diff --git a/samples/0_Intro/bit_extract/Makefile b/samples/0_Intro/bit_extract/Makefile
index 78f6a2faa8..08bca6e642 100644
--- a/samples/0_Intro/bit_extract/Makefile
+++ b/samples/0_Intro/bit_extract/Makefile
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ HIPCC=$(HIP_PATH)/bin/hipcc
 ifeq (${HIP_PLATFORM}, nvcc)
 	HIPCC_FLAGS = -gencode=arch=compute_20,code=sm_20 
 endif
-ifeq (${HIP_PLATFORM}, hcc)
-	HIPCC_FLAGS = -stdlib=libc++
-endif
-
 
 EXE=bit_extract
 
diff --git a/samples/1_Utils/hipCommander/Makefile b/samples/1_Utils/hipCommander/Makefile
index e770c636a4..a411763b7f 100644
--- a/samples/1_Utils/hipCommander/Makefile
+++ b/samples/1_Utils/hipCommander/Makefile
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ OPT=-O3
 CXXFLAGS =  $(OPT) --std=c++11
 
 HIP_PLATFORM=$(shell $(HIP_PATH)/bin/hipconfig --platform)
-ifeq (${HIP_PLATFORM}, hcc)
-	CXXFLAGS += " -stdlib=libc++"
-endif
 
 CODE_OBJECTS=nullkernel.hsaco
 
diff --git a/samples/1_Utils/hipCommander/hipCommander.cpp b/samples/1_Utils/hipCommander/hipCommander.cpp
index 0add1ce3e3..4b93180b18 100644
--- a/samples/1_Utils/hipCommander/hipCommander.cpp
+++ b/samples/1_Utils/hipCommander/hipCommander.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <elf.h>
 #include <hsa/hsa.h>
 #include <hc.hpp>
-#include <hip/hcc_detail/hcc_acc.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <sys/time.h>