diff --git a/configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon b/configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon
index d985909c1..dddcd6583 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon
+++ b/configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ CPP = $(CC) -x c -E
 RANLIB = $(GNU_BIN)/$(CMPLR_PREFIX)ranlib$(CMPLR_SUFFIX)
 
 CONFORM_CFLAGS_ANSI = -ansi
-CONFORM_CFLAGS_STRICT = -ansi -pedantic
+CONFORM_CFLAGS_STRICT = -ansi
 CONFORM_CFLAGS_TRAD = -traditional
 PROF_CFLAGS_YES = -p
 GPROF_CFLAGS_YES = -pg
@@ -33,12 +33,11 @@ WARN_CFLAGS_NO = -w
 OPT_CFLAGS_YES = -O3
 OPT_CFLAGS_NO = -g
 
-CONFORM_CXXFLAGS_NORMAL = -ansi -pedantic
-CONFORM_CXXFLAGS_STRICT = -ansi -pedantic
+CONFORM_CXXFLAGS_NORMAL = -ansi
+CONFORM_CXXFLAGS_STRICT = -ansi
 PROF_CXXFLAGS_YES = -p
 GPROF_CXXFLAGS_YES = -pg
 CODE_CXXFLAGS = $(PROF_CXXFLAGS_$(PROFILE)) $(GPROF_CXXFLAGS_$(GPROF))
-#WARN_CXXFLAGS_YES = -Wall -Weffc++
 WARN_CXXFLAGS_YES = -Wall
 WARN_CXXFLAGS_NO = -w
 OPT_CXXFLAGS_YES = -O3