diff --git a/Configurations/00-base-templates.conf b/Configurations/00-base-templates.conf
index 46de732676..98200af7f7 100644
--- a/Configurations/00-base-templates.conf
+++ b/Configurations/00-base-templates.conf
@@ -146,57 +146,4 @@ my %targets=(
 
         perl_platform    => 'VMS',
     },
-
-    x86_asm => {
-	template	=> 1,
-    },
-    x86_elf_asm => {
-	template	=> 1,
-	inherit_from	=> [ "x86_asm" ],
-    },
-    x86_64_asm => {
-	template	=> 1,
-    },
-    ia64_asm => {
-	template	=> 1,
-    },
-    sparcv9_asm => {
-	template	=> 1,
-    },
-    sparcv8_asm => {
-	template	=> 1,
-    },
-    alpha_asm => {
-	template	=> 1,
-    },
-    mips32_asm => {
-	template	=> 1,
-    },
-    mips64_asm => {
-	inherit_from	=> [ "mips32_asm" ],
-	template	=> 1,
-    },
-    s390x_asm => {
-	template	=> 1,
-    },
-    armv4_asm => {
-	template	=> 1,
-    },
-    aarch64_asm => {
-	template	=> 1,
-    },
-    parisc11_asm => {
-	template	=> 1,
-    },
-    parisc20_64_asm => {
-	template	=> 1,
-	inherit_from	=> [ "parisc11_asm" ],
-    },
-    ppc32_asm => {
-	template	=> 1,
-    },
-    ppc64_asm => {
-	inherit_from	=> [ "ppc32_asm" ],
-	template	=> 1,
-    },
 );
diff --git a/Configurations/10-main.conf b/Configurations/10-main.conf
index e2202c744d..4f5e3636f4 100644
--- a/Configurations/10-main.conf
+++ b/Configurations/10-main.conf
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ my %targets = (
         # NB. GNU C has to be configured to use GNU assembler, and not
         # /usr/ccs/bin/as. Failure to comply will result in compile
         # failures [at least] in 32-bit build.
-        inherit_from     => [ "solaris-common", asm("x86_elf_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "solaris-common" ],
         CC               => "gcc",
         CFLAGS           => add_before(picker(default => "-Wall",
                                               debug   => "-O0 -g",
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ my %targets = (
         # code [thanks to inline assembler], I would actually recommend
         # to consider using gcc shared build even with vendor compiler:-)
         #                        -- <appro@openssl.org>
-        inherit_from     => [ "solaris-common", asm("x86_64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "solaris-common" ],
         CC               => "gcc",
         CFLAGS           => add_before(picker(default => "-Wall",
                                               debug   => "-O0 -g",
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ my %targets = (
     # Consider switching to solaris64-x86_64-gcc even here...
     #
     "solaris64-x86_64-cc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "solaris-common", asm("x86_64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "solaris-common" ],
         CC               => "cc",
         CFLAGS           => add_before(picker(debug   => "-g",
                                               release => "-xO5 -xdepend -xbuiltin")),
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ my %targets = (
         shared_ldflag    => add_before("-shared"),
     },
     "solaris-sparcv8-gcc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "solaris-sparcv7-gcc", asm("sparcv8_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "solaris-sparcv7-gcc" ],
         cflags           => add_before("-mcpu=v8"),
         asm_arch         => 'sparcv8',
         perlasm_scheme   => 'void',
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ my %targets = (
     "solaris-sparcv9-gcc" => {
         # -m32 should be safe to add as long as driver recognizes
         # -mcpu=ultrasparc
-        inherit_from     => [ "solaris-sparcv7-gcc", asm("sparcv9_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "solaris-sparcv7-gcc" ],
         cflags           => add_before("-m32 -mcpu=ultrasparc"),
         asm_arch         => 'sparcv9',
         perlasm_scheme   => 'void',
@@ -347,19 +347,19 @@ my %targets = (
     },
 ####
     "solaris-sparcv8-cc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "solaris-sparcv7-cc", asm("sparcv8_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "solaris-sparcv7-cc" ],
         cflags           => add_before("-xarch=v8"),
         asm_arch         => 'sparcv8',
         perlasm_scheme   => 'void',
     },
     "solaris-sparcv9-cc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "solaris-sparcv7-cc", asm("sparcv9_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "solaris-sparcv7-cc" ],
         cflags           => add_before("-xarch=v8plus"),
         asm_arch         => 'sparcv9',
         perlasm_scheme   => 'void',
     },
     "solaris64-sparcv9-cc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "solaris-sparcv7-cc", asm("sparcv9_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "solaris-sparcv7-cc" ],
         cflags           => add_before("-xarch=v9"),
         bn_ops           => "BN_LLONG RC4_CHAR",
         asm_arch         => 'sparcv9',
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ my %targets = (
         shared_sonameflag=> "-Wl,-soname,",
     },
     "irix-mips3-gcc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "irix-common", asm("mips64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "irix-common" ],
         CC               => "gcc",
         CFLAGS           => picker(debug   => "-g -O0",
                                    release => "-O3"),
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ my %targets = (
         multilib         => "32",
     },
     "irix-mips3-cc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "irix-common", asm("mips64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "irix-common" ],
         CC               => "cc",
         CFLAGS           => picker(debug   => "-g -O0",
                                    release => "-O2"),
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ my %targets = (
     },
     # N64 ABI builds.
     "irix64-mips4-gcc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "irix-common", asm("mips64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "irix-common" ],
         CC               => "gcc",
         CFLAGS           => picker(debug   => "-g -O0",
                                    release => "-O3"),
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ my %targets = (
         multilib         => "64",
     },
     "irix64-mips4-cc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "irix-common", asm("mips64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "irix-common" ],
         CC               => "cc",
         CFLAGS           => picker(debug   => "-g -O0",
                                    release => "-O2"),
@@ -484,13 +484,13 @@ my %targets = (
         shared_extension => ".sl.\$(SHLIB_VERSION_NUMBER)",
     },
     "hpux-parisc1_1-gcc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "hpux-parisc-gcc", asm("parisc11_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "hpux-parisc-gcc" ],
         asm_arch         => 'parisc11',
         perlasm_scheme   => "32",
         multilib         => "/pa1.1",
     },
     "hpux64-parisc2-gcc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "hpux-common", asm("parisc20_64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "hpux-common" ],
         CC               => "gcc",
         CFLAGS           => combine(picker(debug   => "-O0 -g",
                                            release => "-O3")),
@@ -522,14 +522,14 @@ my %targets = (
         shared_extension => ".sl.\$(SHLIB_VERSION_NUMBER)",
     },
     "hpux-parisc1_1-cc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "hpux-parisc-cc", asm("parisc11_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "hpux-parisc-cc" ],
         cflags           => add_before("+DA1.1"),
         asm_arch         => 'parisc11',
         perlasm_scheme   => "32",
         multilib         => "/pa1.1",
     },
     "hpux64-parisc2-cc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "hpux-common", asm("parisc20_64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "hpux-common" ],
         CC               => "cc",
         CFLAGS           => picker(debug   => "+O0 +d -g",
                                    release => "+O3") ,
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ my %targets = (
 
     # HP/UX IA-64 targets
     "hpux-ia64-cc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "hpux-common", asm("ia64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "hpux-common" ],
         CC               => "cc",
         CFLAGS           => picker(debug   => "+O0 +d -g",
                                    release => "+O2"),
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ my %targets = (
         multilib         => "/hpux32",
     },
     "hpux64-ia64-cc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "hpux-common", asm("ia64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "hpux-common" ],
         CC               => "cc",
         CFLAGS           => picker(debug   => "+O0 +d -g",
                                    release => "+O3"),
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ my %targets = (
     },
     # GCC builds...
     "hpux-ia64-gcc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "hpux-common", asm("ia64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "hpux-common" ],
         CC               => "gcc",
         CFLAGS           => picker(debug   => "-O0 -g",
                                    release => "-O3"),
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ my %targets = (
         multilib         => "/hpux32",
     },
     "hpux64-ia64-gcc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "hpux-common", asm("ia64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "hpux-common" ],
         CC               => "gcc",
         CFLAGS           => picker(debug   => "-O0 -g",
                                    release => "-O3"),
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ my %targets = (
 #### there were even osf1-* configs targeting prior versions provided,
 #### but not anymore...
     "tru64-alpha-gcc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "BASE_unix", asm("alpha_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "BASE_unix" ],
         CC               => "gcc",
         CFLAGS           => "-O3",
         cflags           => add("-std=c9x", threads("-pthread")),
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ my %targets = (
         shared_extension => ".so",
     },
     "tru64-alpha-cc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "BASE_unix", asm("alpha_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "BASE_unix" ],
         CC               => "cc",
         CFLAGS           => "-tune host -fast",
         cflags           => add("-std1 -readonly_strings",
@@ -692,12 +692,12 @@ my %targets = (
     },
 
     "linux-ppc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic32", asm("ppc32_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic32" ],
         asm_arch         => 'ppc32',
         perlasm_scheme   => "linux32",
     },
     "linux-ppc64" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic64", asm("ppc64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic64" ],
         cflags           => add("-m64"),
         cxxflags         => add("-m64"),
         lib_cppflags     => add("-DB_ENDIAN"),
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ my %targets = (
         multilib         => "64",
     },
     "linux-ppc64le" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic64", asm("ppc64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic64" ],
         cflags           => add("-m64"),
         cxxflags         => add("-m64"),
         lib_cppflags     => add("-DL_ENDIAN"),
@@ -746,17 +746,17 @@ my %targets = (
         #
         # ./Configure linux-armv4 -march=armv6 -D__ARM_MAX_ARCH__=8
         #
-        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic32", asm("armv4_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic32" ],
         asm_arch         => 'armv4',
         perlasm_scheme   => "linux32",
     },
     "linux-aarch64" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic64", asm("aarch64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic64" ],
         asm_arch         => 'aarch64',
         perlasm_scheme   => "linux64",
     },
     "linux-arm64ilp32" => {  # https://wiki.linaro.org/Platform/arm64-ilp32
-        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic32", asm("aarch64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic32" ],
         cflags           => add("-mabi=ilp32"),
         cxxflags         => add("-mabi=ilp32"),
         bn_ops           => "SIXTY_FOUR_BIT RC4_CHAR",
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ my %targets = (
     "linux-mips32" => {
         # Configure script adds minimally required -march for assembly
         # support, if no -march was specified at command line.
-        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic32", asm("mips32_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic32" ],
         cflags           => add("-mabi=32"),
         cxxflags         => add("-mabi=32"),
         asm_arch         => 'mips32',
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ my %targets = (
     # mips32 and mips64 below refer to contemporary MIPS Architecture
     # specifications, MIPS32 and MIPS64, rather than to kernel bitness.
     "linux-mips64" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic32", asm("mips64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic32" ],
         cflags           => add("-mabi=n32"),
         cxxflags         => add("-mabi=n32"),
         bn_ops           => "SIXTY_FOUR_BIT RC4_CHAR",
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ my %targets = (
         multilib         => "32",
     },
     "linux64-mips64" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic64", asm("mips64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic64" ],
         cflags           => add("-mabi=64"),
         cxxflags         => add("-mabi=64"),
         asm_arch         => 'mips64',
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ my %targets = (
     #### These two targets are a bit aged and are to be used on older Linux
     #### machines where gcc doesn't understand -m32 and -m64
     "linux-elf" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic32", asm("x86_elf_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic32" ],
         CFLAGS           => add(picker(release => "-fomit-frame-pointer")),
         lib_cppflags     => add("-DL_ENDIAN"),
         bn_ops           => "BN_LLONG",
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ my %targets = (
         perlasm_scheme   => "elf",
     },
     "linux-aout" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "BASE_unix", asm("x86_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "BASE_unix" ],
         CC               => "gcc",
         CFLAGS           => add(picker(default => "-Wall",
                                        debug   => "-O0 -g",
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ my %targets = (
 
