diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalMSYSMakefileGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalMSYSMakefileGenerator.cxx
index b6adcbb2a..d34df8b0a 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalMSYSMakefileGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalMSYSMakefileGenerator.cxx
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ cmGlobalMSYSMakefileGenerator::CreateLocalGenerator(cmLocalGenerator* parent)
   cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3* lg =
       new cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3(this, parent);
   lg->SetIgnoreLibPrefix(true);
-  lg->SetPassMakeflags(false);
-  lg->SetUnixCD(true);
   return lg;
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalMinGWMakefileGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalMinGWMakefileGenerator.cxx
index 5b92eeb63..026862435 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalMinGWMakefileGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalMinGWMakefileGenerator.cxx
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ cmGlobalMinGWMakefileGenerator::CreateLocalGenerator(cmLocalGenerator* parent)
   cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3* lg =
       new cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3(this, parent);
   lg->SetIgnoreLibPrefix(true);
-  lg->SetPassMakeflags(false);
-  lg->SetUnixCD(true);
   return lg;
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator.cxx
index 10a8d190c..b97ee666d 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator.cxx
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator::CreateLocalGenerator(cmLocalGenerator* parent)
       = new cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3(this, parent);
   lg->SetMakeSilentFlag("-h");
   lg->SetIgnoreLibPrefix(true);
-  lg->SetPassMakeflags(false);
   lg->SetUnixCD(false);
   return lg;
 }