbase CONT
- and DIFF
- and NPLUS
- and-not NWELL
- and LI
- and-not THKOX
-
- layer ndc ndcbase
- grow 85
- shrink 85
- shrink 85
- grow 85
- or ndcbase
- labels CONT
-
- templayer nscbase CONT
  and DIFF,TAP
  and NPLUS
  and NWELL