diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeSurfer/FreeSurfer-7.3.2-centos7_x86_64.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeSurfer/FreeSurfer-7.3.2-centos7_x86_64.eb
index 56892c77fd0..b748541a3a9 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeSurfer/FreeSurfer-7.3.2-centos7_x86_64.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeSurfer/FreeSurfer-7.3.2-centos7_x86_64.eb
@@ -10,21 +10,16 @@ longitudinal data."""
 
 toolchain = SYSTEM
 
-source_urls = [
-    'https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/pub/dist/freesurfer/%(version)s/',
-    'https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/MatlabRuntime?action=AttachFile&do=get&target='
-]
-sources = [
-    '%(namelower)s-linux%(versionsuffix)s-%(version)s.tar.gz',
-    'runtime2014bLinux.tar.gz'
-]
+source_urls = ['https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/pub/dist/freesurfer/%(version)s/']
+sources = ['%(namelower)s-linux%(versionsuffix)s-%(version)s.tar.gz']
 checksums = [
     {'freesurfer-linux-centos7_x86_64-7.3.2.tar.gz':
      '58518d3ee5abd2e05109208aed2eef145c4e3b994164df8c4e0033c1343b9e56'},
-    {'runtime2014bLinux.tar.gz': '944852af2b5a493f5261fd619af828c6e4afc0c90e6f7e709acfb616c5b51648'},
 ]
 
-postinstallcmds = ['cp -a %(builddir)s/MCRv84/ %(installdir)s']
+dependencies = [('MCR', 'R2019b.8')]
+
+postinstallcmds = ["ln -s $EBROOTMCR/v97 %(installdir)s/MCRv97"]
 
 license_text = """email@example.com
 00000
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeSurfer/FreeSurfer-7.3.2-centos8_x86_64.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeSurfer/FreeSurfer-7.3.2-centos8_x86_64.eb
index ed3474f3130..1fc9fd09b84 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeSurfer/FreeSurfer-7.3.2-centos8_x86_64.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeSurfer/FreeSurfer-7.3.2-centos8_x86_64.eb
@@ -10,21 +10,16 @@ longitudinal data."""
 
 toolchain = SYSTEM
 
-source_urls = [
-    'https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/pub/dist/freesurfer/%(version)s/',
-    'https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/MatlabRuntime?action=AttachFile&do=get&target='
-]
-sources = [
-    '%(namelower)s-linux%(versionsuffix)s-%(version)s.tar.gz',
-    'runtime2014bLinux.tar.gz'
-]
+source_urls = ['https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/pub/dist/freesurfer/%(version)s/']
+sources = ['%(namelower)s-linux%(versionsuffix)s-%(version)s.tar.gz']
 checksums = [
     # freesurfer-linux-centos8_x86_64-7.3.2.tar.gz
     '1448e64000b02a06aaad81548a4c8f92faf575f8320e67bdcd15a430ad10879b',
-    '944852af2b5a493f5261fd619af828c6e4afc0c90e6f7e709acfb616c5b51648',  # runtime2014bLinux.tar.gz
 ]
 
-postinstallcmds = ['cp -a %(builddir)s/MCRv84/ %(installdir)s']
+dependencies = [('MCR', 'R2019b.8')]
+
+postinstallcmds = ["ln -s $EBROOTMCR/v97 %(installdir)s/MCRv97"]
 
 license_text = """email@example.com
 00000
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeSurfer/FreeSurfer-7.4.0-centos8_x86_64.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeSurfer/FreeSurfer-7.4.0-centos8_x86_64.eb
index 5f72e9c0cde..d50470775f8 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeSurfer/FreeSurfer-7.4.0-centos8_x86_64.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeSurfer/FreeSurfer-7.4.0-centos8_x86_64.eb
@@ -10,21 +10,16 @@ longitudinal data."""
 
