diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_BASE b/configure/CONFIG_BASE
index d1bd108aa..a522a0eaa 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_BASE
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_BASE
@@ -75,9 +75,7 @@ EPICS_BASE_CPPFLAGS += $(OSITHREAD_DEFAULT_STACK_FLAGS_$(OSITHREAD_USE_DEFAULT_S
 
 MAKEBPT                    = $(EPICS_BASE_HOST_BIN)/makeBpt$(HOSTEXE)
 DBEXPAND                   = $(EPICS_BASE_HOST_BIN)/dbExpand$(HOSTEXE)
-MAKEDBDEPENDS              = $(PERL) $(TOOLS)/makeDbDepends.pl
 MKMF                       = $(PERL) $(TOOLS)/mkmf.pl
-MAKEDBDDEPENDS             = $(EPICS_BASE_HOST_BIN)/dbMakeDBDDepends$(HOSTEXE)
 REPLACEVAR                 = $(PERL) $(TOOLS)/replaceVAR.pl
 DBTORECORDTYPEH            = $(EPICS_BASE_HOST_BIN)/dbToRecordtypeH$(HOSTEXE)
 DBTOMENUH                  = $(EPICS_BASE_HOST_BIN)/dbToMenuH$(HOSTEXE)