diff --git a/etc/bashrc b/etc/bashrc
index 44ee7b8b6..e107f57f7 100644
--- a/etc/bashrc
+++ b/etc/bashrc
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export FOAM_INST_DIR=$HOME/$WM_PROJECT
 export WM_COMPILER_TYPE=system
 
 #- Compiler:
-#    WM_COMPILER = Gcc | Gcc45 | Gcc46 | Gcc47 | Gcc48 | Gcc49| Clang | Icc
+#    WM_COMPILER = Gcc | Gcc48 ... Gcc62 | Clang | Icc
 export WM_COMPILER=Gcc
 unset WM_COMPILER_ARCH WM_COMPILER_LIB_ARCH
 
diff --git a/etc/config.csh/settings b/etc/config.csh/settings
index 282558a88..aa8243d9a 100644
--- a/etc/config.csh/settings
+++ b/etc/config.csh/settings
@@ -225,9 +225,6 @@ case ThirdParty:
     case Gcc48:
         set gcc_version=gcc-4.8.5
         breaksw
-    case Gcc47:
-        set gcc_version=gcc-4.7.4
-        breaksw
     case Gcc49:
         set gcc_version=gcc-4.9.3
         breaksw
diff --git a/etc/config.sh/compiler b/etc/config.sh/compiler
index 6a941352b..9042a5f17 100644
--- a/etc/config.sh/compiler
+++ b/etc/config.sh/compiler
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ OpenFOAM | ThirdParty)
     Gcc | Gcc48)
         gcc_version=gcc-4.8.5
         ;;
-    Gcc47)
-        gcc_version=gcc-4.7.4
-        ;;
     Gcc49)
         gcc_version=gcc-4.9.3
         ;;
diff --git a/etc/cshrc b/etc/cshrc
index c2f17948b..8886777f0 100644
--- a/etc/cshrc
+++ b/etc/cshrc
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ echo $FOAM_INST_DIR
 setenv WM_COMPILER_TYPE system
 
 #- Compiler:
-#    WM_COMPILER = Gcc | Gcc45 | Gcc46 | Gcc47 | Gcc48 | Gcc49 | Clang | Icc
+#    WM_COMPILER = Gcc | Gcc48 ... Gcc62 | Clang | Icc
 setenv WM_COMPILER Gcc
 setenv WM_COMPILER_ARCH # defined but empty
 unsetenv WM_COMPILER_LIB_ARCH