diff --git a/Source/CTest/cmCTestConfigureCommand.cxx b/Source/CTest/cmCTestConfigureCommand.cxx
index d6d39a98f..db33cb68e 100644
--- a/Source/CTest/cmCTestConfigureCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/CTest/cmCTestConfigureCommand.cxx
@@ -31,32 +31,6 @@ cmCTestGenericHandler* cmCTestConfigureCommand::InitializeHandler()
     cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(this->Values[ctc_OPTIONS], options);
     }
 
-  if ( this->Values[ct_BUILD] )
-    {
-    this->CTest->SetCTestConfiguration("BuildDirectory",
-      cmSystemTools::CollapseFullPath(
-        this->Values[ct_BUILD]).c_str());
-    }
-  else
-    {
-    this->CTest->SetCTestConfiguration("BuildDirectory",
-      cmSystemTools::CollapseFullPath(
-       this->Makefile->GetSafeDefinition("CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY")).c_str());
-    }
-
-  if ( this->Values[ct_SOURCE] )
-    {
-    this->CTest->SetCTestConfiguration("SourceDirectory",
-      cmSystemTools::CollapseFullPath(
-        this->Values[ct_SOURCE]).c_str());
-    }
-  else
-    {
-    this->CTest->SetCTestConfiguration("SourceDirectory",
-      cmSystemTools::CollapseFullPath(
-        this->Makefile->GetSafeDefinition("CTEST_SOURCE_DIRECTORY")).c_str());
-    }
-
   if ( this->CTest->GetCTestConfiguration("BuildDirectory").empty() )
     {
     this->SetError("Build directory not specified. Either use BUILD "
diff --git a/Source/CTest/cmCTestHandlerCommand.cxx b/Source/CTest/cmCTestHandlerCommand.cxx
index 453e32ce2..2e2feb047 100644
--- a/Source/CTest/cmCTestHandlerCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/CTest/cmCTestHandlerCommand.cxx
@@ -70,19 +70,6 @@ bool cmCTestHandlerCommand
     this->CTest->SetConfigType(ctestConfigType);
     }
 
-  cmCTestLog(this->CTest, DEBUG, "Initialize handler" << std::endl;);
-  cmCTestGenericHandler* handler = this->InitializeHandler();
-  if ( !handler )
-    {
-    cmCTestLog(this->CTest, ERROR_MESSAGE,
-               "Cannot instantiate test handler " << this->GetName()
-               << std::endl);
-    return false;
-    }
-
-  handler->SetAppendXML(this->AppendXML);
-
-  handler->PopulateCustomVectors(this->Makefile);
   if ( this->Values[ct_BUILD] )
     {
     this->CTest->SetCTestConfiguration("BuildDirectory",
@@ -119,6 +106,20 @@ bool cmCTestHandlerCommand
       cmSystemTools::CollapseFullPath(
         this->Makefile->GetSafeDefinition("CTEST_SOURCE_DIRECTORY")).c_str());
     }
+
+  cmCTestLog(this->CTest, DEBUG, "Initialize handler" << std::endl;);
+  cmCTestGenericHandler* handler = this->InitializeHandler();
+  if ( !handler )
+    {
+    cmCTestLog(this->CTest, ERROR_MESSAGE,
+               "Cannot instantiate test handler " << this->GetName()
+               << std::endl);
+    return false;
+    }
+
+  handler->SetAppendXML(this->AppendXML);
+
+  handler->PopulateCustomVectors(this->Makefile);
   if ( this->Values[ct_SUBMIT_INDEX] )
     {
     if(!this->CTest->GetDropSiteCDash() && this->CTest->GetDartVersion() <= 1)