diff --git a/src/tools/run-make-support/src/artifact_names.rs b/src/tools/run-make-support/src/artifact_names.rs
index 0d7b5cb98388..8968f831542e 100644
--- a/src/tools/run-make-support/src/artifact_names.rs
+++ b/src/tools/run-make-support/src/artifact_names.rs
@@ -8,23 +8,6 @@ use crate::targets::is_msvc;
 /// Construct the static library name based on the target.
 #[must_use]
 pub fn static_lib_name(name: &str) -> String {
-    // See tools.mk (irrelevant lines omitted):
-    //
-    // ```makefile
-    // ifeq ($(UNAME),Darwin)
-    //     STATICLIB = $(TMPDIR)/lib$(1).a
-    // else
-    //     ifdef IS_WINDOWS
-    //         ifdef IS_MSVC
-    //             STATICLIB = $(TMPDIR)/$(1).lib
-    //         else
-    //             STATICLIB = $(TMPDIR)/lib$(1).a
-    //         endif
-    //     else
-    //         STATICLIB = $(TMPDIR)/lib$(1).a
-    //     endif
-    // endif
-    // ```
     assert!(!name.contains(char::is_whitespace), "static library name cannot contain whitespace");
 
     if is_msvc() { format!("{name}.lib") } else { format!("lib{name}.a") }
diff --git a/src/tools/run-make-support/src/external_deps/c_cxx_compiler/cc.rs b/src/tools/run-make-support/src/external_deps/c_cxx_compiler/cc.rs
index becb91ae989c..0e6d6ea6075d 100644
--- a/src/tools/run-make-support/src/external_deps/c_cxx_compiler/cc.rs
+++ b/src/tools/run-make-support/src/external_deps/c_cxx_compiler/cc.rs
@@ -80,17 +80,6 @@ impl Cc {
 
     /// Specify `-o` or `-Fe`/`-Fo` depending on platform/compiler.
     pub fn out_exe(&mut self, name: &str) -> &mut Self {
-        // Ref: tools.mk (irrelevant lines omitted):
-        //
-        // ```makefile
-        // ifdef IS_MSVC
-        //     OUT_EXE=-Fe:`cygpath -w $(TMPDIR)/$(call BIN,$(1))` \
-        //         -Fo:`cygpath -w $(TMPDIR)/$(1).obj`
-        // else
-        //     OUT_EXE=-o $(TMPDIR)/$(1)
-        // endif
-        // ```
-
         let mut path = std::path::PathBuf::from(name);
 
         if is_msvc() {
diff --git a/src/tools/run-make-support/src/external_deps/c_cxx_compiler/extras.rs b/src/tools/run-make-support/src/external_deps/c_cxx_compiler/extras.rs
index 49210d75e063..ca6ab3275c4d 100644
--- a/src/tools/run-make-support/src/external_deps/c_cxx_compiler/extras.rs
+++ b/src/tools/run-make-support/src/external_deps/c_cxx_compiler/extras.rs
@@ -2,36 +2,6 @@ use crate::{is_msvc, is_windows, uname};
 
 /// `EXTRACFLAGS`
 pub fn extra_c_flags() -> Vec<&'static str> {
-    // Adapted from tools.mk (trimmed):
-    //
-    // ```makefile
-    // ifdef IS_WINDOWS
-    //     ifdef IS_MSVC
-    //         EXTRACFLAGS := ws2_32.lib userenv.lib advapi32.lib bcrypt.lib ntdll.lib synchronization.lib
-    //     else
-    //         EXTRACFLAGS := -lws2_32 -luserenv -lbcrypt -lntdll -lsynchronization
-    //     endif
-    // else
-    //     ifeq ($(UNAME),Darwin)
-    //         EXTRACFLAGS := -lresolv
-    //     else
-    //         ifeq ($(UNAME),FreeBSD)
-    //             EXTRACFLAGS := -lm -lpthread -lgcc_s
-    //         else
-    //             ifeq ($(UNAME),SunOS)
-    //                 EXTRACFLAGS := -lm -lpthread -lposix4 -lsocket -lresolv
-    //             else
-    //                 ifeq ($(UNAME),OpenBSD)
-    //                     EXTRACFLAGS := -lm -lpthread -lc++abi
-    //                 else
-    //                     EXTRACFLAGS := -lm -lrt -ldl -lpthread
-    //                 endif
-    //             endif
-    //         endif
-    //     endif
-    // endif
-    // ```
-
     if is_windows() {
         if is_msvc() {
             vec![
@@ -60,31 +30,6 @@ pub fn extra_c_flags() -> Vec<&'static str> {
 
 /// `EXTRACXXFLAGS`
 pub fn extra_cxx_flags() -> Vec<&'static str> {
-    // Adapted from tools.mk (trimmed):
-    //
-    // ```makefile
-    // ifdef IS_WINDOWS
-    //     ifdef IS_MSVC
-    //     else
-    //         EXTRACXXFLAGS := -lstdc++
-    //     endif
-    // else
-    //     ifeq ($(UNAME),Darwin)
-    //         EXTRACXXFLAGS := -lc++
-    //     else
-    //         ifeq ($(UNAME),FreeBSD)
-    //         else
-    //             ifeq ($(UNAME),SunOS)
-    //             else
-    //                 ifeq ($(UNAME),OpenBSD)
-    //                 else
-    //                     EXTRACXXFLAGS := -lstdc++
-    //                 endif
-    //             endif
-    //         endif
-    //     endif
-    // endif
-    // ```
     if is_windows() {
         if is_msvc() { vec![] } else { vec!["-lstdc++"] }
     } else {
diff --git a/src/tools/run-make-support/src/external_deps/rustc.rs b/src/tools/run-make-support/src/external_deps/rustc.rs
index 710ba025830a..07db42027f0a 100644
--- a/src/tools/run-make-support/src/external_deps/rustc.rs
+++ b/src/tools/run-make-support/src/external_deps/rustc.rs
@@ -365,31 +365,6 @@ impl Rustc {
 
     /// `EXTRARSCXXFLAGS`
     pub fn extra_rs_cxx_flags(&mut self) -> &mut Self {
-        // Adapted from tools.mk (trimmed):
-        //
-        // ```makefile
-        // ifdef IS_WINDOWS
-        //     ifdef IS_MSVC
-        //     else
-        //         EXTRARSCXXFLAGS := -lstatic:-bundle=stdc++
-        //     endif
-        // else
-        //     ifeq ($(UNAME),Darwin)
-        //         EXTRARSCXXFLAGS := -lc++
-        //     else
-        //         ifeq ($(UNAME),FreeBSD)
-        //         else
-        //             ifeq ($(UNAME),SunOS)
-        //             else
-        //                 ifeq ($(UNAME),OpenBSD)
-        //                 else
-        //                     EXTRARSCXXFLAGS := -lstdc++
-        //                 endif
-        //             endif
-        //         endif
-        //     endif
-        // endif
-        // ```
         if is_windows() {
             // So this is a bit hacky: we can't use the DLL version of libstdc++ because
             // it pulls in the DLL version of libgcc, which means that we end up with 2