diff --git a/icu4c/source/configure b/icu4c/source/configure
index f9e7f4dea5d3..5cf2ab425f0d 100755
--- a/icu4c/source/configure
+++ b/icu4c/source/configure
@@ -1705,52 +1705,6 @@ fi
 
 } # ac_fn_c_try_cpp
 
-# ac_fn_cxx_try_link LINENO
-# -------------------------
-# Try to link conftest.$ac_ext, and return whether this succeeded.
-ac_fn_cxx_try_link ()
-{
-  as_lineno=${as_lineno-"$1"} as_lineno_stack=as_lineno_stack=$as_lineno_stack
-  rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-  if { { ac_try="$ac_link"
-case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: $ac_try_echo\""
-$as_echo "$ac_try_echo"; } >&5
-  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.err
-  ac_status=$?
-  if test -s conftest.err; then
-    grep -v '^ *+' conftest.err >conftest.er1
-    cat conftest.er1 >&5
-    mv -f conftest.er1 conftest.err
-  fi
-  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  test $ac_status = 0; } && {
-	 test -z "$ac_cxx_werror_flag" ||
-	 test ! -s conftest.err
-       } && test -s conftest$ac_exeext && {
-	 test "$cross_compiling" = yes ||
-	 test -x conftest$ac_exeext
-       }; then :
-  ac_retval=0
-else
-  $as_echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-	ac_retval=1
-fi
-  # Delete the IPA/IPO (Inter Procedural Analysis/Optimization) information
-  # created by the PGI compiler (conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo), as it would
-  # interfere with the next link command; also delete a directory that is
-  # left behind by Apple's compiler.  We do this before executing the actions.
-  rm -rf conftest.dSYM conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo
-  eval $as_lineno_stack; ${as_lineno_stack:+:} unset as_lineno
-  as_fn_set_status $ac_retval
-
-} # ac_fn_cxx_try_link
-
 # ac_fn_c_try_run LINENO
 # ----------------------
 # Try to link conftest.$ac_ext, and return whether this succeeded. Assumes
@@ -2210,6 +2164,52 @@ $as_echo "$ac_res" >&6; }
   eval $as_lineno_stack; ${as_lineno_stack:+:} unset as_lineno
 
 } # ac_fn_c_check_func
+
+# ac_fn_cxx_try_link LINENO
+# -------------------------
+# Try to link conftest.$ac_ext, and return whether this succeeded.
+ac_fn_cxx_try_link ()
+{
+  as_lineno=${as_lineno-"$1"} as_lineno_stack=as_lineno_stack=$as_lineno_stack
+  rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
+  if { { ac_try="$ac_link"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: $ac_try_echo\""
+$as_echo "$ac_try_echo"; } >&5
+  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.err
+  ac_status=$?
+  if test -s conftest.err; then
+    grep -v '^ *+' conftest.err >conftest.er1
+    cat conftest.er1 >&5
+    mv -f conftest.er1 conftest.err
+  fi
+  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  test $ac_status = 0; } && {
+	 test -z "$ac_cxx_werror_flag" ||
+	 test ! -s conftest.err
+       } && test -s conftest$ac_exeext && {
+	 test "$cross_compiling" = yes ||
+	 test -x conftest$ac_exeext
+       }; then :
+  ac_retval=0
+else
+  $as_echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+	ac_retval=1
+fi
+  # Delete the IPA/IPO (Inter Procedural Analysis/Optimization) information
+  # created by the PGI compiler (conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo), as it would
+  # interfere with the next link command; also delete a directory that is
+  # left behind by Apple's compiler.  We do this before executing the actions.
+  rm -rf conftest.dSYM conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo
+  eval $as_lineno_stack; ${as_lineno_stack:+:} unset as_lineno
+  as_fn_set_status $ac_retval
+
+} # ac_fn_cxx_try_link
 cat >config.log <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
@@ -4126,36 +4126,6 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 
-ac_ext=cpp
-ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
-ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
-ac_link='$CXX -o conftest$ac_exeext $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
-ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu
-
-
-cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-int
-main ()
-{
-
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_cxx_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
-
-fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-ac_ext=c
-ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
-ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
-ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
-ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
-
-
 # make sure install is relative to srcdir - if a script
 if test "$srcdir" = "."; then
   # If srcdir isn't just ., then (srcdir) is already prepended.
@@ -5991,6 +5961,7 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu
 
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if we have a C++ compiler" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking if we have a C++ compiler... " >&6; }
+
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */