diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linuxCommon b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linuxCommon
index 20c5a5420..80818f04e 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linuxCommon
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linuxCommon
@@ -21,9 +21,3 @@ TARGET_LDFLAGS  += $(SYSROOT:%=--sysroot=%)
 ifeq ($(filter SL% RHEL%,$(T_A)),)
 VALID_BUILDS = Ioc Command
 endif
-
-# backward compatibility: Keep unversioned libs for older linux versions
-ifneq ($(filter SL% RHEL7% RHEL8%,$(T_A)),)
-SHRLIB_SUFFIX = $(SHRLIB_SUFFIX_BASE)
-LOADABLE_SHRLIB_SUFFIX = $(SHRLIB_SUFFIX_BASE)
-endif