diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index ee188d218..65187e03d 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 LIST OF CHANGES
 ---------------
 
+ - Chained execution of RNA-SeQC to the vtfp/viv alignment cmd for RNA-Seq libraries only:
+     entries for qc check rna_seqc removed from central function and parallelisation.
+     code that created rna_seqc-specific directories has been removed as this is
+     now handled by the check itself using qc_out arg.
  - remove GCLP-specific code and configuration files
  - remove unused force_p4 attribute
  - OLB analysis removed
diff --git a/data/config_files/function_list_central.yml b/data/config_files/function_list_central.yml
index 6727f31a9..a5b58162d 100644
--- a/data/config_files/function_list_central.yml
+++ b/data/config_files/function_list_central.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 - qc_genotype
 - qc_verify_bam_id
 - qc_upstream_tags
-- qc_rna_seqc
 - run_analysis_complete
 - update_ml_warehouse
 - archive_to_irods_samplesheet
diff --git a/data/config_files/function_list_central_qc_run.yml b/data/config_files/function_list_central_qc_run.yml
index fdc5b7089..721e0c2b5 100644
--- a/data/config_files/function_list_central_qc_run.yml
+++ b/data/config_files/function_list_central_qc_run.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 - qc_genotype
 - qc_verify_bam_id
 - qc_upstream_tags
-- qc_rna_seqc
 - run_analysis_complete
 - run_archival_in_progress
 - copy_interop_files_to_irods
diff --git a/data/config_files/parallelisation.yml b/data/config_files/parallelisation.yml
index 3a9f96f5b..384e62c8e 100644
--- a/data/config_files/parallelisation.yml
+++ b/data/config_files/parallelisation.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ c:
     qc_genotype: 1
     qc_upstream_tags: 1
     qc_verify_bam_id: 1
-    qc_rna_seqc: 1
 d:
     upload_auto_qc_to_qc_database: 1
     upload_fastqcheck_to_qc_database: 1
diff --git a/lib/npg_pipeline/archive/file/generation/seq_alignment.pm b/lib/npg_pipeline/archive/file/generation/seq_alignment.pm
index 16c5b03d2..e84fb6590 100644
--- a/lib/npg_pipeline/archive/file/generation/seq_alignment.pm
+++ b/lib/npg_pipeline/archive/file/generation/seq_alignment.pm
@@ -392,6 +392,10 @@ sub _lsf_alignment_command { ## no critic (Subroutines::ProhibitExcessComplexity
                          q{&&},
                          _qc_command('bam_flagstats', $archive_path, $qcpath, $l, $is_plex, $nchs_outfile_label),
                          : q(),
+                       $do_rna ? join q( ),
+                         q{&&},
+                         _qc_command('rna_seqc', $archive_path, $qcpath, $l, $is_plex),
+                         : q()
                        ),
                      q(');
 }
@@ -399,11 +403,16 @@ sub _lsf_alignment_command { ## no critic (Subroutines::ProhibitExcessComplexity
 sub _qc_command {##no critic (Subroutines::ProhibitManyArgs)
   my ($check_name, $qc_in, $qc_out, $l, $is_plex, $subset) = @_;
 
-  my $args = {'id_run' => $l->id_run, 'position' => $l->position};
+  my $args = {'id_run' => $l->id_run,
+              'position'=> $l->position,
+              'qc_out' => $qc_out,
+              'check' => $check_name,};
+
   if ($is_plex && defined $l->tag_index) {
     $args->{'tag_index'} = $l->tag_index;
   }
-  if ($check_name eq 'bam_flagstats') {
+
+  if ($check_name =~ /^bam_flagstats|rna_seqc$/smx) {
     if ($subset) {
       $args->{'subset'} = $subset;
     }
@@ -411,12 +420,12 @@ sub _qc_command {##no critic (Subroutines::ProhibitManyArgs)
   } else {
     $args->{'qc_in'}  = q[$] . 'PWD';
   }
-  $args->{'qc_out'} = $qc_out;
-  $args->{'check'}  = $check_name;
+
   my $command = q[];
   foreach my $arg (sort keys %{$args}) {
     $command .= join q[ ], q[ --].$arg, $args->{$arg};
   }
+
   return $QC_SCRIPT_NAME . $command;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/npg_pipeline/archive/file/qc.pm b/lib/npg_pipeline/archive/file/qc.pm
index ccc966d7d..652263a4f 100644
--- a/lib/npg_pipeline/archive/file/qc.pm
+++ b/lib/npg_pipeline/archive/file/qc.pm
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package npg_pipeline::archive::file::qc;
 use Moose;
 use Readonly;
 use File::Spec;
-use File::Path qw{make_path};
 use Class::Load qw{load_class};
 
 use npg_pipeline::lsf_job;
@@ -16,10 +15,6 @@ Readonly::Scalar my $QC_SCRIPT_NAME          => q{qc};
 Readonly::Scalar my $LSF_MEMORY_REQ          => 6000;
 Readonly::Scalar my $LSF_MEMORY_REQ_ADAPTER  => 1500;
 Readonly::Scalar my $LSF_INDEX_MULTIPLIER    => 10_000;
-Readonly::Scalar my $REQUIRES_QC_REPORT_DIR => {
-  rna_seqc => 'rna_seqc',
-};
-
 
 has q{qc_to_run}       => (isa      => q{Str},
                            is       => q{ro},
@@ -52,16 +47,6 @@ sub BUILD {
   return;
 }
 
-has q{_qc_report_dirs} => (isa => q{HashRef[Str]},
-                           is => q{ro},
-                           traits => [q{Hash}],
-                           default => sub { { } },
-                           handles => {
-                             _set_rpt_qc_report_dir => q{set},
-                             _get_rpt_qc_report_dir => q{get},
-                           },
-                          );
-
 sub run_qc {
   my ($self, $arg_refs) = @_;
 
@@ -78,28 +63,6 @@ sub run_qc {
     }
   }
 
-  if ($REQUIRES_QC_REPORT_DIR->{$qc_to_run}) {
-    my @archive_qc_path = ($self->archive_path, q[qc], $REQUIRES_QC_REPORT_DIR->{$qc_to_run});
-    foreach my $position ($self->positions()) {
-      my $rp = join q[_], $self->id_run(), $position;
-      my $qc_report_dir = File::Spec->catdir(@archive_qc_path, $rp);
-      if (! -d $qc_report_dir) {
-        make_path($qc_report_dir);
-        $self->_set_rpt_qc_report_dir($rp, $qc_report_dir);
-      }
-      if ($self->is_multiplexed_lane($position)) {
-        foreach my $tag (@{$self->get_tag_index_list($position)}) {
-          my $rpt = join q[#], $rp, $tag;
-          $qc_report_dir = File::Spec->catdir(@archive_qc_path, $rp, $rpt);
-          if (! -d $qc_report_dir) {
-            make_path($qc_report_dir);
-            $self->_set_rpt_qc_report_dir($rpt, $qc_report_dir);
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   my $required_job_completion = $arg_refs->{'required_job_completion'};
   $required_job_completion ||= q{};
 
@@ -198,17 +161,6 @@ sub _qc_command {
   }
   $c .= qq{ --qc_in=$qc_in --qc_out=$qc_out};
 
-  if ($REQUIRES_QC_REPORT_DIR->{$self->qc_to_run()}) {
-    my @archive_qc_path = ($archive_path, q[qc], $REQUIRES_QC_REPORT_DIR->{$self->qc_to_run()});
-    my $rptstr = join q[_], $self->id_run(), (defined $indexed ? $lanestr : $self->lsb_jobindex());
-    my $qc_report_dir = File::Spec->catdir(@archive_qc_path, $rptstr);
-    if (defined $indexed) {
-      $rptstr        = join q[#], $rptstr, $tagstr;
-      $qc_report_dir = File::Spec->catdir($qc_report_dir, $rptstr);
-    }
-    $c .= qq{ --qc_report_dir=$qc_report_dir};
-  }
-
   return $c;
 }
 
@@ -218,9 +170,9 @@ sub _should_run {
   my $qc = $self->qc_to_run();
 
   if (($qc =~ /^tag_metrics|upstream_tags|gc_bias|verify_bam_id$/smx) ||
-      ($qc =~ /^genotype|pulldown_metrics|rna_seqc$/smx)) {
+      ($qc =~ /^genotype|pulldown_metrics$/smx)) {
     my $is_multiplexed_lane = $self->is_multiplexed_lane($position);
-    if ($qc =~ /^gc_bias|verify_bam_id|genotype|pulldown_metrics|rna_seqc$/smx) {
+    if ($qc =~ /^gc_bias|verify_bam_id|genotype|pulldown_metrics$/smx) {
       my $can_run = ((!defined $tag_index) && !$is_multiplexed_lane) ||
 	  ((defined $tag_index) && $is_multiplexed_lane);
       if (!$can_run) {
@@ -241,13 +193,6 @@ sub _should_run {
   if ($self->has_repository && $self->_check_uses_refrepos()) {
     $init_hash->{'repository'} = $self->repository;
   }
-  if ($REQUIRES_QC_REPORT_DIR->{$qc}) {
-    my $qc_report_dir_key = join q[_], $self->id_run(), $position;
-    if (defined $tag_index) {
-      $qc_report_dir_key = join q[#], $qc_report_dir_key, $tag_index;
-    }
-    $init_hash->{'qc_report_dir'} = $self->_get_rpt_qc_report_dir($qc_report_dir_key);
-  }
 
   return $self->_qc_module_name()->new($init_hash)->can_run();
 }
@@ -284,7 +229,7 @@ sub _lsf_options {
   my ($self, $qc_to_run) = @_;
 
   my $resources;
-  if ($qc_to_run =~ /insert_size|sequence_error|ref_match|pulldown_metrics|rna_seqc/smx ) {
+  if ($qc_to_run =~ /insert_size|sequence_error|ref_match|pulldown_metrics/smx ) {
     $resources = npg_pipeline::lsf_job->new(memory => $LSF_MEMORY_REQ)->memory_spec();
   } elsif ($qc_to_run eq q[adapter]) {
     $resources = npg_pipeline::lsf_job->new(memory => $LSF_MEMORY_REQ_ADAPTER)->memory_spec() .
@@ -352,8 +297,6 @@ Launches the qc jobs.
 
 =item Class::Load
 
-=item File::Path
-
 =back
 
 =head1 INCOMPATIBILITIES
diff --git a/lib/npg_pipeline/archive/folder/generation.pm b/lib/npg_pipeline/archive/folder/generation.pm
index 95a166a23..ce0267aba 100644
--- a/lib/npg_pipeline/archive/folder/generation.pm
+++ b/lib/npg_pipeline/archive/folder/generation.pm
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ sub create_dir {
   my $qc_dir = $self->qc_path();
   my $qc_log_dir = $qc_dir . q{/log};
   my $tileviz_dir = $qc_dir . q{/tileviz};
-  my $rna_seqc_dir = $qc_dir . q{/rna_seqc};
 
   #############
   # check existence of archive directory
@@ -56,21 +55,6 @@ sub create_dir {
     }
   }
 
-  #############
-  # check existence of rna_seqc directory
-  # create if it doesn't
-
-  if ( ! -d $rna_seqc_dir) {
-    my $mk_rna_seqc_dir_cmd = qq{mkdir -p $rna_seqc_dir};
-    $self->debug($mk_rna_seqc_dir_cmd);
-    my $return = qx{$mk_rna_seqc_dir_cmd};
-    if ( $CHILD_ERROR ) {
-      $self->logcroak($tileviz_dir,
-                      qq{ does not exist and unable to create: $CHILD_ERROR },
-                      $return);
-    }
-  }
-
   #############
   # check existence of multiplex lane and qc directory
   # create if they doesn't
@@ -125,11 +109,6 @@ sub create_dir {
       $self->warn("could not chgrp $tileviz_dir\n\t$rc");                # not fatal
     }
 
-    $self->info("chgrp $owning_group $rna_seqc_dir");
-    $rc = `chgrp $owning_group $rna_seqc_dir`;
-    if ( $CHILD_ERROR ) {
-      $self->warn("could not chgrp $rna_seqc_dir\n\t$rc");                # not fatal
-    }
     ############
     # ensure that the owning group is what we expect
 
@@ -167,12 +146,6 @@ sub create_dir {
     $self->warn("could not chmod $tileviz_dir\n\t$rc");                # not fatal
   }
 
-  $self->info("chmod u=rwx,g=srxw,o=rx $rna_seqc_dir");
-  $rc = `chmod u=rwx,g=srxw,o=rx $rna_seqc_dir`;
-  if ( $CHILD_ERROR ) {
-    $self->warn("could not chmod $rna_seqc_dir\n\t$rc");                # not fatal
-  }
-
   $self->info("chmod u=rwx,g=srxw,o=rx $archive_log_dir");
   $rc = `chmod u=rwx,g=srxw,o=rx $archive_log_dir`;
   if ( $CHILD_ERROR ) {
diff --git a/t/10-pluggable_harold_central.t b/t/10-pluggable_harold_central.t
index dd31b65ba..2bf83154a 100644
--- a/t/10-pluggable_harold_central.t
+++ b/t/10-pluggable_harold_central.t
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ my $runfolder_path = $util->analysis_runfolder_path();
     qc_genotype
     qc_verify_bam_id
     qc_upstream_tags
-    qc_rna_seqc
     run_analysis_complete
     update_ml_warehouse
     archive_to_irods_samplesheet
diff --git a/t/20-archive_file_generation-seq_alignment.t b/t/20-archive_file_generation-seq_alignment.t
index 9ba17d73d..531c001ab 100644
--- a/t/20-archive_file_generation-seq_alignment.t
+++ b/t/20-archive_file_generation-seq_alignment.t
@@ -105,12 +105,14 @@ subtest 'test 1' => sub {
 
   my $qc_in  = $dir . q[/140409_HS34_12597_A_C333TACXX/Data/Intensities/BAM_basecalls_20140515-073611/no_cal/archive/lane4];
   my $qc_out = join q[/], $qc_in, q[qc];
+  my $qc_report_dir = $dir . q[/140409_HS34_12597_A_C333TACXX/Data/Intensities/BAM_basecalls_20140515-073611/no_cal/archive/qc/rna_seqc/12597_4/12597_4#3];
 
   my $args = {};
   $args->{'40003'} = qq{bash -c '\ mkdir -p $dir/140409_HS34_12597_A_C333TACXX/Data/Intensities/BAM_basecalls_20140515-073611/no_cal/archive/tmp_\$LSB_JOBID/12597_4#3 ; cd $dir/140409_HS34_12597_A_C333TACXX/Data/Intensities/BAM_basecalls_20140515-073611/no_cal/archive/tmp_\$LSB_JOBID/12597_4#3 && vtfp.pl -param_vals $dir/140409_HS34_12597_A_C333TACXX/Data/Intensities/BAM_basecalls_20140515-073611/no_cal/lane4/12597_4#3_p4s2_pv_in.json -export_param_vals 12597_4#3_p4s2_pv_out_\${LSB_JOBID}.json -keys cfgdatadir -vals \$(dirname \$(readlink -f \$(which vtfp.pl)))/../data/vtlib/ -keys aligner_numthreads -vals `npg_pipeline_job_env_to_threads` -keys br_numthreads_val -vals `npg_pipeline_job_env_to_threads --exclude 1 --divide 2` -keys b2c_mt_val -vals `npg_pipeline_job_env_to_threads --exclude 2 --divide 2` -prune_nodes '"'"'fop.*samtools_stats_F0.*00_bait.*'"'"' \$(dirname \$(dirname \$(readlink -f \$(which vtfp.pl))))/data/vtlib/alignment_wtsi_stage2_template.json > run_12597_4#3.json && viv.pl -s -x -v 3 -o viv_12597_4#3.log run_12597_4#3.json } .
     qq{ && qc --check bam_flagstats --id_run 12597 --position 4 --qc_in $qc_in --qc_out $qc_out --tag_index 3} .
     qq{ && qc --check bam_flagstats --id_run 12597 --position 4 --qc_in $qc_in --qc_out $qc_out --subset phix --tag_index 3} .
      q{ && qc --check alignment_filter_metrics --id_run 12597 --position 4 --qc_in $PWD --qc_out } .$qc_out.q{ --tag_index 3}.
+    qq{ && qc --check rna_seqc --id_run 12597 --position 4 --qc_in $qc_in --qc_out } . $qc_out . q{ --tag_index 3}.
      q{ '};
 
