diff --git a/src/librustc_back/target/apple_base.rs b/src/librustc_back/target/apple_base.rs
index ffcb6f971ae2..b97bc6757e3c 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/target/apple_base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/target/apple_base.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ pub fn opts() -> TargetOptions {
     TargetOptions {
         // OSX has -dead_strip, which doesn't rely on ffunction_sections
         function_sections: false,
-        linker: "cc".to_string(),
         dynamic_linking: true,
         executables: true,
         is_like_osx: true,
diff --git a/src/librustc_back/target/bitrig_base.rs b/src/librustc_back/target/bitrig_base.rs
index 8eed36f99155..7baf80066b27 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/target/bitrig_base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/target/bitrig_base.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use std::default::Default;
 
 pub fn opts() -> TargetOptions {
     TargetOptions {
-        linker: "cc".to_string(),
         dynamic_linking: true,
         executables: true,
         linker_is_gnu: true,
diff --git a/src/librustc_back/target/dragonfly_base.rs b/src/librustc_back/target/dragonfly_base.rs
index f05319a0cbeb..e2c4003a8b6e 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/target/dragonfly_base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/target/dragonfly_base.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use std::default::Default;
 
 pub fn opts() -> TargetOptions {
     TargetOptions {
-        linker: "cc".to_string(),
         dynamic_linking: true,
         executables: true,
         linker_is_gnu: true,
diff --git a/src/librustc_back/target/freebsd_base.rs b/src/librustc_back/target/freebsd_base.rs
index f05319a0cbeb..e2c4003a8b6e 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/target/freebsd_base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/target/freebsd_base.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use std::default::Default;
 
 pub fn opts() -> TargetOptions {
     TargetOptions {
-        linker: "cc".to_string(),
         dynamic_linking: true,
         executables: true,
         linker_is_gnu: true,
diff --git a/src/librustc_back/target/netbsd_base.rs b/src/librustc_back/target/netbsd_base.rs
index bf6a2e1ce756..cc03ed56aa4d 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/target/netbsd_base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/target/netbsd_base.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use std::default::Default;
 
 pub fn opts() -> TargetOptions {
     TargetOptions {
-        linker: "cc".to_string(),
         dynamic_linking: true,
         executables: true,
         linker_is_gnu: true,
diff --git a/src/librustc_back/target/openbsd_base.rs b/src/librustc_back/target/openbsd_base.rs
index d3db0e48771d..7afdfcd69113 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/target/openbsd_base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/target/openbsd_base.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use std::default::Default;
 
 pub fn opts() -> TargetOptions {
     TargetOptions {
-        linker: "cc".to_string(),
         dynamic_linking: true,
         executables: true,
         linker_is_gnu: true,
diff --git a/src/librustc_back/target/solaris_base.rs b/src/librustc_back/target/solaris_base.rs
index 4ffa0c69da9b..a7af0462e570 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/target/solaris_base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/target/solaris_base.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use std::default::Default;
 
 pub fn opts() -> TargetOptions {
     TargetOptions {
-        linker: "cc".to_string(),
         dynamic_linking: true,
         executables: true,
         has_rpath: true,