diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index afec2f2df25..f7c43fb8c72 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2668,27 +2668,6 @@ AC_PATH_PROG(BASH_SHELL,bash)
 # compliation scripts) by taking advantage of the array features in
 # bash.
 bashWorks=no
-if test -x "$BASH_SHELL" ; then
-changequote(%%,::)dnl
-    cat >>conftest <<EOF
-#! $BASH_SHELL
-A[0]="b"
-A[1]="c"
-rc=1
-if test \${A[1]} != "c" ; then rc=2 ; else rc=0 ; fi
-exit \$rc
-EOF
-changequote([,])dnl
-    AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether $BASH_SHELL supports arrays])
-    chmod +x conftest
-    if ./conftest 2>&1 >/dev/null ; then
-        bashWorks=yes
-    else
-        bashWorks=no
-    fi
-    rm -f conftest*
-    AC_MSG_RESULT($bashWorks)
-fi
 dnl BUILD_BASH_SCRIPTS used to be an AC_SUBST
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_BASH_SCRIPTS], [test "x$bashWorks" = xyes])
 
diff --git a/src/env/mpicc.sh.in b/src/env/mpicc.sh.in
index 764a2427ae7..f3345c68eba 100644
--- a/src/env/mpicc.sh.in
+++ b/src/env/mpicc.sh.in
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ static_mpi=no
 for arg in "$@" ; do
     # Set addarg to no if this arg should be ignored by the C compiler
     addarg=yes
-    qarg=$arg
     case $arg in 
  	# ----------------------------------------------------------------
 	# Compiler options that affect whether we are linking or no
@@ -184,24 +183,11 @@ for arg in "$@" ; do
         fi
     fi
     exit 0
-    ;;
-        # -----------------------------------------------------------------
-	# Other arguments.  We are careful to handle arguments with 
-	# quotes (we try to quote all arguments in case they include 
-	# any spaces)
-    *\"*) 
-    qarg="'"$arg"'"
-    ;;
-    *\'*) 
-    qarg='\"'"$arg"'\"'
-    ;;
-    *)
-    qarg="'$arg'"
     ;;
 
     esac
     if [ $addarg = yes ] ; then
-        allargs="$allargs $qarg"
+        allargs="$allargs $arg"
     fi
 done
 
@@ -257,18 +243,18 @@ fi
 # suppressing linking, such as -c or -M.
 if [ "$linking" = yes ] ; then
     if [ "$nativelinking" = yes ] ; then
-        $Show $CC ${final_cppflags} $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_cflags} ${final_ldflags} $allargs -I$includedir
+        $Show $CC ${final_cppflags} $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_cflags} ${final_ldflags} ${allargs} -I$includedir
         rc=$?
     else
         if [ "$static_mpi" = no ] ; then
-          $Show $CC ${final_cppflags} $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_cflags} ${final_ldflags} "${allargs[@]}" -I$includedir -L$libdir $PROFILE_PRELIB $PROFILE_FOO ${wrapper_dl_type_flags} -l@MPILIBNAME@ @LPMPILIBNAME@ $PROFILE_POSTLIB ${final_libs}
+          $Show $CC ${final_cppflags} $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_cflags} ${final_ldflags} ${allargs} -I$includedir -L$libdir $PROFILE_PRELIB $PROFILE_FOO ${wrapper_dl_type_flags} -l@MPILIBNAME@ @LPMPILIBNAME@ $PROFILE_POSTLIB ${final_libs}
         else
-          $Show $CC ${final_cppflags} $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_cflags} ${final_ldflags} "${allargs[@]}" -I$includedir -L$libdir $PROFILE_PRELIB $PROFILE_FOO ${wrapper_dl_type_flags} $libdir/lib@MPILIBNAME@.a @LPMPILIBNAME@ $PROFILE_POSTLIB ${final_libs}
+          $Show $CC ${final_cppflags} $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_cflags} ${final_ldflags} ${allargs} -I$includedir -L$libdir $PROFILE_PRELIB $PROFILE_FOO ${wrapper_dl_type_flags} $libdir/lib@MPILIBNAME@.a @LPMPILIBNAME@ $PROFILE_POSTLIB ${final_libs}
         fi
         rc=$?
     fi
 else
-    $Show $CC ${final_cppflags} $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_cflags} $allargs -I$includedir
+    $Show $CC ${final_cppflags} $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_cflags} ${allargs} -I$includedir
     rc=$?
 fi
 
diff --git a/src/env/mpicxx.sh.in b/src/env/mpicxx.sh.in
index 1d393111fc8..dd8d5d23b81 100644
--- a/src/env/mpicxx.sh.in
+++ b/src/env/mpicxx.sh.in
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ static_mpi=no
 for arg in "$@" ; do
     # Set addarg to no if this arg should be ignored by the C compiler
     addarg=yes
-    qarg=$arg
     case $arg in 
  	# ----------------------------------------------------------------
 	# Compiler options that affect whether we are linking or no
@@ -186,24 +185,11 @@ for arg in "$@" ; do
         fi
     fi
     exit 0
-    ;;
-        # -----------------------------------------------------------------
-	# Other arguments.  We are careful to handle arguments with 
-	# quotes (we try to quote all arguments in case they include 
-	# any spaces)
-    *\"*) 
-    qarg="'"$arg"'"
-    ;;
-    *\'*) 
-    qarg='\"'"$arg"'\"'
-    ;;
-    *)
-    qarg="'$arg'"
     ;;
 
     esac
     if [ $addarg = yes ] ; then
-        allargs="$allargs $qarg"
+        allargs="$allargs $arg"
     fi
 done
 
@@ -255,18 +241,18 @@ fi
 # libraries
 if [ "$linking" = yes ] ; then
     if [ "$nativelinking" = yes ] ; then
-        $Show $CXX ${final_cppflags} $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_cxxflags} ${final_ldflags} $allargs -I$includedir
+        $Show $CXX ${final_cppflags} $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_cxxflags} ${final_ldflags} ${allargs} -I$includedir
         rc=$?
     else
       if [ "$static_mpi" = no ] ; then
-        $Show $CXX ${final_cppflags} $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_cxxflags} ${final_ldflags} "${allargs[@]}" -I$includedir -L$libdir $cxxlibs $PROFILE_PRELIB $PROFILE_FOO ${wrapper_dl_type_flags} -l@MPILIBNAME@ @LPMPILIBNAME@ $PROFILE_POSTLIB ${final_libs}
+        $Show $CXX ${final_cppflags} $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_cxxflags} ${final_ldflags} ${allargs} -I$includedir -L$libdir $cxxlibs $PROFILE_PRELIB $PROFILE_FOO ${wrapper_dl_type_flags} -l@MPILIBNAME@ @LPMPILIBNAME@ $PROFILE_POSTLIB ${final_libs}
       else
-        $Show $CXX ${final_cppflags} $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_cxxflags} ${final_ldflags} "${allargs[@]}" -I$includedir -L$libdir $cxxlibs $PROFILE_PRELIB $PROFILE_FOO ${wrapper_dl_type_flags} $libdir/lib@MPILIBNAME@.a @LPMPILIBNAME@ $PROFILE_POSTLIB ${final_libs}
+        $Show $CXX ${final_cppflags} $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_cxxflags} ${final_ldflags} ${allargs} -I$includedir -L$libdir $cxxlibs $PROFILE_PRELIB $PROFILE_FOO ${wrapper_dl_type_flags} $libdir/lib@MPILIBNAME@.a @LPMPILIBNAME@ $PROFILE_POSTLIB ${final_libs}
       fi
         rc=$?
     fi
 else
-    $Show $CXX ${final_cppflags} $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_cxxflags} $allargs -I$includedir
+    $Show $CXX ${final_cppflags} $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_cxxflags} ${allargs} -I$includedir
     rc=$?
 fi
 
diff --git a/src/env/mpif77.sh.in b/src/env/mpif77.sh.in
index 6b1115b4f25..e0441ae788d 100644
--- a/src/env/mpif77.sh.in
+++ b/src/env/mpif77.sh.in
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ static_mpi=no
 for arg in "$@" ; do
     # Set addarg to no if this arg should be ignored by the C compiler
     addarg=yes
-    qarg=$arg
     case $arg in 
  	# ----------------------------------------------------------------
 	# Compiler options that affect whether we are linking or no
@@ -195,26 +194,6 @@ for arg in "$@" ; do
         fi
     fi
     exit 0
-    ;;
-        # -----------------------------------------------------------------
-	# Other arguments.  We are careful to handle arguments with 
-	# quotes (we try to quote all arguments in case they include 
-	# any spaces)
-    *\"*) 
-    qarg="'"$arg"'"
-    case $arg in 
-       -D*)
-       cppflags="$cppflags $qarg"
-       ;;
-    esac
-    ;;
-    *\'*) 
-    qarg='\"'"$arg"'\"'
-    case $arg in 
-       -D*)
-       cppflags="$cppflags $qarg"
-       ;;
-    esac
     ;;
 
     # The following are special args used to handle .F files when the
@@ -262,13 +241,9 @@ for arg in "$@" ; do
     ;;
     # - end of special handling for .F files
     
-    *)
-    qarg="'$arg'"
-    ;;
-
     esac
     if [ $addarg = yes ] ; then
-        allargs="$allargs $qarg"
+        allargs="$allargs $arg"
     fi
 done
 
@@ -320,18 +295,18 @@ fi
 #
 if [ "$linking" = yes ] ; then
     if [ "$nativelinking" = yes ] ; then
-        $Show $F77 $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_fflags} ${final_ldflags} $allargs -I$includedir
+        $Show $F77 $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_fflags} ${final_ldflags} ${allargs} -I$includedir
         rc=$?
     else
         if [ "$static_mpi" = no ] ; then
-          $Show $F77 $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_fflags} ${final_ldflags} "${allargs[@]}" -I$includedir -L$libdir $f77libs $PROFILE_PRELIB $PROFILE_FOO ${wrapper_dl_type_flags} -l@MPILIBNAME@ @LPMPILIBNAME@ $PROFILE_POSTLIB ${final_libs} @F77_OTHER_LIBS@
+          $Show $F77 $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_fflags} ${final_ldflags} ${allargs} -I$includedir -L$libdir $f77libs $PROFILE_PRELIB $PROFILE_FOO ${wrapper_dl_type_flags} -l@MPILIBNAME@ @LPMPILIBNAME@ $PROFILE_POSTLIB ${final_libs} @F77_OTHER_LIBS@
         else
-          $Show $F77 $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_fflags} ${final_ldflags} "${allargs[@]}" -I$includedir -L$libdir $f77libs $PROFILE_PRELIB $PROFILE_FOO ${wrapper_dl_type_flags} $libdir/lib@MPILIBNAME@.a @LPMPILIBNAME@ $PROFILE_POSTLIB ${final_libs} @F77_OTHER_LIBS@
+          $Show $F77 $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_fflags} ${final_ldflags} ${allargs} -I$includedir -L$libdir $f77libs $PROFILE_PRELIB $PROFILE_FOO ${wrapper_dl_type_flags} $libdir/lib@MPILIBNAME@.a @LPMPILIBNAME@ $PROFILE_POSTLIB ${final_libs} @F77_OTHER_LIBS@
         fi
         rc=$?
     fi
 else
-    $Show $F77 $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_fflags} $allargs -I$includedir
+    $Show $F77 $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_fflags} ${allargs} -I$includedir
     rc=$?
 fi
 if [ -n "$rmfiles" ] ; then
diff --git a/src/env/mpifort.sh.in b/src/env/mpifort.sh.in
index a5a15223a98..3166a9481f7 100644
--- a/src/env/mpifort.sh.in
+++ b/src/env/mpifort.sh.in
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ static_mpi=no
 for arg in "$@" ; do
     # Set addarg to no if this arg should be ignored by the C compiler
     addarg=yes
-    qarg=$arg
     case $arg in
 	# ----------------------------------------------------------------
 	# Compiler options that affect whether we are linking or no
@@ -204,26 +203,6 @@ for arg in "$@" ; do
         fi
     fi
     exit 0
-    ;;
-        # -----------------------------------------------------------------
-	# Other arguments.  We are careful to handle arguments with
-	# quotes (we try to quote all arguments in case they include
-	# any spaces)
-    *\"*)
-    qarg="'"$arg"'"
-    case $arg in
-       -D*)
-       cppflags="$cppflags $qarg"
-       ;;
-    esac
-    ;;
-    *\'*)
-    qarg='\"'"$arg"'\"'
-    case $arg in
-       -D*)
-       cppflags="$cppflags $qarg"
-       ;;
-    esac
     ;;
     # The following are special args used to handle .F files when the
     # Fortran compiler itself does not handle these options
@@ -271,13 +250,9 @@ for arg in "$@" ; do
     ;;
     # - end of special handling for .F files
 
-    *)
-    qarg="'$arg'"
-    ;;
-
     esac
     if [ $addarg = yes ] ; then
-        allargs="$allargs $qarg"
+        allargs="$allargs $arg"
     fi
 done
 
@@ -355,18 +330,18 @@ fi
 # libraries
 if [ "$linking" = yes ] ; then
     if [ "$nativelinking" = yes ] ; then
-        $Show $FC $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_fcflags} ${final_ldflags} $allargs
+        $Show $FC $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_fcflags} ${final_ldflags} ${allargs}
         rc=$?
     else
         if [ "$static_mpi" = no ] ; then
-          $Show $FC $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_fcflags} ${final_ldflags} "${allargs[@]}" $FCINCDIRS $FCMODDIRS -L$libdir -l@MPIFCLIBNAME@ $PROFILE_PRELIB $PROFILE_FOO ${wrapper_dl_type_flags} -l@MPILIBNAME@ @LPMPILIBNAME@ $PROFILE_POSTLIB ${final_libs} @FC_OTHER_LIBS@
+          $Show $FC $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_fcflags} ${final_ldflags} ${allargs} $FCINCDIRS $FCMODDIRS -L$libdir -l@MPIFCLIBNAME@ $PROFILE_PRELIB $PROFILE_FOO ${wrapper_dl_type_flags} -l@MPILIBNAME@ @LPMPILIBNAME@ $PROFILE_POSTLIB ${final_libs} @FC_OTHER_LIBS@
         else
-          $Show $FC $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_fcflags} ${final_ldflags} "${allargs[@]}" $FCINCDIRS $FCMODDIRS -L$libdir -l@MPIFCLIBNAME@ $PROFILE_PRELIB $PROFILE_FOO ${wrapper_dl_type_flags} $libdir/lib@MPILIBNAME@.a @LPMPILIBNAME@ $PROFILE_POSTLIB ${final_libs} @FC_OTHER_LIBS@
+          $Show $FC $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_fcflags} ${final_ldflags} ${allargs} $FCINCDIRS $FCMODDIRS -L$libdir -l@MPIFCLIBNAME@ $PROFILE_PRELIB $PROFILE_FOO ${wrapper_dl_type_flags} $libdir/lib@MPILIBNAME@.a @LPMPILIBNAME@ $PROFILE_POSTLIB ${final_libs} @FC_OTHER_LIBS@
         fi
         rc=$?
     fi
 else
-    $Show $FC $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_fcflags} $allargs $FCINCDIRS $FCMODDIRS
+    $Show $FC $PROFILE_INCPATHS ${final_fcflags} ${allargs} $FCINCDIRS $FCMODDIRS
     rc=$?
 fi
 if [ -n "$rmfiles" ] ; then