   $args->{'40000'} = qq{bash -c '\ mkdir -p $dir/140409_HS34_12597_A_C333TACXX/Data/Intensities/BAM_basecalls_20140515-073611/no_cal/archive/tmp_\$LSB_JOBID/12597_4#0 ; cd $dir/140409_HS34_12597_A_C333TACXX/Data/Intensities/BAM_basecalls_20140515-073611/no_cal/archive/tmp_\$LSB_JOBID/12597_4#0 && vtfp.pl -param_vals $dir/140409_HS34_12597_A_C333TACXX/Data/Intensities/BAM_basecalls_20140515-073611/no_cal/lane4/12597_4#0_p4s2_pv_in.json -export_param_vals 12597_4#0_p4s2_pv_out_\${LSB_JOBID}.json -keys cfgdatadir -vals \$(dirname \$(readlink -f \$(which vtfp.pl)))/../data/vtlib/ -keys aligner_numthreads -vals `npg_pipeline_job_env_to_threads` -keys br_numthreads_val -vals `npg_pipeline_job_env_to_threads --exclude 1 --divide 2` -keys b2c_mt_val -vals `npg_pipeline_job_env_to_threads --exclude 2 --divide 2` -prune_nodes '"'"'fop.*samtools_stats_F0.*00_bait.*'"'"' \$(dirname \$(dirname \$(readlink -f \$(which vtfp.pl))))/data/vtlib/alignment_wtsi_stage2_template.json > run_12597_4#0.json && viv.pl -s -x -v 3 -o viv_12597_4#0.log run_12597_4#0.json } .
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ subtest 'test 1' => sub {
     qq{ && qc --check bam_flagstats --id_run 12597 --position 4 --qc_in $qc_in --qc_out $qc_out --tag_index 3} .
     qq{ && qc --check bam_flagstats --id_run 12597 --position 4 --qc_in $qc_in --qc_out $qc_out --subset phix --tag_index 3} .
      q{ && qc --check alignment_filter_metrics --id_run 12597 --position 4 --qc_in $PWD --qc_out } .$qc_out.q{ --tag_index 3}.
+    qq{ && qc --check rna_seqc --id_run 12597 --position 4 --qc_in $qc_in --qc_out } . $qc_out . q{ --tag_index 3}.
   qq( '","40000":"bash -c ' mkdir -p $dir/140409_HS34_12597_A_C333TACXX/Data/Intensities/BAM_basecalls_20140515-073611/no_cal/archive/tmp_\$LSB_JOBID/12597_4#0 ; cd $dir/140409_HS34_12597_A_C333TACXX/Data/Intensities/BAM_basecalls_20140515-073611/no_cal/archive/tmp_\$LSB_JOBID/12597_4#0 && vtfp.pl -param_vals $dir/140409_HS34_12597_A_C333TACXX/Data/Intensities/BAM_basecalls_20140515-073611/no_cal/lane4/12597_4#0_p4s2_pv_in.json -export_param_vals 12597_4#0_p4s2_pv_out_\${LSB_JOBID}.json -keys cfgdatadir -vals \$(dirname \$(readlink -f \$(which vtfp.pl)))/../data/vtlib/ -keys aligner_numthreads -vals `npg_pipeline_job_env_to_threads` -keys br_numthreads_val -vals `npg_pipeline_job_env_to_threads --exclude 1 --divide 2` -keys b2c_mt_val -vals `npg_pipeline_job_env_to_threads --exclude 2 --divide 2` -prune_nodes '\\"'\\"'fop.*samtools_stats_F0.*00_bait.*'\\"'\\"' \$(dirname \$(dirname \$(readlink -f \$(which vtfp.pl))))/data/vtlib/alignment_wtsi_stage2_template.json > run_12597_4#0.json && viv.pl -s -x -v 3 -o viv_12597_4#0.log run_12597_4#0.json ) .
     qq{ && qc --check bam_flagstats --id_run 12597 --position 4 --qc_in $qc_in --qc_out $qc_out --tag_index 0} .
     qq{ && qc --check bam_flagstats --id_run 12597 --position 4 --qc_in $qc_in --qc_out $qc_out --subset phix --tag_index 0} .
@@ -268,11 +271,13 @@ subtest 'test 2' => sub {
 
   my $qc_in  = qq{$dir/140529_HS18_13066_A_C3C3KACXX/Data/Intensities/BAM_basecalls_20140606-133530/no_cal/archive};
   my $qc_out = join q[/], $qc_in, q[qc];
+  my $qc_report_dir = qq[$dir/140529_HS18_13066_A_C3C3KACXX/Data/Intensities/BAM_basecalls_20140606-133530/no_cal/archive/qc/rna_seqc/13066_8];
   my $args = {};
   $args->{8} = qq{bash -c ' mkdir -p $dir/140529_HS18_13066_A_C3C3KACXX/Data/Intensities/BAM_basecalls_20140606-133530/no_cal/archive/tmp_\$LSB_JOBID/13066_8 ; cd $dir/140529_HS18_13066_A_C3C3KACXX/Data/Intensities/BAM_basecalls_20140606-133530/no_cal/archive/tmp_\$LSB_JOBID/13066_8 && vtfp.pl -param_vals $dir/140529_HS18_13066_A_C3C3KACXX/Data/Intensities/BAM_basecalls_20140606-133530/no_cal/13066_8_p4s2_pv_in.json -export_param_vals 13066_8_p4s2_pv_out_\${LSB_JOBID}.json -keys cfgdatadir -vals \$(dirname \$(readlink -f \$(which vtfp.pl)))/../data/vtlib/ -keys aligner_numthreads -vals `npg_pipeline_job_env_to_threads` -keys br_numthreads_val -vals `npg_pipeline_job_env_to_threads --exclude 1 --divide 2` -keys b2c_mt_val -vals `npg_pipeline_job_env_to_threads --exclude 2 --divide 2` -prune_nodes '"'"'fop.*samtools_stats_F0.*00_bait.*'"'"' \$(dirname \$(dirname \$(readlink -f \$(which vtfp.pl))))/data/vtlib/alignment_wtsi_stage2_template.json > run_13066_8.json && viv.pl -s -x -v 3 -o viv_13066_8.log run_13066_8.json } .
     qq{ && qc --check bam_flagstats --id_run 13066 --position 8 --qc_in $qc_in --qc_out $qc_out} .
     qq{ && qc --check bam_flagstats --id_run 13066 --position 8 --qc_in $qc_in --qc_out $qc_out --subset phix} .
-     q{ && qc --check alignment_filter_metrics --id_run 13066 --position 8 --qc_in $PWD --qc_out } . $qc_out . q{ '};
+     q{ && qc --check alignment_filter_metrics --id_run 13066 --position 8 --qc_in $PWD --qc_out } . $qc_out .
+    qq{ && qc --check rna_seqc --id_run 13066 --position 8 --qc_in $qc_in --qc_out } . $qc_out . q{ '};
 
   lives_ok {$rna_gen->_generate_command_arguments([8])}
      'no error generating command arguments';