diff --git a/etc/config.csh/mpi b/etc/config.csh/mpi
index ff21379258..974555857a 100644
--- a/etc/config.csh/mpi
+++ b/etc/config.csh/mpi
@@ -61,11 +61,7 @@ case OPENMPI:
     setenv OPAL_PREFIX $MPI_ARCH_PATH
 
     _foamAddPath    $MPI_ARCH_PATH/bin
-
-    # 64-bit on OpenSuSE 12.1 uses lib64 others use lib
     _foamAddLib     $MPI_ARCH_PATH/lib$WM_COMPILER_LIB_ARCH
-    _foamAddLib     $MPI_ARCH_PATH/lib
-
     _foamAddMan     $MPI_ARCH_PATH/share/man
     breaksw
 
diff --git a/etc/config.sh/mpi b/etc/config.sh/mpi
index 18c69af6ca..51e97f62de 100644
--- a/etc/config.sh/mpi
+++ b/etc/config.sh/mpi
@@ -58,11 +58,7 @@ OPENMPI)
     export OPAL_PREFIX=$MPI_ARCH_PATH
 
     _foamAddPath    $MPI_ARCH_PATH/bin
-
-    # 64-bit on OpenSuSE 12.1 uses lib64 others use lib
     _foamAddLib     $MPI_ARCH_PATH/lib$WM_COMPILER_LIB_ARCH
-    _foamAddLib     $MPI_ARCH_PATH/lib
-
     _foamAddMan     $MPI_ARCH_PATH/share/man
     ;;