diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.iosCommon b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.iosCommon
index 33b66e3f5..be0127d27 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.iosCommon
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.iosCommon
@@ -97,10 +97,7 @@ vpath %.m $(USR_VPATH) $(ALL_SRC_DIRS)
 #--------------------------------------------------
 # Header dependency file generation
 #
-# Use compiler when ARCH_CLASS is a single arch value
-# otherwise use perl script command
-SINGLE_ARCH=$(filter 1,$(words $(ARCH_CLASS)))
-HDEPENDS_METHOD = $(if $(SINGLE_ARCH),COMP,MKMF)
+HDEPENDS_METHOD = MKMF
 
 #--------------------------------------------------
 # Allow site overrides
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.darwinCommon.darwinCommon b/configure/os/CONFIG.darwinCommon.darwinCommon
index 5f7c4a103..a135c9aa1 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.darwinCommon.darwinCommon
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.darwinCommon.darwinCommon
@@ -91,10 +91,7 @@ vpath %.m $(USR_VPATH) $(ALL_SRC_DIRS)
 #
 # Header dependency file generation
 #
-# Use compiler when ARCH_CLASS is a single arch value
-# otherwise use perl script command
-SINGLE_ARCH=$(filter 1,$(words $(ARCH_CLASS)))
-HDEPENDS_METHOD = $(if $(SINGLE_ARCH),COMP,MKMF)
+HDEPENDS_METHOD = MKMF
 
 #--------------------------------------------------
 # Allow site overrides