diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.darwin-ppc b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.darwin-ppc
index 3c72164fa..78e602059 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.darwin-ppc
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.darwin-ppc
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@
 #
 # Other local options
 #
-OP_SYS_CFLAGS += -g
 #COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY = READLINE
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-x86 b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-x86
index 9bc519cb7..139d744f8 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-x86
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-x86
@@ -20,4 +20,3 @@
 # If readline is not installed comment the following line
 # to omit command-line editing and history support
 COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY = READLINE
-OP_SYS_CFLAGS += -g