diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.UnixCommon.Common b/configure/os/CONFIG.UnixCommon.Common
index 99d897f1a..341ed3dad 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.UnixCommon.Common
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.UnixCommon.Common
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ MV = mv
 RM = rm -f
 MKDIR = mkdir
 RMDIR = rm -rf
-TOUCH = touch
 
 # Set LD_LIBRARY_PATH for shared library builds
 ifneq ($(EPICS_BASE),$(INSTALL_LOCATION))
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-borland.Common b/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-borland.Common
index dcab90a8c..0bdbfbae4 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-borland.Common
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-borland.Common
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ RM = $(PERL) $(CONFIG)/tools/rm.pl -f
 MKDIR = $(PERL) $(CONFIG)/tools/mkdir.pl
 RMDIR = $(PERL) $(CONFIG)/tools/rm.pl -rf
 ECHO = echo
-TOUCH = echo NUL >>
 
 WIND_HOST_TYPE = x86-win32
 OSITHREAD_USE_DEFAULT_STACK = NO
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86.Common b/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86.Common
index 5aa2ad48b..5c4dd1fe6 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86.Common
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86.Common
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ RM = $(PERL) $(CONFIG)/tools/rm.pl -f
 MKDIR = $(PERL) $(CONFIG)/tools/mkdir.pl
 RMDIR = $(PERL) $(CONFIG)/tools/rm.pl -rf
 ECHO = echo
-TOUCH = echo NUL >>
 
 WIND_HOST_TYPE = x86-win32
 OSITHREAD_USE_DEFAULT_STACK = NO