diff --git a/src/librustc/back/link.rs b/src/librustc/back/link.rs
index 101b2e3..124267f 100644
--- a/src/librustc/back/link.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/back/link.rs
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ pub fn get_cc_prog(sess: Session) -> ~str {
         _ => {},
     }
 
-    get_system_tool(sess, "cc")
+    ~"@gccPath@"
 }
 
 pub fn get_ar_prog(sess: Session) -> ~str {
@@ -737,27 +737,9 @@ pub fn get_ar_prog(sess: Session) -> ~str {
         None => {}
     }
 
-    get_system_tool(sess, "ar")
+    ~"@binutilsPath@"
 }
 
-fn get_system_tool(sess: Session, tool: &str) -> ~str {
-    match sess.targ_cfg.os {
-        abi::OsAndroid => match sess.opts.android_cross_path {
-            Some(ref path) => {
-                let tool_str = match tool {
-                    "cc" => "gcc",
-                    _ => tool
-                };
-                format!("{}/bin/arm-linux-androideabi-{}", *path, tool_str)
-            }
-            None => {
-                sess.fatal(format!("need Android NDK path for the '{}' tool \
-                                    (--android-cross-path)", tool))
-            }
-        },
-        _ => tool.to_owned(),
-    }
-}
 
 /// Perform the linkage portion of the compilation phase. This will generate all
 /// of the requested outputs for this compilation session.