diff --git a/src/librustc/back/link.rs b/src/librustc/back/link.rs
index f198a41..3a47e51 100644
--- a/src/librustc/back/link.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/back/link.rs
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ pub fn get_cc_prog(sess: &Session) -> ~str {
         _ => {},
     }
 
-    get_system_tool(sess, "cc")
+    ~"@gccPath@"
 }
 
 pub fn get_ar_prog(sess: &Session) -> ~str {
@@ -739,26 +739,7 @@ pub fn get_ar_prog(sess: &Session) -> ~str {
         None => {}
     }
 
-    get_system_tool(sess, "ar")
-}
-
-fn get_system_tool(sess: &Session, tool: &str) -> ~str {
-    match sess.targ_cfg.os {
-        abi::OsAndroid => match sess.opts.cg.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 \
-                                    (-C android-cross-path)", tool))
-            }
-        },
-        _ => tool.to_owned(),
-    }
+    ~"@binutilsPath@"
 }
 
 fn remove(sess: &Session, path: &Path) {