diff --git a/config/CONFIG.Unix.Linux b/config/CONFIG.Unix.Linux
index 3932defd4..f733bd8ba 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG.Unix.Linux
+++ b/config/CONFIG.Unix.Linux
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 GCC = gcc
 ACC = acc
 SUNCC = cc
-# OLDINSTALL def used in pre R3.12.2.2 releases
-OLDINSTALL = install
 AR = ar
 ARFLAGS = r
 RANLIB = ranlib
diff --git a/config/CONFIG.Unix.alpha b/config/CONFIG.Unix.alpha
index c421be521..b97d241f3 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG.Unix.alpha
+++ b/config/CONFIG.Unix.alpha
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 GCC = gcc
 ACC = cc -std
 TRADCC = cc -traditional
-# OLDINSTALL def used in releases prior to R3.12.2.2
-OLDINSTALL = installbsd
 AR = ar
 RANLIB = ranlib
 YACC = $(EYACC)
diff --git a/config/CONFIG.Unix.hp700 b/config/CONFIG.Unix.hp700
index 76ee565be..e27d10787 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG.Unix.hp700
+++ b/config/CONFIG.Unix.hp700
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ ACC = cc -Aa
 HPACC = cc -Aa
 HPCC = cc -Ac
 TRADCC = cc
-# OLDINSTALL def used only in releases prior to R3.12.2.2
-OLDINSTALL = bsdinstall
 AR = ar
 RANLIB = ranlib
 YACC = $(EYACC)
diff --git a/config/CONFIG.Unix.sgi b/config/CONFIG.Unix.sgi
index fd5053541..62091a8eb 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG.Unix.sgi
+++ b/config/CONFIG.Unix.sgi
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 GCC = cc
 ACC = cc
 KRCC = cc -cckr
-# OLDINSTALL def used only in pre R3.12.2.2 releases
-OLDINSTALL = sgiinstall
 AR = ar
 ARFLAGS = r
 RANLIB = ls
diff --git a/config/CONFIG.Unix.solaris b/config/CONFIG.Unix.solaris
index 32c9fd766..36697abed 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG.Unix.solaris
+++ b/config/CONFIG.Unix.solaris
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ GCC = gcc
 ACC = $(SPARCWORKS)/bin/cc
 # SUNCC doesn't exist under Solaris
 
-# OLDINSTALL def used only in releases prior to R3.12.2.2
-# use ucb install until a base/tools/installEpics is created
-OLDINSTALL = /usr/ucb/install
-
 AR = ar
 RANLIB =
 YACC = $(EYACC)
diff --git a/config/CONFIG.Unix.sun4 b/config/CONFIG.Unix.sun4
index f25f9c50d..cd9c8c0fc 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG.Unix.sun4
+++ b/config/CONFIG.Unix.sun4
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 GCC = gcc
 ACC = /usr/lang/acc
 SUNCC = cc
-# OLDINSTALL def used only in releases prior to R3.12.2.2
-OLDINSTALL = install
 AR = ar
 ARFLAGS = r
 RANLIB = ranlib
diff --git a/config/CONFIG.Vx.68k b/config/CONFIG.Vx.68k
index 396f34f50..5227c093b 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG.Vx.68k
+++ b/config/CONFIG.Vx.68k
@@ -3,19 +3,6 @@
 #
 # This file is maintained by the EPICS community.
 
-# OLDINSTALL def used only for releases prior to R3.12.2.2
-# Unix Compiler and other Utilities
-ifeq ($(HOST_ARCH),hp700)
-OLDINSTALL = bsdinstall
-else
-ifeq ($(HOST_ARCH),solaris)
-# use ucb install on solaris until a base/tools/installEpics is created
-OLDINSTALL = /usr/ucb/install
-else
-OLDINSTALL = install
-endif
-endif
-
 AR = $(VX_GNU_BIN)/ar68k
 RANLIB = $(VX_GNU_BIN)/ranlib68k
 YACC = $(EYACC)