diff --git a/src/iocsh/Makefile b/src/iocsh/Makefile
index 166bbb524..115487375 100644
--- a/src/iocsh/Makefile
+++ b/src/iocsh/Makefile
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ LIBSRCS += iocUtil.c
 LIBRARY_IOC = iocsh
 
 iocsh_DLL_LIBS  = miscIoc rsrvIoc dbtoolsIoc asIoc dbIoc registryIoc dbStaticIoc Com
-registryIoc_DIR=$(EPICS_BASE_LIB)
-dbtoolsIoc_DIR=$(EPICS_BASE_LIB)
-miscIoc_DIR=$(EPICS_BASE_LIB)
-rsrvIoc_DIR=$(EPICS_BASE_LIB)
 
 iocsh_RCS_WIN32 = iocsh.rc
 
diff --git a/src/misc/Makefile b/src/misc/Makefile
index bc11670d2..8ed0bd2a0 100644
--- a/src/misc/Makefile
+++ b/src/misc/Makefile
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ DLL_LIBS = Com dbStaticIoc dbIoc asIoc rsrvIoc registryIoc
 LIBRARY_IOC = miscIoc
 
 miscIoc_DLL_LIBS  = rsrvIoc asIoc dbIoc registryIoc dbStaticIoc Com
-rsrvIoc_DIR=$(EPICS_BASE_LIB)
-asIoc_DIR=$(EPICS_BASE_LIB)
-registryIoc_DIR=$(EPICS_BASE_LIB)
 
 misc_RCS_WIN32 = misc.rc