diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-ppc.Common b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-ppc.Common
index 4f62e1d02..f93334210 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-ppc.Common
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-ppc.Common
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@
 #Include definitions common to unix hosts
 include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.UnixCommon.Common
 
-WIND_HOST_TYPE = ppc-linux
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-ppc64.Common b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-ppc64.Common
index d94fc19bb..6d1977184 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-ppc64.Common
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-ppc64.Common
@@ -10,4 +10,3 @@
 #Include definitions common to unix hosts
 include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.UnixCommon.Common
 
-WIND_HOST_TYPE = ppc-linux
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-x86.Common b/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-x86.Common
index 8071f333c..faea62005 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-x86.Common
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-x86.Common
@@ -10,5 +10,3 @@
 #Include definitions common to unix hosts
 include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.UnixCommon.Common
 
-WIND_HOST_TYPE = x86-solaris2
-
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.windows-x64.Common b/configure/os/CONFIG.windows-x64.Common
index bf938c280..252b46436 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.windows-x64.Common
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.windows-x64.Common
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 
 -include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.win32-x86.Common
 
-WIND_HOST_TYPE = x64-win
+WIND_HOST_TYPE = x86-win32