     #### X86 / X86_64 targets
     "linux-x86" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic32", asm("x86_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic32" ],
         CFLAGS           => add(picker(release => "-fomit-frame-pointer")),
         cflags           => add("-m32"),
         cxxflags         => add("-m32"),
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ my %targets = (
         CXX              => "clang++",
     },
     "linux-x86_64" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic64", asm("x86_64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic64" ],
         cflags           => add("-m64"),
         cxxflags         => add("-m64"),
         lib_cppflags     => add("-DL_ENDIAN"),
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ my %targets = (
         CXX              => "clang++",
     },
     "linux-x32" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic32", asm("x86_64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic32" ],
         cflags           => add("-mx32"),
         cxxflags         => add("-mx32"),
         lib_cppflags     => add("-DL_ENDIAN"),
@@ -860,14 +860,14 @@ my %targets = (
     },
 
     "linux-ia64" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic64", asm("ia64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic64" ],
         bn_ops           => "SIXTY_FOUR_BIT_LONG",
         asm_arch         => 'ia64',
         perlasm_scheme   => 'void',
     },
 
     "linux64-s390x" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic64", asm("s390x_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic64" ],
         cflags           => add("-m64"),
         cxxflags         => add("-m64"),
         lib_cppflags     => add("-DB_ENDIAN"),
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ my %targets = (
         # yet, because of couple of bugs in glibc
         # sysdeps/s390/dl-procinfo.c affecting ldconfig and ld.so.1...
         #
-        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic32", asm("s390x_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic32" ],
         cflags           => add("-m31 -Wa,-mzarch"),
         cxxflags         => add("-m31 -Wa,-mzarch"),
         lib_cppflags     => add("-DB_ENDIAN"),
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ my %targets = (
 
     #### SPARC Linux setups
     "linux-sparcv8" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic32", asm("sparcv8_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic32" ],
         cflags           => add("-mcpu=v8"),
         cxxflags         => add("-mcpu=v8"),
         lib_cppflags     => add("-DB_ENDIAN -DBN_DIV2W"),
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ my %targets = (
     "linux-sparcv9" => {
         # it's a real mess with -mcpu=ultrasparc option under Linux,
         # but -Wa,-Av8plus should do the trick no matter what.
-        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic32", asm("sparcv9_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic32" ],
         cflags           => add("-m32 -mcpu=ultrasparc -Wa,-Av8plus"),
         cxxflags         => add("-m32 -mcpu=ultrasparc -Wa,-Av8plus"),
         lib_cppflags     => add("-DB_ENDIAN -DBN_DIV2W"),
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ my %targets = (
     },
     "linux64-sparcv9" => {
         # GCC 3.1 is a requirement
-        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic64", asm("sparcv9_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic64" ],
         cflags           => add("-m64 -mcpu=ultrasparc"),
         cxxflags         => add("-m64 -mcpu=ultrasparc"),
         lib_cppflags     => add("-DB_ENDIAN"),
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ my %targets = (
     },
 
     "linux-alpha-gcc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic64", asm("alpha_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "linux-generic64" ],
         lib_cppflags     => add("-DL_ENDIAN"),
         bn_ops           => "SIXTY_FOUR_BIT_LONG",
         asm_arch         => 'alpha',
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ my %targets = (
     },
 
