diff --git a/configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon b/configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon
index f28ff6f36..ff32cb1de 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon
+++ b/configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ CONFORM_CFLAGS_STRICT = -ansi -pedantic
 CONFORM_CFLAGS_TRAD = -traditional
 WARN_CFLAGS_YES = -Wall
 WARN_CFLAGS_NO = -w
-#OPT_CFLAGS_YES = -g -O3
 OPT_CFLAGS_YES = -O3
 OPT_CFLAGS_NO = -g
 
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ CONFORM_CXXFLAGS_STRICT = -ansi -pedantic
 #WARN_CXXFLAGS_YES = -Wall -Weffc++
 WARN_CXXFLAGS_YES = -Wall
 WARN_CXXFLAGS_NO = -w
-#OPT_CXXFLAGS_YES = -g -O3
 OPT_CXXFLAGS_YES = -O3
 OPT_CXXFLAGS_NO = -g