diff --git a/etc/settings.csh b/etc/settings.csh
index 41abbbaa5f..eb31ce91c4 100644
--- a/etc/settings.csh
+++ b/etc/settings.csh
@@ -387,13 +387,6 @@ else
 endif
 
 
-# Enable the hoard memory allocator if available
-# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-#if ( -f $FOAM_EXT_LIBBIN/libhoard.so ) then
-#    setenv LD_PRELOAD $FOAM_EXT_LIBBIN/libhoard.so:$LD_PRELOAD
-#endif
-
-
 # cleanup environment:
 # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 unalias _foamAddPath _foamAddLib _foamAddMan
diff --git a/etc/settings.sh b/etc/settings.sh
index f15cdcdb96..71f9c0bdde 100644
--- a/etc/settings.sh
+++ b/etc/settings.sh
@@ -408,14 +408,6 @@ fi
 export MPI_BUFFER_SIZE
 
 
-# Enable the hoard memory allocator if available
-# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-#if [ -f $FOAM_EXT_LIBBIN/libhoard.so ]
-#then
-#    export LD_PRELOAD=$FOAM_EXT_LIBBIN/libhoard.so:$LD_PRELOAD
-#fi
-
-
 # cleanup environment:
 # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 unset _foamAddPath _foamAddLib _foamAddMan foamCompiler minBufferSize