diff --git a/config/RULES.Host b/config/RULES.Host
index 6b6057d6d..9fc92412d 100644
--- a/config/RULES.Host
+++ b/config/RULES.Host
@@ -453,19 +453,18 @@ endif
 	@if [ ! -f cad.rc -a -r ../cad.rc ] ; then ln -s ../cad.rc ; fi
 	$(SCH2EDIF) $(SCH2EDIF_SYSFLAGS) $(SCH2EDIF_FLAGS) $<
 
+# Adl2dl rule
+%.dl : ../%.adl
+	-$(ADL2DL) $< $
+
 # Mangen Rule:
 %.1:%
-	$(RM) $(<F).nr
 	$(MANGEN) -s $<
 	$(MV) $(<F).nr $(<F).1
 
 # Mangen Rule:
 %.1:../%
-	$(RM) $(<F)
-	$(RM) $(<F).nr
-	$(CP) $< $(<F)
 	$(MANGEN) -s $<
-	$(RM) $(<F)
 	$(MV) $(<F).nr $(<F).1
 
 #	Rules for building LIBRARY with LIBSRCS
diff --git a/config/RULES.Unix b/config/RULES.Unix
index 1e727bfb6..a4fc1e80b 100644
--- a/config/RULES.Unix
+++ b/config/RULES.Unix
@@ -139,19 +139,18 @@ $(TARGETS) $(PROD): $(DEPLIBS)
 	@if [ ! -f cad.rc -a -r ../cad.rc ] ; then ln -s ../cad.rc ; fi
 	$(SCH2EDIF) $(SCH2EDIF_SYSFLAGS) $(SCH2EDIF_FLAGS) $<
 
+# Adl2dl rule
+%.dl : ../%.adl
+	-$(ADL2DL) $< $
+
 # Mangen Rule:
 %.1:%
-	$(RM) $(<F).nr
 	$(MANGEN) -s $<
 	$(MV) $(<F).nr $(<F).1
 
 # Mangen Rule:
 %.1:../%
-	$(RM) $(<F)
-	$(RM) $(<F).nr
-	$(CP) $< $(<F)
 	$(MANGEN) -s $<
-	$(RM) $(<F)
 	$(MV) $(<F).nr $(<F).1
 
 $(LIBNAME): $(LIBOBJS)
diff --git a/config/RULES.Vx b/config/RULES.Vx
index 0e19388a4..5f87dd0e4 100644
--- a/config/RULES.Vx
+++ b/config/RULES.Vx
@@ -150,19 +150,18 @@ endif
 	@if [ ! -f cad.rc -a -r ../cad.rc ] ; then ln -s ../cad.rc ; fi
 	$(SCH2EDIF) $(SCH2EDIF_SYSFLAGS) $(SCH2EDIF_FLAGS) $<
 
+# Adl2dl rule
+%.dl : ../%.adl
+	-$(ADL2DL) $< $
+
 # Mangen Rule:
 %.1:%
-	$(RM) $(<F).nr
 	$(MANGEN) -s $<
 	$(MV) $(<F).nr $(<F).1
 
 # Mangen Rule:
 %.1:../%
-	$(RM) $(<F)
-	$(RM) $(<F).nr
-	$(CP) $< $(<F)
 	$(MANGEN) -s $<
-	$(RM) $(<F)
 	$(MV) $(<F).nr $(<F).1
 
 binInstalls:  $(BIN_INSTALLS)