diff --git a/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.UnixCommon b/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.UnixCommon
index 4b99d02a3..23308c4b3 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.UnixCommon
+++ b/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.UnixCommon
@@ -10,5 +10,3 @@ MKDIR = mkdir
 RMDIR = rm -rf
 CHMOD = "/bin/chmod"
 
-PERL = /usr/bin/perl 
-
diff --git a/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.WIN32 b/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.WIN32
index 85fef01af..232272128 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.WIN32
+++ b/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.WIN32
@@ -16,4 +16,3 @@ WIND_HOST_TYPE = x86-win32
 # 	Use std path variables from ms
 HOME = $(HOMEDRIVE)$(HOMEPATH)
 
-PERL = C:\\Perl\\bin\\Perl$(EXE)
diff --git a/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.cygwin32 b/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.cygwin32
index 0eefc4a8e..46c99c9d0 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.cygwin32
+++ b/config/CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.cygwin32
@@ -11,4 +11,3 @@ TORNADO=YES
 
 WIND_HOST_TYPE = cygwin32
 
-PERL = C:\\Perl\\bin\\Perl$(EXE)