diff --git a/config/intel-cxxflags b/config/intel-cxxflags
index 40a3f0e9d34..8db550dc4a6 100644
--- a/config/intel-cxxflags
+++ b/config/intel-cxxflags
@@ -166,12 +166,6 @@ if test "X-icpc" = "X-$cxx_vendor"; then
         H5_CXXFLAGS="$H5_CXXFLAGS $(load_intel_arguments classic/18)"
     fi
 
-    # intel <= 19
-    if test $cxx_vers_major -le 19; then
-        # Use the C warnings as CXX warnings are the same
-        H5_CXXFLAGS="$H5_CXXFLAGS $(load_intel_arguments classic/general-19)"
-    fi
-
     #################
     # Flags are set #
     #################
diff --git a/config/intel-flags b/config/intel-flags
index 134452cc11d..725ba625128 100644
--- a/config/intel-flags
+++ b/config/intel-flags
@@ -161,12 +161,6 @@ if test "X-icc" = "X-$cc_vendor"; then
         H5_CFLAGS="$H5_CFLAGS $(load_intel_arguments classic/18)"
     fi
 
-    # intel <= 19
-    # this file has warnings only available before oneapi versions
-    if test $cc_vers_major -le 19; then
-        H5_CFLAGS="$H5_CFLAGS $(load_intel_arguments classic/general-19)"
-    fi
-
     #################
     # Flags are set #
     #################