     "BSD-x86" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "BSD-generic32", asm("x86_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "BSD-generic32" ],
         CFLAGS           => add(picker(release => "-fomit-frame-pointer")),
         lib_cppflags     => add("-DL_ENDIAN"),
         bn_ops           => "BN_LLONG",
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ my %targets = (
     },
 
     "BSD-sparcv8" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "BSD-generic32", asm("sparcv8_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "BSD-generic32" ],
         cflags           => add("-mcpu=v8"),
         lib_cppflags     => add("-DB_ENDIAN"),
         asm_arch         => 'sparcv8',
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ my %targets = (
         # -DMD32_REG_T=int doesn't actually belong in sparc64 target, it
         # simply *happens* to work around a compiler bug in gcc 3.3.3,
         # triggered by RIPEMD160 code.
-        inherit_from     => [ "BSD-generic64", asm("sparcv9_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "BSD-generic64" ],
         lib_cppflags     => add("-DB_ENDIAN -DMD32_REG_T=int"),
         bn_ops           => "BN_LLONG",
         asm_arch         => 'sparcv9',
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ my %targets = (
     },
 
     "BSD-ia64" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "BSD-generic64", asm("ia64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "BSD-generic64" ],
         lib_cppflags     => add("-DL_ENDIAN"),
         bn_ops           => "SIXTY_FOUR_BIT_LONG",
         asm_arch         => 'ia64',
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ my %targets = (
     },
 
     "BSD-x86_64" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "BSD-generic64", asm("x86_64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "BSD-generic64" ],
         lib_cppflags     => add("-DL_ENDIAN"),
         bn_ops           => "SIXTY_FOUR_BIT_LONG",
         asm_arch         => 'x86_64',
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ my %targets = (
     },
 
     "bsdi-elf-gcc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "BASE_unix", asm("x86_elf_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "BASE_unix" ],
         CC               => "gcc",
         CFLAGS           => "-fomit-frame-pointer -O3 -Wall",
         lib_cppflags     => "-DPERL5 -DL_ENDIAN",
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ my %targets = (
         thread_scheme    => "uithreads",
     },
     "unixware-7" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "BASE_unix", asm("x86_elf_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "BASE_unix" ],
         CC               => "cc",
         CFLAGS           => "-O",
         cflags           => combine("-Kalloca", threads("-Kthread")),
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ my %targets = (
         shared_cflag     => "-Kpic",
     },
     "unixware-7-gcc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "BASE_unix", asm("x86_elf_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "BASE_unix" ],
         CC               => "gcc",
         CFLAGS           => "-O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -Wall",
         cppflags         => add(threads("-D_REENTRANT")),
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ my %targets = (
     },
 # SCO 5 - Ben Laurie says the -O breaks the SCO cc.
     "sco5-cc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "BASE_unix", asm("x86_elf_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "BASE_unix" ],
         cc               => "cc",
         cflags           => "-belf",
         ex_libs          => add("-lsocket -lnsl"),
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ my %targets = (
         shared_cflag     => "-Kpic",
     },
     "sco5-gcc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "BASE_unix", asm("x86_elf_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "BASE_unix" ],
         cc               => "gcc",
         cflags           => "-O3 -fomit-frame-pointer",
         ex_libs          => add("-lsocket -lnsl"),
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ my %targets = (
         perl_platform    => 'AIX',
     },
     "aix-gcc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "aix-common", asm("ppc32_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "aix-common" ],
         CC               => "gcc",
         CFLAGS           => picker(debug   => "-O0 -g",
                                    release => "-O"),
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ my %targets = (
         RANLIB           => add("-X32"),
     },
     "aix64-gcc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "aix-common", asm("ppc64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "aix-common" ],
         CC               => "gcc",
         CFLAGS           => picker(debug   => "-O0 -g",
                                    release => "-O"),
@@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@ my %targets = (
         RANLIB           => add("-X64"),
     },
     "aix-cc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "aix-common", asm("ppc32_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "aix-common" ],
         CC               => "cc",
         CFLAGS           => picker(debug   => "-O0 -g",
                                    release => "-O"),
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ my %targets = (
         RANLIB           => add("-X32"),
     },
     "aix64-cc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "aix-common", asm("ppc64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "aix-common" ],
         CC               => "cc",
         CFLAGS           => picker(debug   => "-O0 -g",
                                    release => "-O"),
@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ my %targets = (
         bn_ops           => add("SIXTY_FOUR_BIT"),
     },
     "VC-WIN64I" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "VC-WIN64-common", asm("ia64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "VC-WIN64-common" ],
         AS               => "ias",
         ASFLAGS          => "-d debug",
         asoutflag        => "-o ",
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@ my %targets = (
         multilib         => "-ia64",
     },
     "VC-WIN64A" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "VC-WIN64-common", asm("x86_64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "VC-WIN64-common" ],
         AS               => sub { vc_win64a_info()->{AS} },
         ASFLAGS          => sub { vc_win64a_info()->{ASFLAGS} },
         asoutflag        => sub { vc_win64a_info()->{asoutflag} },
@@ -1369,7 +1369,7 @@ my %targets = (
         multilib         => "-x64",
     },
     "VC-WIN32" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "VC-noCE-common", asm("x86_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "VC-noCE-common" ],
         CFLAGS           => add("/WX"),
         AS               => sub { vc_win32_info()->{AS} },
         ASFLAGS          => sub { vc_win32_info()->{ASFLAGS} },
@@ -1453,7 +1453,7 @@ my %targets = (
         perl_platform    => 'mingw',
     },
     "mingw" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "mingw-common", asm("x86_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "mingw-common" ],
         CFLAGS           => add(picker(release => "-fomit-frame-pointer")),
         cflags           => "-m32",
         sys_id           => "MINGW32",
@@ -1473,7 +1473,7 @@ my %targets = (
         # consider its binaries for using with non-mingw64 run-time
         # environment. And as mingw64 is always consistent with itself,
         # Applink is never engaged and can as well be omitted.
-        inherit_from     => [ "mingw-common", asm("x86_64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "mingw-common" ],
         cflags           => "-m64",
         sys_id           => "MINGW64",
         bn_ops           => add("SIXTY_FOUR_BIT"),
@@ -1523,14 +1523,14 @@ my %targets = (
         perl_platform    => 'Cygwin',
     },
     "Cygwin-x86" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "Cygwin-common", asm("x86_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "Cygwin-common" ],
         CFLAGS           => add(picker(release => "-O3 -fomit-frame-pointer")),
         bn_ops           => "BN_LLONG",
         asm_arch         => 'x86',
         perlasm_scheme   => "coff",
     },
     "Cygwin-x86_64" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "Cygwin-common", asm("x86_64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "Cygwin-common" ],
         CC               => "gcc",
         bn_ops           => "SIXTY_FOUR_BIT_LONG",
         asm_arch         => 'x86_64',
@@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@ my %targets = (
     # with future defaults for below two targets, because MacOS X
     # for PPC has no future, it was discontinued by vendor in 2009.
     "darwin-ppc-cc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "darwin-common", asm("ppc32_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "darwin-common" ],
         cflags           => add("-arch ppc -std=gnu9x -Wa,-force_cpusubtype_ALL"),
         lib_cppflags     => add("-DB_ENDIAN"),
         shared_cflag     => add("-fno-common"),
@@ -1585,7 +1585,7 @@ my %targets = (
         perlasm_scheme   => "osx32",
     },
     "darwin64-ppc-cc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "darwin-common", asm("ppc64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "darwin-common" ],
         cflags           => add("-arch ppc64 -std=gnu9x"),
         lib_cppflags     => add("-DB_ENDIAN"),
         bn_ops           => "SIXTY_FOUR_BIT_LONG RC4_CHAR",
@@ -1593,7 +1593,7 @@ my %targets = (
         perlasm_scheme   => "osx64",
     },
     "darwin-i386-cc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "darwin-common", asm("x86_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "darwin-common" ],
         CFLAGS           => add(picker(release => "-fomit-frame-pointer")),
         cflags           => add("-arch i386"),
         lib_cppflags     => add("-DL_ENDIAN"),
@@ -1602,7 +1602,7 @@ my %targets = (
         perlasm_scheme   => "macosx",
     },
     "darwin64-x86_64-cc" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "darwin-common", asm("x86_64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "darwin-common" ],
         CFLAGS           => add("-Wall"),
         cflags           => add("-arch x86_64"),
         lib_cppflags     => add("-DL_ENDIAN"),
@@ -1614,7 +1614,6 @@ my %targets = (
 ##### GNU Hurd
     "hurd-x86" => {
         inherit_from     => [ "BASE_unix" ],
-        inherit_from     => [ asm("x86_elf_asm") ],
         CC               => "gcc",
         CFLAGS           => "-O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -Wall",
         cflags           => threads("-pthread"),
@@ -1712,7 +1711,7 @@ my %targets = (
         ranlib           => "ranlibpentium",
     },
     "vxworks-mips" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "BASE_unix", asm("mips32_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "BASE_unix" ],
         CC               => "ccmips",
         CFLAGS           => "-O -G 0",
         cflags           => "-mrtp -mips2 -B\$(WIND_BASE)/host/\$(WIND_HOST_TYPE)/lib/gcc-lib/ -msoft-float -mno-branch-likely -fno-builtin -fno-defer-pop",
@@ -1841,9 +1840,7 @@ my %targets = (
         pointer_size     => "64",
     },
     "vms-ia64" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "vms-generic",
-                              sub { vms_info()->{AS}
-                                        ? asm("ia64_asm")->() : () } ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "vms-generic" ],
         bn_ops           => "SIXTY_FOUR_BIT RC4_INT",
         asm_arch         => sub { vms_info()->{AS} ? 'ia64' : undef },
         perlasm_scheme   => 'ias',
diff --git a/Configurations/15-android.conf b/Configurations/15-android.conf
index 62111a64d7..69c3693d95 100644
--- a/Configurations/15-android.conf
+++ b/Configurations/15-android.conf
@@ -199,20 +199,20 @@ my %targets = (
         # -march and/or -mfloat-abi flags. NDK defaults to armv5te.
         # Newer NDK versions reportedly require additional -latomic.
         #
-        inherit_from     => [ "android", asm("armv4_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "android" ],
         bn_ops           => add("RC4_CHAR"),
         asm_arch         => 'armv4',
         perlasm_scheme   => "void",
     },
     "android-arm64" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "android", asm("aarch64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "android" ],
         bn_ops           => add("RC4_CHAR"),
         asm_arch         => 'aarch64',
         perlasm_scheme   => "linux64",
     },
 
     "android-mips" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "android", asm("mips32_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "android" ],
         bn_ops           => add("RC4_CHAR"),
         asm_arch         => 'mips32',
         perlasm_scheme   => "o32",
@@ -227,21 +227,21 @@ my %targets = (
         # with previous MIPS ISA versions, in sense that unlike
         # prior versions original MIPS binary code will fail.
         #
-        inherit_from     => [ "android", asm("mips64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "android" ],
         bn_ops           => add("RC4_CHAR"),
         asm_arch         => 'mips64',
         perlasm_scheme   => "64",
     },
 
     "android-x86" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "android", asm("x86_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "android" ],
         CFLAGS           => add(picker(release => "-fomit-frame-pointer")),
         bn_ops           => add("RC4_INT"),
         asm_arch         => 'x86',
         perlasm_scheme   => "android",
     },
     "android-x86_64" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "android", asm("x86_64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "android" ],
         bn_ops           => add("RC4_INT"),
         asm_arch         => 'x86_64',
         perlasm_scheme   => "elf",
diff --git a/Configurations/15-ios.conf b/Configurations/15-ios.conf
index 1e3bd9cdcb..a95f808c54 100644
--- a/Configurations/15-ios.conf
+++ b/Configurations/15-ios.conf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ my %targets = (
         disable          => [ "engine", "async" ],
     },
     "ios-xcrun" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "ios-common", asm("armv4_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "ios-common" ],
         # It should be possible to go below iOS 6 and even add -arch armv6,
         # thus targeting iPhone pre-3GS, but it's assumed to be irrelevant
         # at this point.
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ my %targets = (
         perlasm_scheme   => "ios32",
     },
     "ios64-xcrun" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "ios-common", asm("aarch64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "ios-common" ],
         CC               => "xcrun -sdk iphoneos cc",
         cflags           => add("-arch arm64 -mios-version-min=7.0.0 -fno-common"),
         bn_ops           => "SIXTY_FOUR_BIT_LONG RC4_CHAR",
diff --git a/Configurations/50-djgpp.conf b/Configurations/50-djgpp.conf
index 72c8d481fb..16888924d6 100644
--- a/Configurations/50-djgpp.conf
+++ b/Configurations/50-djgpp.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 my %targets = (
     "DJGPP" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ asm("x86_asm") ],
         CC               => "gcc",
         CFLAGS           => "-fomit-frame-pointer -O2 -Wall",
         cflags           => "-I/dev/env/WATT_ROOT/inc -DTERMIOS -DL_ENDIAN",
diff --git a/Configurations/50-haiku.conf b/Configurations/50-haiku.conf
index 5543e777cb..d37ab83ada 100644
--- a/Configurations/50-haiku.conf
+++ b/Configurations/50-haiku.conf
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ my %targets = (
         perl_platform    => 'Unix',
     },
     "haiku-x86" => {
-        inherit_from     => [ "haiku-common", asm("x86_elf_asm") ],
+        inherit_from     => [ "haiku-common" ],
         CFLAGS           => add(picker(release => "-fomit-frame-pointer")),
         bn_ops           => "BN_LLONG",
         asm_arch         => 'x86',
diff --git a/Configurations/50-masm.conf b/Configurations/50-masm.conf
index 3ef38e5a73..587a1e70e8 100644
--- a/Configurations/50-masm.conf
+++ b/Configurations/50-masm.conf
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 my %targets = (
     "VC-WIN64A-masm" => {
-        inherit_from    => [ "VC-WIN64-common", asm("x86_64_asm") ],
+        inherit_from    => [ "VC-WIN64-common" ],
         AS              => "ml64",
         ASFLAGS         => "/nologo /Zi",
         asoutflag       => "/Fo",
diff --git a/Configure b/Configure
index 63f7dc659b..6d9451efcd 100755
--- a/Configure
+++ b/Configure
@@ -2894,18 +2894,6 @@ _____
 # Thus, whenever there's mention of a returned value, it's about that
 # intended value.
 
-# Helper function to implement conditional inheritance depending on the
-# value of $disabled{asm}.  Used in inherit_from values as follows:
-#
-#      inherit_from => [ "template", asm("asm_tmpl") ]
-#
-sub asm {
-    my @x = @_;
-    sub {
-        $disabled{asm} ? () : @x;
-    }
-}
-
 # Helper function to implement conditional value variants, with a default
 # plus additional values based on the value of $config{build_type}.
 # Arguments are given in hash table form:
diff --git a/NOTES.WIN b/NOTES.WIN
index 0215733904..ca033602a5 100644
--- a/NOTES.WIN
+++ b/NOTES.WIN
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@
 
  - UWP targets only support building the static and dynamic libraries.
 
- - The "no-uplink" must be given in the "Configure" script.
-
  - You should define the platform type to "uwp" and the target arch via
    "vcvarsall.bat" before you compile. For example, if you want to build
    "arm64" builds, you should type "vcvarsall.bat x86_arm64 uwp".