diff --git a/Makefile.system b/Makefile.system
index 79544276b..ac6a41c92 100644
--- a/Makefile.system
+++ b/Makefile.system
@@ -436,10 +436,6 @@ CCOMMON_OPT += -Wl,-ld_classic
 FCOMMON_OPT += -Wl,-ld_classic
 endif
 ifeq (x$(XCVER), x 16)
-ifeq ($(C_COMPILER), GCC)
-CCOMMON_OPT += -Wl,-ld_classic
-FCOMMON_OPT += -Wl,-ld_classic
-endif
 ifeq ($(F_COMPILER), GFORTRAN)
 override CEXTRALIB := $(filter-out(-lto_library, $(CEXTRALIB))) 
 endif
diff --git a/utest/test_potrs.c b/utest/test_potrs.c
index 642ce1e37..e6ccf4bb6 100644
--- a/utest/test_potrs.c
+++ b/utest/test_potrs.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 **********************************************************************************/
 
 #include "openblas_utest.h"
-#pragma GCC optimize("no-gcse")
 /*
 void BLASFUNC(cpotrf)(char*, BLASINT*, complex float*, BLASINT*, BLASINT*);
 void BLASFUNC(zpotrs_(char*, BLASINT*, BLASINT*, complex double*,