diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.darwin-ppc b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.darwin-ppc
index b59b3c911..e80b3149f 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.darwin-ppc
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.darwin-ppc
@@ -42,17 +42,9 @@ OP_SYS_LDFLAGS += -L/sw/lib
 #
 # Libraries for command-line editing.
 #
-LDLIBS_LIBTECLA = -ltecla_r -lncurses
 LDLIBS_READLINE = -lreadline
 
 #
 # Command-line input support
 #
-# Install the DarwinPorts or Fink libtecla1 package and place the following
-# line in CONFIG_SITE.darwin-ppc.Common to use libtecla command-line editing:
-#COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY=LIBTECLA
-# or install the DarwinPorts or Fink readline package and place the following
-# line in CONFIG_SITE.darwin-ppc.Common to use GNU readline
-# command-line editing:
-#COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY=READLINE
-
+COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY=READLINE
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.darwin-ppc b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.darwin-ppc
index 3c72164fa..3abffa89a 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.darwin-ppc
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.darwin-ppc
@@ -10,4 +10,3 @@
 # Other local options
 #
 OP_SYS_CFLAGS += -g
-#COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY = READLINE
diff --git a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
index e31f53e06..b5d83a008 100644
--- a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
+++ b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ server required.</p>
 
 <h4>OS X</h4>
 <p>Builds on Tiger.</p>
+<p>Readline now used by default.</p>
 
 
 <h1 align="center">EPICS Base Release 3.14.7<br>