diff --git a/make/common/shared/Compiler.gmk b/make/common/shared/Compiler.gmk
deleted file mode 100644
index e5847a2e28cf88d94d681164e2d3d236f9237401..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/make/common/shared/Compiler.gmk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright 2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
-# DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
-#
-# This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-# under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
-# published by the Free Software Foundation.  Sun designates this
-# particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
-# by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
-#
-# This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
-# version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
-# accompanied this code).
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
-# 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
-# Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-#
-# Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
-# CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
-# have any questions.
-#
-
-#
-# Compiler settings for all platforms and the default compiler for each.
-#
-
-# Windows uses Microsoft compilers by default
-ifeq ($(PLATFORM), windows)
-  override CC_VERSION = msvc
-endif
-
-# Solaris uses Sun Studio compilers by default
-ifeq ($(PLATFORM), solaris)
-  override CC_VERSION = sun
-endif
-
-# Linux uses GNU compilers by default
-ifeq ($(PLATFORM), linux)
-  override CC_VERSION = gcc
-endif
-
-# Get the compiler specific settings
-include $(JDK_MAKE_SHARED_DIR)/Compiler-$(CC_VERSION).gmk
-
diff --git a/make/common/shared/Defs-solaris.gmk b/make/common/shared/Defs-solaris.gmk
index b3630bac34bb074f319b66b062f833d2c685013c..8da2d61dc2ca595b5e051fe1f9b544e36b5c2edc 100644
--- a/make/common/shared/Defs-solaris.gmk
+++ b/make/common/shared/Defs-solaris.gmk
@@ -91,14 +91,14 @@ endif
 ifneq "$(origin ALT_COMPILER_PATH)" "undefined"
   COMPILER_PATH :=$(call PrefixPath,$(ALT_COMPILER_PATH))
 else
-  # Careful here, COMPILER_VERSION may not be defined yet (see Compiler.gmk)
+  # Careful here, REQUIRED_COMPILER_VERSION may not be defined yet (see Defs-versions.gmk)
   # If the place where we keep a set of Sun Studio compilers doesn't exist,
   #  try and use /opt/SUNWspro, the default location for the SS compilers.
   #  (DirExists checks for this path twice, an automount double check)
   _SUNSTUDIO_SET_ROOT=$(JDK_DEVTOOLS_DIR)/$(ARCH_FAMILY)/SUNWspro
   SUNSTUDIO_SET_ROOT:=$(call DirExists,$(_SUNSTUDIO_SET_ROOT),$(_SUNSTUDIO_SET_ROOT),)
   ifneq ($(SUNSTUDIO_SET_ROOT),)
-    COMPILER_PATH =$(SUNSTUDIO_SET_ROOT)/$(COMPILER_VERSION)/bin/
+    COMPILER_PATH =$(SUNSTUDIO_SET_ROOT)/$(REQUIRED_COMPILER_VERSION)/bin/
   else
     COMPILER_PATH =/opt/SUNWspro/bin/
   endif
diff --git a/make/common/shared/Defs.gmk b/make/common/shared/Defs.gmk
index c297bfa4d088f5a8c14bb08ec0dbafcd933ac3a4..5da4a29047e20de6af1a8777bb30b59efaad98fc 100644
--- a/make/common/shared/Defs.gmk
+++ b/make/common/shared/Defs.gmk
@@ -558,9 +558,24 @@ else
   COPYRIGHT_YEAR = $(shell $(DATE) '+%Y')
 endif
 
-# Get shared compiler settings
-include $(JDK_MAKE_SHARED_DIR)/Compiler.gmk
+# Windows uses Microsoft compilers by default
+ifeq ($(PLATFORM), windows)
+  override CC_VERSION = msvc
+endif
+
+# Solaris uses Sun Studio compilers by default
+ifeq ($(PLATFORM), solaris)
+  override CC_VERSION = sun
+endif
 
-# Get the REQUIRED versions
+# Linux uses GNU compilers by default
+ifeq ($(PLATFORM), linux)
+  override CC_VERSION = gcc
+endif
+
+# Get the REQUIRED versions (needs CC_VERSION set)
 include $(JDK_MAKE_SHARED_DIR)/Defs-versions.gmk
 
+# Get the compiler specific settings
+include $(JDK_MAKE_SHARED_DIR)/Compiler-$(CC_VERSION).gmk
+