diff --git a/cmake/cpack_rpm.cmake b/cmake/cpack_rpm.cmake
index 513f3671b5d..e27206fc3b4 100644
--- a/cmake/cpack_rpm.cmake
+++ b/cmake/cpack_rpm.cmake
@@ -168,11 +168,6 @@ IF(WITH_WSREP)
   SETA(CPACK_RPM_server_PACKAGE_REQUIRES
     "galera" "rsync" "lsof" "grep" "gawk" "iproute"
     "coreutils" "findutils" "tar")
-  IF (RPM MATCHES "sles11")
-    SETA(CPACK_RPM_server_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "util-linux")
-  ELSE()
-    SETA(CPACK_RPM_server_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "which")
-  ENDIF()
 ENDIF()
 
 SET(CPACK_RPM_server_PRE_INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/support-files/rpm/server-prein.sh)
@@ -292,4 +287,3 @@ IF(compat53 AND compat101)
 ENDIF()
 
 ENDIF(RPM)
-
diff --git a/scripts/mysql_config.sh b/scripts/mysql_config.sh
index cc6db192de2..9381120a097 100644
--- a/scripts/mysql_config.sh
+++ b/scripts/mysql_config.sh
@@ -17,25 +17,6 @@
 # This script reports various configuration settings that may be needed
 # when using the MariaDB client library.
 
-which ()
-{
-  IFS="${IFS=   }"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=':'
-  for file
-  do
-    for dir in $PATH
-    do
-      if test -f $dir/$file
-      then
-        echo "$dir/$file"
-        continue 2
-      fi
-    done
-    echo "which: no $file in ($PATH)"
-    exit 1
-  done
-  IFS="$save_ifs"
-}
-
 #
 # If we can find the given directory relatively to where mysql_config is
 # we should use this instead of the incompiled one.
@@ -70,7 +51,7 @@ get_full_path ()
   case $file in
     /*) echo "$file";;
     */*) tmp=`pwd`/$file; echo $tmp | sed -e 's;/\./;/;' ;;
-    *) which $file ;;
+    *) command -v $file ;;
   esac
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh b/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh
index c0be1ea6e60..5797bdc68d7 100644
--- a/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh
+++ b/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh
@@ -103,35 +103,6 @@ EOF
         exit 1
 }
 
-my_which ()
-{
-  save_ifs="${IFS-UNSET}"
-  IFS=:
-  ret=0
-  for file
-  do
-    for dir in $PATH
-    do
-      if [ -f "$dir/$file" ]
-      then
-        echo "$dir/$file"
-        continue 2
-      fi
-    done
-
-	ret=1  #signal an error
-	break
-  done
-
-  if [ "$save_ifs" = UNSET ]
-  then
-    unset IFS
-  else
-    IFS="$save_ifs"
-  fi
-  return $ret  # Success
-}
-
 find_in_bin() {
   if test -x "$MY_BASEDIR_VERSION/bin/$1"
   then
@@ -220,7 +191,8 @@ wsrep_pick_url() {
 
   log_error "WSREP: 'wsrep_urls' is DEPRECATED! Use wsrep_cluster_address to specify multiple addresses instead."
 
-  if ! which nc >/dev/null; then
+  if ! command -v nc >/dev/null
+  then
     log_error "ERROR: nc tool not found in PATH! Make sure you have it installed."
     return 1
   fi
@@ -646,8 +618,7 @@ plugin_dir="${plugin_dir}${PLUGIN_VARIANT}"
 # Ensure that 'logger' exists, if it's requested
 if [ $want_syslog -eq 1 ]
 then
-  my_which logger > /dev/null 2>&1
-  if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+  if ! command -v logger > /dev/null
   then
     log_error "--syslog requested, but no 'logger' program found.  Please ensure that 'logger' is in your PATH, or do not specify the --syslog option to mysqld_safe."
     exit 1
@@ -878,7 +849,7 @@ fi
 if @TARGET_LINUX@ && test $flush_caches -eq 1
 then
   # Locate sync, ensure it exists.
-  if ! my_which sync > /dev/null 2>&1
+  if ! command -v sync > /dev/null
   then
     log_error "sync command not found, required for --flush-caches"
     exit 1
@@ -890,7 +861,7 @@ then
   fi
 
   # Locate sysctl, ensure it exists.
-  if ! my_which sysctl > /dev/null 2>&1
+  if ! command -v sysctl > /dev/null
   then
     log_error "sysctl command not found, required for --flush-caches"
     exit 1
@@ -934,7 +905,7 @@ cmd="`mysqld_ld_preload_text`$NOHUP_NICENESS"
 if @TARGET_LINUX@ && test $numa_interleave -eq 1
 then
   # Locate numactl, ensure it exists.
-  if ! my_which numactl > /dev/null 2>&1
+  if ! command -v numactl > /dev/null
   then
     log_error "numactl command not found, required for --numa-interleave"
     exit 1
diff --git a/scripts/wsrep_sst_common.sh b/scripts/wsrep_sst_common.sh
index 3cd2d0e2053..f00870c0c96 100755
--- a/scripts/wsrep_sst_common.sh
+++ b/scripts/wsrep_sst_common.sh
@@ -144,13 +144,13 @@ CLIENT_DIR="$SCRIPTS_DIR/../client"
 if [ -x "$CLIENT_DIR/mysql" ]; then
     MYSQL_CLIENT="$CLIENT_DIR/mysql"
 else
-    MYSQL_CLIENT=$(which mysql)
+    MYSQL_CLIENT=mysql
 fi
 
 if [ -x "$CLIENT_DIR/mysqldump" ]; then
     MYSQLDUMP="$CLIENT_DIR/mysqldump"
 else
-    MYSQLDUMP=$(which mysqldump)
+    MYSQLDUMP=mysqldump
 fi
 
 if [ -x "$SCRIPTS_DIR/my_print_defaults" ]; then
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ if [ -x "$SCRIPTS_DIR/my_print_defaults" ]; then
 elif [ -x "$EXTRA_DIR/my_print_defaults" ]; then
     MY_PRINT_DEFAULTS="$EXTRA_DIR/my_print_defaults"
 else
-    MY_PRINT_DEFAULTS=$(which my_print_defaults)
+    MY_PRINT_DEFAULTS=my_print_defaults
 fi
 
 readonly WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF="$WSREP_SST_OPT_DEFAULT $WSREP_SST_OPT_EXTRA_DEFAULT"
@@ -226,10 +226,10 @@ wsrep_check_program()
 {
     local prog=$1
 
-    if ! which $prog >/dev/null
+    if ! command -v $prog >/dev/null
     then
         echo "'$prog' not found in PATH"
-        return 2 # no such file or directory
+        exit 2 # ENOENT no such file or directory
     fi
 }
 
@@ -239,11 +239,9 @@ wsrep_check_programs()
 
     while [ $# -gt 0 ]
     do
-        wsrep_check_program $1 || ret=$?
+        wsrep_check_program $1
         shift
     done
-
-    return $ret
 }
 
 #
diff --git a/scripts/wsrep_sst_mariabackup.sh b/scripts/wsrep_sst_mariabackup.sh
index 6f0218fcc88..7b7cbab06ca 100644
--- a/scripts/wsrep_sst_mariabackup.sh
+++ b/scripts/wsrep_sst_mariabackup.sh
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ sdecomp=""
 # 5.6.21 PXC and later can't donate to an older joiner
 sst_ver=1
 
-if which pv &>/dev/null && pv --help | grep -q FORMAT;then 
+if pv --help 2>/dev/null | grep -q FORMAT;then
     pvopts+=$pvformat
 fi
 pcmd="pv $pvopts"
@@ -172,10 +172,7 @@ get_transfer()
     fi
 
     if [[ $tfmt == 'nc' ]];then
-        if [[ ! -x `which nc` ]];then 
-            wsrep_log_error "nc(netcat) not found in path: $PATH"
-            exit 2
-        fi
+        wsrep_check_programs nc
         wsrep_log_info "Using netcat as streamer"
         if [[ "$WSREP_SST_OPT_ROLE"  == "joiner" ]];then
             if nc -h 2>&1 | grep -q ncat;then 
@@ -188,11 +185,8 @@ get_transfer()
         fi
     else
         tfmt='socat'
+        wsrep_check_programs socat
         wsrep_log_info "Using socat as streamer"
-        if [[ ! -x `which socat` ]];then 
-            wsrep_log_error "socat not found in path: $PATH"
-            exit 2
-        fi
 
         if [[ $encrypt -eq 2 || $encrypt -eq 3 ]] && ! socat -V | grep -q "WITH_OPENSSL 1";then
             wsrep_log_error "Encryption requested, but socat is not OpenSSL enabled (encrypt=$encrypt)"
@@ -281,7 +275,7 @@ get_footprint()
 adjust_progress()
 {
 
-    if [[ ! -x `which pv` ]];then 
+    if ! command -v pv >/dev/null;then
         wsrep_log_error "pv not found in path: $PATH"
         wsrep_log_error "Disabling all progress/rate-limiting"
         pcmd=""
@@ -571,7 +565,7 @@ recv_joiner()
     pushd ${dir} 1>/dev/null
     set +e
 
-    if [[ $tmt -gt 0 && -x `which timeout` ]];then 
+    if [[ $tmt -gt 0 ]] && command -v timeout >/dev/null;then
         if timeout --help | grep -q -- '-k';then 
             ltcmd="timeout -k $(( tmt+10 )) $tmt $tcmd"
         else 
@@ -630,10 +624,7 @@ send_donor()
 
 }
 
-if [[ ! -x `which $INNOBACKUPEX_BIN` ]];then 
-    wsrep_log_error "${INNOBACKUPEX_BIN} not in path: $PATH"
-    exit 2
-fi
+wsrep_check_programs "$INNOBACKUPEX_BIN"
 
 rm -f "${MAGIC_FILE}"
 
@@ -659,7 +650,7 @@ INNOEXTRA=""
 
 if [[ $ssyslog -eq 1 ]];then 
 
-    if [[ ! -x `which logger` ]];then 
+    if ! command -v logger >/dev/null;then
         wsrep_log_error "logger not in path: $PATH. Ignoring"
     else
 
@@ -943,7 +934,7 @@ then
 
             wsrep_log_info "Compressed qpress files found"
 
-            if [[ ! -x `which qpress` ]];then 
+            if ! command -v qpress >/dev/null;then
                 wsrep_log_error "qpress not found in path: $PATH"
                 exit 22
             fi
diff --git a/scripts/wsrep_sst_rsync.sh b/scripts/wsrep_sst_rsync.sh
index 24720ff3587..dd3fa677d79 100644
--- a/scripts/wsrep_sst_rsync.sh
+++ b/scripts/wsrep_sst_rsync.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ check_pid_and_port()
             grep '[[:space:]]\+rsync[[:space:]]\+'"$rsync_pid" 2>/dev/null)"
         ;;
     *)
-        if ! which lsof > /dev/null; then
+        if ! command -v lsof > /dev/null; then
           wsrep_log_error "lsof tool not found in PATH! Make sure you have it installed."
           exit 2 # ENOENT
         fi
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ check_pid_and_port()
 is_local_ip()
 {
   local address="$1"
-  local get_addr_bin=`which ifconfig`
-  if [ -z "$get_addr_bin" ]
+  local get_addr_bin
+  if ! command -v ifconfig > /dev/null
   then
-    get_addr_bin=`which ip`
+    get_addr_bin=ip
     get_addr_bin="$get_addr_bin address show"
     # Add an slash at the end, so we don't get false positive : 172.18.0.4 matches 172.18.0.41
     # ip output format is "X.X.X.X/mask"
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ is_local_ip()
   else
     # Add an space at the end, so we don't get false positive : 172.18.0.4 matches 172.18.0.41
     # ifconfig output format is "X.X.X.X "
+    get_addr_bin=ifconfig
     address="$address "
   fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/wsrep_sst_xtrabackup-v2.sh b/scripts/wsrep_sst_xtrabackup-v2.sh
index 9284bf78019..de2784c0e07 100644
--- a/scripts/wsrep_sst_xtrabackup-v2.sh
+++ b/scripts/wsrep_sst_xtrabackup-v2.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ ssl_key=""
 # 5.6.21 PXC and later can't donate to an older joiner
 sst_ver=1
 
-if which pv &>/dev/null && pv --help | grep -q FORMAT;then 
+if pv --help 2>/dev/null | grep -q FORMAT;then
     pvopts+=$pvformat
 fi
 pcmd="pv $pvopts"
@@ -258,10 +258,7 @@ get_transfer()
     fi
 
     if [[ $tfmt == 'nc' ]];then
-        if [[ ! -x `which nc` ]];then 
-            wsrep_log_error "nc(netcat) not found in path: $PATH"
-            exit 2
-        fi
+        wsrep_check_programs nc
 
         if [[ $encrypt -eq 2 || $encrypt -eq 3 || $encrypt -eq 4 ]]; then
             wsrep_log_error "******** FATAL ERROR *********************** "
@@ -285,10 +282,7 @@ get_transfer()
     else
         tfmt='socat'
         wsrep_log_info "Using socat as streamer"
-        if [[ ! -x `which socat` ]];then 
-            wsrep_log_error "socat not found in path: $PATH"
-            exit 2
-        fi
+        wsrep_check_programs socat
 
         donor_extra=""
         joiner_extra=""
@@ -414,7 +408,7 @@ get_footprint()
 adjust_progress()
 {
 
-    if [[ ! -x `which pv` ]];then 
+    if ! command -v pv >/dev/null;then
         wsrep_log_error "pv not found in path: $PATH"
         wsrep_log_error "Disabling all progress/rate-limiting"
         pcmd=""
@@ -705,7 +699,7 @@ recv_joiner()
     pushd ${dir} 1>/dev/null
     set +e
 
-    if [[ $tmt -gt 0 && -x `which timeout` ]];then 
+    if [[ $tmt -gt 0 ]] && command -v timeout >/dev/null;then
         if timeout --help | grep -q -- '-k';then 
             ltcmd="timeout -k $(( tmt+10 )) $tmt $tcmd"
         else 
@@ -801,10 +795,7 @@ check_for_version()
 }
 
 
-if [[ ! -x `which $INNOBACKUPEX_BIN` ]];then 
-    wsrep_log_error "innobackupex not in path: $PATH"
-    exit 2
-fi
+wsrep_check_programs "$INNOBACKUPEX_BIN"
 
 # check the version, we require XB-2.4 to ensure that we can pass the
 # datadir via the command-line option
@@ -846,7 +837,7 @@ INNOEXTRA=""
 
 if [[ $ssyslog -eq 1 ]];then 
 
-    if [[ ! -x `which logger` ]];then 
+    if ! command -v logger >/dev/null;then
         wsrep_log_error "logger not in path: $PATH. Ignoring"
     else
 
@@ -1119,7 +1110,7 @@ then
 
             wsrep_log_info "Compressed qpress files found"
 
-            if [[ ! -x `which qpress` ]];then 
+            if ! command -v qpress >/dev/null;then
                 wsrep_log_error "qpress not found in path: $PATH"
                 exit 22
             fi
diff --git a/scripts/wsrep_sst_xtrabackup.sh b/scripts/wsrep_sst_xtrabackup.sh
index ca3c0129837..80c45def1ba 100644
--- a/scripts/wsrep_sst_xtrabackup.sh
+++ b/scripts/wsrep_sst_xtrabackup.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ pvformat="-F '%N => Rate:%r Avg:%a Elapsed:%t %e Bytes: %b %p' "
 pvopts="-f  -i 10 -N $WSREP_SST_OPT_ROLE "
 uextra=0
 
-if which pv &>/dev/null && pv --help | grep -q FORMAT;then 
+if pv --help 2>/dev/null | grep -q FORMAT;then
     pvopts+=$pvformat
 fi
 pcmd="pv $pvopts"
@@ -143,10 +143,7 @@ get_transfer()
     fi
 
     if [[ $tfmt == 'nc' ]];then
-        if [[ ! -x `which nc` ]];then 
-            wsrep_log_error "nc(netcat) not found in path: $PATH"
-            exit 2
-        fi
+        wsrep_check_programs nc
         wsrep_log_info "Using netcat as streamer"
         if [[ "$WSREP_SST_OPT_ROLE"  == "joiner" ]];then
             if nc -h 2>&1 | grep -q ncat;then 
@@ -159,11 +156,8 @@ get_transfer()
         fi
     else
         tfmt='socat'
+        wsrep_check_programs socat
         wsrep_log_info "Using socat as streamer"
-        if [[ ! -x `which socat` ]];then 
-            wsrep_log_error "socat not found in path: $PATH"
-            exit 2
-        fi
 
         if [[ $encrypt -eq 2 ]] && ! socat -V | grep -q OPENSSL;then 
             wsrep_log_info "NOTE: socat is not openssl enabled, falling back to plain transfer"
@@ -409,10 +403,7 @@ check_extra()
     fi
 }
 
-if [[ ! -x `which innobackupex` ]];then 
-    wsrep_log_error "innobackupex not in path: $PATH"
-    exit 2
-fi
+wsrep_check_programs "innobackupex"
 
 rm -f "${MAGIC_FILE}"
 
@@ -645,7 +636,7 @@ then
 
             wsrep_log_info "Compressed qpress files found"
 
-            if [[ ! -x `which qpress` ]];then 
+            if ! command -v qpress >/dev/null;then
                 wsrep_log_error "qpress not found in path: $PATH"
                 exit 22
             fi