diff --git a/config/BuildSystem/config/setCompilers.py b/config/BuildSystem/config/setCompilers.py
index bcf0181..a56bf8a 100644
--- a/config/BuildSystem/config/setCompilers.py
+++ b/config/BuildSystem/config/setCompilers.py
@@ -2543,12 +2543,7 @@ class Configure(config.base.Configure):
       if Configure.isCygwin(self.log):
         self.logPrint('Cygwin detected! disabling -rpath test.')
         testFlags = []
-      # test '-R' before '-rpath' as sun compilers [c,fortran] don't give proper errors with wrong options.
-      elif not Configure.isDarwin(self.log):
-        testFlags = ['-Wl,-rpath,', '-R','-rpath ' , '-Wl,-R,']
-      else:
-        testFlags = ['-Wl,-rpath,']
-      # test '-R' before '-Wl,-rpath' for SUN compilers [as cc on linux accepts -Wl,-rpath, but  f90 & CC do not.
+      testFlags = []
       if self.isSun(self.framework.getCompiler(), self.log):
         testFlags.insert(0,'-R')
       for testFlag in testFlags: