diff --git a/configure/CONFIG b/configure/CONFIG
index 84aeef5924b60db6559a2f0aa2c92708fb3db9fa..a6f25bee68a64f6b4bc7c32f608b4758bf66d283 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG
+++ b/configure/CONFIG
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ include $(TOP)/configure/E3/CONFIG_EXPORT
 include $(TOP)/configure/E3/CONFIG_TEST
 
 
+VARS_EXCLUDES+=BASE_3_14
+VARS_EXCLUDES+=BASE_3_15
+VARS_EXCLUDES+=BASE_3_16
+VARS_EXCLUDES+=BASE_7_0
 VARS_EXCLUDES+=EPICS_VERSION
 VARS_EXCLUDES+=EPICS_REVISION
 VARS_EXCLUDES+=EPICS_MODIFICATION
diff --git a/configure/E3/CONFIG_E3_MAKEFILE b/configure/E3/CONFIG_E3_MAKEFILE
index 090cdb476df41cac572d64128a82bbcc10ef6c19..1e8aad839c5229ca23ea24a1651d6231afecb138 100644
--- a/configure/E3/CONFIG_E3_MAKEFILE
+++ b/configure/E3/CONFIG_E3_MAKEFILE
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ E3_MODULE_MAKE_CMDS:=make $(E3_REQUIRE_MAKEFILE_INPUT_OPTIONS)
 ## the following variables to display
 
 VARS_EXCLUDES+=E3_REQUIRE_MAKEFILE_INPUT_OPTIONS
+VARS_EXCLUDES+=GIT_REMOTE_NAME
diff --git a/configure/E3/CONFIG_SHELL b/configure/E3/CONFIG_SHELL
index 22770a9bd631115762d404101ec6d8a1390a9909..931904edaf5119b60722ca97ef2a69ebd7ad2f70 100644
--- a/configure/E3/CONFIG_SHELL
+++ b/configure/E3/CONFIG_SHELL
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ ifdef DEBUG_SHELL
 else
   SHELL = /usr/bin/bash
 endif
+
+VARS_EXCLUDES += SHELL
diff --git a/configure/E3/CONFIG_TEST b/configure/E3/CONFIG_TEST
index 4b27c89ce95016ffa5bc114f390b55f8ebaf68db..90d167277d6cdbfc117cdfb1c4319fd193f1bbef 100644
--- a/configure/E3/CONFIG_TEST
+++ b/configure/E3/CONFIG_TEST
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 TEST_DIR:=$(TOP)/tests
+
+VARS_EXCLUDES+=TEST_DIR