diff --git a/configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon b/configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon
index ff1fab157..5eddbf804 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon
+++ b/configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ STATIC_LDFLAGS_YES = -static
 STATIC_LDFLAGS_NO =
 
 SHRLIB_CFLAGS = -fPIC
+SHRLIB_LDFLAGS = -shared -fPIC -h $@  -z defs
+LOADABLE_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS = -shared -fPIC -h $@
 
 GNU_LDLIBS_YES = -lgcc
 
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.aix-ppc-gnu.aix-ppc-gnu b/configure/os/CONFIG.aix-ppc-gnu.aix-ppc-gnu
index af4959831..5c7bf50d9 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.aix-ppc-gnu.aix-ppc-gnu
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.aix-ppc-gnu.aix-ppc-gnu
@@ -14,6 +14,3 @@ AR = ar
 ARFLAGS = rcv
 RANLIB = ranlib -t
 
-SHRLIB_LDFLAGS = -shared  -fPIC
-LOADABLE_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS = -shared -fPIC
-
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.hpux-parisc-gnu.hpux-parisc-gnu b/configure/os/CONFIG.hpux-parisc-gnu.hpux-parisc-gnu
index 7326bea09..0e4999673 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.hpux-parisc-gnu.hpux-parisc-gnu
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.hpux-parisc-gnu.hpux-parisc-gnu
@@ -24,6 +24,3 @@ STATIC_LDLIBS_NO =
 POSIX_CPPFLAGS_YES += -D_REENTRANT -D_PTHREADS -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=199506L
 USR_SYS_LIBS += pthread
 
-# C++ templates need PIC definition also in link phase
-SHRLIB_LDFLAGS += -shared -fPIC
-LOADABLE_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS += $(SHRLIB_LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-x86 b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-x86
index aa2b0e89a..00ab28c37 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-x86
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-x86
@@ -11,11 +11,5 @@ include $(CONFIG)/CONFIG.gnuCommon
 
 GNU_DIR = /usr
 
-STATIC_LDFLAGS_YES= -Wl,-Bstatic
-STATIC_LDFLAGS_NO=
-STATIC_LDLIBS_YES= -Wl,-Bdynamic
-STATIC_LDLIBS_NO=
-
-SHRLIB_LDFLAGS +=  -shared -fPIC 
-LOADABLE_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS = -shared -fPIC
+#STATIC_CFLAGS_YES= -static
 
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-sparc-gnu.solaris-sparc-gnu b/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-sparc-gnu.solaris-sparc-gnu
index 0785c15f5..40f17e2c6 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-sparc-gnu.solaris-sparc-gnu
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-sparc-gnu.solaris-sparc-gnu
@@ -19,8 +19,5 @@ STATIC_LDFLAGS_NO=
 STATIC_LDLIBS_YES= -Wl,-Bdynamic
 STATIC_LDLIBS_NO=
 
-SHRLIB_LDFLAGS += -shared -fPIC -h $@ 
-LOADABLE_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS += -shared -fPIC -h $@
-
 OP_SYS_LDFLAGS += -z ignore -z combreloc -z lazyload
 
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-x86-gnu.solaris-x86-gnu b/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-x86-gnu.solaris-x86-gnu
index 82e6e8c8f..4bc637ee1 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-x86-gnu.solaris-x86-gnu
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.solaris-x86-gnu.solaris-x86-gnu
@@ -14,8 +14,3 @@ AR = ar -rc
 RANLIB=
 LD = ld -r
 
-SHRLIB_LDFLAGS += -shared -fPIC -h $@  -z defs
-LOADABLE_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS += -shared -fPIC -h $@
-
-OP_SYS_LDFLAGS += -z ignore -z combreloc -z lazyload
-