diff --git a/Modules/Qt4Macros.cmake b/Modules/Qt4Macros.cmake
index 8f44b977e6..af18b7e9c5 100644
--- a/Modules/Qt4Macros.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Qt4Macros.cmake
@@ -125,9 +125,12 @@ function (QT4_CREATE_MOC_COMMAND infile outfile moc_flags moc_options moc_target
     set(targetincludes)
     set(targetdefines)
   else()
-    set(CMAKE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_CONTENT "${_moc_parameters}")
-    configure_file("${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CMakeConfigurableFile.in"
-                   "${_moc_parameters_file}" @ONLY)
+    file(
+      CONFIGURE
+      OUTPUT "${_moc_parameters_file}"
+      CONTENT "${_moc_parameters}\n"
+      @ONLY
+    )
   endif()
 
   set(_moc_extra_parameters_file @${_moc_parameters_file})
diff --git a/Modules/UseJava.cmake b/Modules/UseJava.cmake
index c7498e3855..b79d8d2e80 100644
--- a/Modules/UseJava.cmake
+++ b/Modules/UseJava.cmake
@@ -883,10 +883,12 @@ function(add_jar _TARGET_NAME)
             # Create the list of files to compile.
             set(_JAVA_SOURCES_FILE ${CMAKE_JAVA_CLASS_OUTPUT_PATH}/java_sources)
             string(REPLACE ";" "\"\n\"" _JAVA_COMPILE_STRING "\"${_JAVA_COMPILE_FILES}\"")
-            set(CMAKE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_CONTENT "${_JAVA_COMPILE_STRING}")
-            configure_file("${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CMakeConfigurableFile.in"
-              "${_JAVA_SOURCES_FILE}" @ONLY)
-            unset(CMAKE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_CONTENT)
+            file(
+              CONFIGURE
+              OUTPUT "${_JAVA_SOURCES_FILE}"
+              CONTENT "${_JAVA_COMPILE_STRING}\n"
+              @ONLY
+            )
             list (APPEND _JAVA_SOURCES_FILELISTS "@${_JAVA_SOURCES_FILE}")
         endif()
         if (_JAVA_COMPILE_FILELISTS)
diff --git a/Modules/WriteCompilerDetectionHeader.cmake b/Modules/WriteCompilerDetectionHeader.cmake
index 10a3c525d6..d752b01be5 100644
--- a/Modules/WriteCompilerDetectionHeader.cmake
+++ b/Modules/WriteCompilerDetectionHeader.cmake
@@ -831,14 +831,13 @@ template<> struct ${prefix_arg}StaticAssert<true>{};
     foreach(compiler ${_WCD_COMPILERS})
       foreach(_lang ${_langs})
         if(compiler_file_content_${compiler}_${_lang})
-          set(CMAKE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_CONTENT "${compiler_file_content_}")
-          string(APPEND CMAKE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_CONTENT "${compiler_file_content_${compiler}_${_lang}}")
-
           set(compile_file_name "${_WCD_OUTPUT_DIR}${prefix_arg}_COMPILER_INFO_${compiler}_${_lang}.h")
           set(full_path "${main_file_dir}/${compile_file_name}")
           list(APPEND ${_WCD_OUTPUT_FILES_VAR} ${full_path})
-          configure_file("${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CMakeConfigurableFile.in"
-            "${full_path}"
+          file(
+            CONFIGURE
+            OUTPUT "${full_path}"
+            CONTENT "${compiler_file_content_}${compiler_file_content_${compiler}_${_lang}}\n"
             @ONLY
           )
         endif()
@@ -852,9 +851,5 @@ template<> struct ${prefix_arg}StaticAssert<true>{};
   endif()
   string(APPEND file_content "\n#endif")
 
-  set(CMAKE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_CONTENT ${file_content})
-  configure_file("${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CMakeConfigurableFile.in"
-    "${file_arg}"
-    @ONLY
-  )
+  file(CONFIGURE OUTPUT "${file_arg}" CONTENT "${file_content}\n" @ONLY)
 endfunction()