diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.osf-alpha-gnu.Common b/configure/os/CONFIG.osf-alpha-gnu.Common
index f4dd25b50..1b37ac169 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.osf-alpha-gnu.Common
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.osf-alpha-gnu.Common
@@ -10,5 +10,3 @@
 #Include definitions common to unix hosts
 include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.UnixCommon.Common
 
-WIND_HOST_TYPE = osf-alpha
-
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.osf-alpha.Common b/configure/os/CONFIG.osf-alpha.Common
index c337925be..28e0abd51 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.osf-alpha.Common
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.osf-alpha.Common
@@ -10,5 +10,3 @@
 #Include definitions common to unix hosts
 include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.UnixCommon.Common
 
-WIND_HOST_TYPE = osf-alpha
-