 toolchain = SYSTEM
 
-source_urls = [
-    'https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/pub/dist/freesurfer/%(version)s/',
-    'https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/MatlabRuntime?action=AttachFile&do=get&target='
-]
-sources = [
-    '%(namelower)s-linux%(versionsuffix)s-%(version)s.tar.gz',
-    'runtime2014bLinux.tar.gz'
-]
+source_urls = ['https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/pub/dist/freesurfer/%(version)s/']
+sources = ['%(namelower)s-linux%(versionsuffix)s-%(version)s.tar.gz']
 checksums = [
     {'freesurfer-linux-centos8_x86_64-7.4.0.tar.gz':
      'a2eb8ca6d12c9133c4af90167d6b9fa532f7ace98cc0e1bc97c8a6135b53c237'},
-    {'runtime2014bLinux.tar.gz': '944852af2b5a493f5261fd619af828c6e4afc0c90e6f7e709acfb616c5b51648'},
 ]
 
-postinstallcmds = ['cp -a %(builddir)s/MCRv84/ %(installdir)s']
+dependencies = [('MCR', 'R2019b.8')]
+
+postinstallcmds = ["ln -s $EBROOTMCR/v97 %(installdir)s/MCRv97"]
 
 license_text = """email@example.com
 00000
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeSurfer/FreeSurfer-7.4.0-ubuntu20_amd64.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeSurfer/FreeSurfer-7.4.0-ubuntu20_amd64.eb
index 42b6fc18c68..68ca847668d 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeSurfer/FreeSurfer-7.4.0-ubuntu20_amd64.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeSurfer/FreeSurfer-7.4.0-ubuntu20_amd64.eb
@@ -10,21 +10,16 @@ longitudinal data."""
 
 toolchain = SYSTEM
 
-source_urls = [
-    'https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/pub/dist/freesurfer/%(version)s/',
-    'https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/MatlabRuntime?action=AttachFile&do=get&target='
-]
-sources = [
-    '%(namelower)s-linux%(versionsuffix)s-%(version)s.tar.gz',
-    'runtime2014bLinux.tar.gz'
-]
+source_urls = ['https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/pub/dist/freesurfer/%(version)s/']
+sources = ['%(namelower)s-linux%(versionsuffix)s-%(version)s.tar.gz']
 checksums = [
     {'freesurfer-linux-ubuntu20_amd64-7.4.0.tar.gz':
      '2149e0d54220abf81b0caa5736b648b56f409b1e6578d921d0f7e4d62d586ca5'},
-    {'runtime2014bLinux.tar.gz': '944852af2b5a493f5261fd619af828c6e4afc0c90e6f7e709acfb616c5b51648'},
 ]
 
-postinstallcmds = ['cp -a %(builddir)s/MCRv84/ %(installdir)s']
+dependencies = [('MCR', 'R2019b.8')]
+
+postinstallcmds = ["ln -s $EBROOTMCR/v97 %(installdir)s/MCRv97"]
 
 license_text = """email@example.com
 00000
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeSurfer/FreeSurfer-7.4.0-ubuntu22_amd64.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeSurfer/FreeSurfer-7.4.0-ubuntu22_amd64.eb
index cd51ff885bd..0ae8d331302 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeSurfer/FreeSurfer-7.4.0-ubuntu22_amd64.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeSurfer/FreeSurfer-7.4.0-ubuntu22_amd64.eb
@@ -10,21 +10,16 @@ longitudinal data."""
 
 toolchain = SYSTEM
 
-source_urls = [
-    'https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/pub/dist/freesurfer/%(version)s/',
-    'https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/MatlabRuntime?action=AttachFile&do=get&target='
-]
-sources = [
-    '%(namelower)s-linux%(versionsuffix)s-%(version)s.tar.gz',
-    'runtime2014bLinux.tar.gz'
-]
+source_urls = ['https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/pub/dist/freesurfer/%(version)s/']
+sources = ['%(namelower)s-linux%(versionsuffix)s-%(version)s.tar.gz']
 checksums = [
     {'freesurfer-linux-ubuntu22_amd64-7.4.0.tar.gz':
      'acd7f8b9a75cf41fab837caa95f2c9017079c15ca4446df2c47c88c321264f82'},
-    {'runtime2014bLinux.tar.gz': '944852af2b5a493f5261fd619af828c6e4afc0c90e6f7e709acfb616c5b51648'},
 ]
 
-postinstallcmds = ['cp -a %(builddir)s/MCRv84/ %(installdir)s']
+dependencies = [('MCR', 'R2019b.8')]
+
+postinstallcmds = ["ln -s $EBROOTMCR/v97 %(installdir)s/MCRv97"]
 
 license_text = """email@example.com
 00000