diff --git a/Modules/Platform/HP-UX-HP-ASM.cmake b/Modules/Platform/HP-UX-HP-ASM.cmake
index 0a85905eb0..05c69e41bc 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/HP-UX-HP-ASM.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/HP-UX-HP-ASM.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,2 @@
 include(Platform/HP-UX-HP)
 __hpux_compiler_hp(ASM)
-
-set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_ASM_FLAGS "-E -b +nodefaultrpath -L/usr/lib")
-
-set(CMAKE_ASM_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY "ld <CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_ASM_FLAGS> <CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SONAME_ASM_FLAG><TARGET_SONAME> <LINK_FLAGS> -o <TARGET> <OBJECTS> <LINK_LIBRARIES>")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/HP-UX-HP-C.cmake b/Modules/Platform/HP-UX-HP-C.cmake
index d83e01b262..1000935900 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/HP-UX-HP-C.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/HP-UX-HP-C.cmake
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 include(Platform/HP-UX-HP)
 __hpux_compiler_hp(C)
 
-set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS "-E -b +nodefaultrpath -L/usr/lib")
-
 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>")
 set(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OBJECT "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> <DEFINES> -Aa -Ae <FLAGS> -o <OBJECT>   -c <SOURCE>")
-
-# use ld directly to create shared libraries for hp cc
-set(CMAKE_C_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY "ld <CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS> <CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SONAME_C_FLAG><TARGET_SONAME> <LINK_FLAGS> -o <TARGET> <OBJECTS> <LINK_LIBRARIES>")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/HP-UX-HP-CXX.cmake b/Modules/Platform/HP-UX-HP-CXX.cmake
index 8f3c70c3ea..dfa1e4e45f 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/HP-UX-HP-CXX.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/HP-UX-HP-CXX.cmake
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 include(Platform/HP-UX-HP)
 __hpux_compiler_hp(CXX)
 
-set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_CXX_FLAGS "+Z -Wl,-E,+nodefaultrpath -b -L/usr/lib")
-
 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>"
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/HP-UX-HP-Fortran.cmake b/Modules/Platform/HP-UX-HP-Fortran.cmake
index 5a3ab199cd..30acab8077 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/HP-UX-HP-Fortran.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/HP-UX-HP-Fortran.cmake
@@ -1,7 +1,2 @@
 include(Platform/HP-UX-HP)
 __hpux_compiler_hp(Fortran)
-
-set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_Fortran_FLAGS "-E -b -L/usr/lib")
-
-set(CMAKE_Fortran_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY
-  "ld <CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_Fortran_FLAGS> <CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SONAME_Fortran_FLAG><TARGET_SONAME> <LINK_FLAGS> -o <TARGET> <OBJECTS> <LINK_LIBRARIES>")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/HP-UX-HP.cmake b/Modules/Platform/HP-UX-HP.cmake
index 5e70d31758..bce0a8bce8 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/HP-UX-HP.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/HP-UX-HP.cmake
@@ -17,18 +17,14 @@ if(__HPUX_COMPILER_HP)
   return()
 endif()
 set(__HPUX_COMPILER_HP 1)
-set(_Wl_C "")
-set(_Wl_CXX "-Wl,")
-set(_Wl_Fortran "")
-set(_Wl_ASM "")
 
 macro(__hpux_compiler_hp lang)
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_${lang}_FLAGS "+Z")
+  set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_${lang}_FLAGS "-Wl,-E,+nodefaultrpath -b -L/usr/lib")
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_${lang}_FLAGS "-Wl,+s,-E,+nodefaultrpath")
-  set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_${lang}_FLAG "${_Wl_${lang}}+b")
+  set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_${lang}_FLAG "-Wl,+b")
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_${lang}_FLAG_SEP ":")
-  set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SONAME_${lang}_FLAG "${_Wl_${lang}}+h")
-  set(CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_RUNTIME_${lang}_FLAG "-Wl,+b")
+  set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SONAME_${lang}_FLAG "-Wl,+h")
 
   set(CMAKE_${lang}_FLAGS_INIT "")
 endmacro()