diff --git a/assets/project_as_gem.yml b/assets/project_as_gem.yml
index 22d60584..98b4d47c 100644
--- a/assets/project_as_gem.yml
+++ b/assets/project_as_gem.yml
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@
 # You will need to have gcov and gcovr both installed to make it work.
 # For more information on these options, see docs in plugins/gcov
 :gcov:
+  :summaries: TRUE                # Enable simple coverage summaries to console after tests
+  :report_task: FALSE             # Disabled dedicated report generation task (this enables automatic report generation)
   :utilities:
     - gcovr           # Use gcovr to create the specified reports (default).
     #- ReportGenerator # Use ReportGenerator to create the specified reports.
diff --git a/assets/project_with_guts.yml b/assets/project_with_guts.yml
index 931d9b0a..19309b8f 100644
--- a/assets/project_with_guts.yml
+++ b/assets/project_with_guts.yml
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@
 # You will need to have gcov and gcovr both installed to make it work.
 # For more information on these options, see docs in plugins/gcov
 :gcov:
+  :summaries: TRUE                # Enable simple coverage summaries to console after tests
+  :report_task: FALSE             # Disabled dedicated report generation task (this enables automatic report generation)
   :utilities:
     - gcovr           # Use gcovr to create the specified reports (default).
     #- ReportGenerator # Use ReportGenerator to create the specified reports.
diff --git a/lib/ceedling/test_invoker_helper.rb b/lib/ceedling/test_invoker_helper.rb
index 498a89d2..928ec074 100644
--- a/lib/ceedling/test_invoker_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/ceedling/test_invoker_helper.rb
@@ -254,29 +254,6 @@ def clean_test_results(path, tests)
     end
   end
 
-  def generate_objects_now(object_list, context, options)
-    @batchinator.exec(workload: :compile, things: object_list) do |object|
-      src = @file_finder.find_build_input_file(filepath: object, context: TEST_SYM)
-      if (File.basename(src) =~ /#{EXTENSION_SOURCE}$/)
-        @generator.generate_object_file(
-          options[:test_compiler],
-          OPERATION_COMPILE_SYM,
-          context,
-          src,
-          object,
-          @file_path_utils.form_test_build_list_filepath( object ),
-          @file_path_utils.form_test_dependencies_filepath( object ))
-      elsif (defined?(TEST_BUILD_USE_ASSEMBLY) && TEST_BUILD_USE_ASSEMBLY)
-        @generator.generate_object_file(
-          options[:test_assembler],
-          OPERATION_ASSEMBLE_SYM,
-          context,
-          src,
-          object )
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   # Convert libraries configuration form YAML configuration
   # into a string that can be given to the compiler.
   def convert_libraries_to_arguments()