diff --git a/library/axi_ad9144/axi_ad9144_ip.tcl b/library/axi_ad9144/axi_ad9144_ip.tcl
index 7ced34d04..39fb0e1d0 100644
--- a/library/axi_ad9144/axi_ad9144_ip.tcl
+++ b/library/axi_ad9144/axi_ad9144_ip.tcl
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ adi_ip_add_core_dependencies { \
   analog.com:user:ad_ip_jesd204_tpl_dac:1.0 \
 }
 
+adi_set_ports_dependency "dac_valid_2" "QUAD_OR_DUAL_N == 1"
+adi_set_ports_dependency "dac_valid_3" "QUAD_OR_DUAL_N == 1"
+adi_set_ports_dependency "dac_enable_2" "QUAD_OR_DUAL_N == 1"
+adi_set_ports_dependency "dac_enable_3" "QUAD_OR_DUAL_N == 1"
+adi_set_ports_dependency "dac_ddata_2" "QUAD_OR_DUAL_N == 1" "0"
+adi_set_ports_dependency "dac_ddata_3" "QUAD_OR_DUAL_N == 1" "0"
+
 set_property driver_value 0 [ipx::get_ports *dunf* -of_objects [ipx::current_core]]
 set_property driver_value 0 [ipx::get_ports *tx_ready* -of_objects [ipx::current_core]]
 
diff --git a/projects/daq2/common/daq2_bd.tcl b/projects/daq2/common/daq2_bd.tcl
index 5f51fa723..aca540099 100644
--- a/projects/daq2/common/daq2_bd.tcl
+++ b/projects/daq2/common/daq2_bd.tcl
@@ -160,7 +160,5 @@ ad_cpu_interrupt ps-11 mb-14 axi_ad9680_jesd/irq
 ad_cpu_interrupt ps-12 mb-13 axi_ad9144_dma/irq
 ad_cpu_interrupt ps-13 mb-12 axi_ad9680_dma/irq
 
-ad_connect  axi_ad9144_core/dac_ddata_2 GND
-ad_connect  axi_ad9144_core/dac_ddata_3 GND
 ad_connect  axi_ad9144_fifo/bypass GND