diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/SunPro-C.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/SunPro-C.cmake
index 4e7e50b5f..4ac918ed1 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/SunPro-C.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/SunPro-C.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-KPIC")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS "-G")
-SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_C_FLAGS "")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_C_FLAG "-R")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_C_FLAG_SEP ":")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SONAME_C_FLAG "-h")
diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/SunPro-CXX.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/SunPro-CXX.cmake
index c3f079d41..fe549d637 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/SunPro-CXX.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/SunPro-CXX.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CXX_FLAGS "-KPIC")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_CXX_FLAGS "-G")
-SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_CXX_FLAGS "")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_CXX_FLAG "-R")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_CXX_FLAG_SEP ":")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SONAME_CXX_FLAG "-h")
diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/SunPro-Fortran.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/SunPro-Fortran.cmake
index 0933bf71d..ae38f86f7 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/SunPro-Fortran.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/SunPro-Fortran.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_Fortran_FLAGS "-KPIC")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_Fortran_FLAGS "-G")
-SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_Fortran_FLAGS "")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_Fortran_FLAG "-R")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_Fortran_FLAG_SEP ":")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SONAME_Fortran_FLAG "-h")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/GNU.cmake b/Modules/Platform/GNU.cmake
index 26615e128..1b4dded9d 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/GNU.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/GNU.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 SET(CMAKE_DL_LIBS "dl")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-fPIC")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS "-shared")
-SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_C_FLAGS "-rdynamic")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_C_FLAG "-Wl,-rpath,")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_C_FLAG_SEP ":")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SONAME_C_FLAG "-Wl,-soname,")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Linux-PGI-C.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Linux-PGI-C.cmake
index df3c38e1b..46aae3a34 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Linux-PGI-C.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Linux-PGI-C.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_C_FLAGS "")
-
 SET (CMAKE_C_CREATE_PREPROCESSED_SOURCE "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> <DEFINES> <FLAGS> -E <SOURCE> > <PREPROCESSED_SOURCE>")
 SET (CMAKE_C_CREATE_ASSEMBLY_SOURCE "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> <DEFINES> <FLAGS> -S <SOURCE> -o <ASSEMBLY_SOURCE>")
 
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Linux-PGI-CXX.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Linux-PGI-CXX.cmake
index 32a2a8e9b..194c8fbeb 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Linux-PGI-CXX.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Linux-PGI-CXX.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_C_FLAGS "")
-
 SET (CMAKE_CXX_CREATE_PREPROCESSED_SOURCE "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER> <DEFINES> <FLAGS> -E <SOURCE> > <PREPROCESSED_SOURCE>")
 SET (CMAKE_CXX_CREATE_ASSEMBLY_SOURCE "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER> <DEFINES> <FLAGS> -S <SOURCE> -o <ASSEMBLY_SOURCE>")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Linux-PGI-Fortran.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Linux-PGI-Fortran.cmake
index 7c99e793e..7a2e0068b 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Linux-PGI-Fortran.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Linux-PGI-Fortran.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_Fortran_FLAGS "")
-
 SET(CMAKE_Fortran_MODDIR_FLAG "-module ")
 SET(CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_INIT "-Mpreprocess -Kieee -fpic")
 SET(CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT "-g -O0 -Mbounds")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Linux-XL-C.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Linux-XL-C.cmake
index efcdf87a1..5919ce1d9 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Linux-XL-C.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Linux-XL-C.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "")
-SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_C_FLAGS "")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS "-qmkshrobj")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Linux-XL-CXX.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Linux-XL-CXX.cmake
index b1b6d8599..1d0e472fc 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Linux-XL-CXX.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Linux-XL-CXX.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "")
-SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_C_FLAGS "")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CXX_FLAGS "")
-SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_CXX_FLAGS "")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_CXX_FLAGS "-qmkshrobj")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Linux-XL-Fortran.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Linux-XL-Fortran.cmake
index 3ebb89d87..8eda21814 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Linux-XL-Fortran.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Linux-XL-Fortran.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "")
-SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_C_FLAGS "")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_Fortran_FLAGS "-qmkshrobj")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Linux-como.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Linux-como.cmake
index 6c259f3b3..7ea732082 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Linux-como.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Linux-como.cmake
@@ -15,4 +15,3 @@ SET(CMAKE_CXX_LINK_EXECUTABLE
 
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_C_FLAG "")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "")
-SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_C_FLAGS "")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Linux.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Linux.cmake
index 4e4c2cbaf..f8612813b 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Linux.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Linux.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 SET(CMAKE_DL_LIBS "dl")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-fPIC")        
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS "-shared")
-SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_C_FLAGS "-rdynamic")  
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_C_FLAG "-Wl,-rpath,")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_C_FLAG_SEP ":")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RPATH_LINK_C_FLAG "-Wl,-rpath-link,")