diff --git a/util/xcompile/xcompile b/util/xcompile/xcompile
index f5d43d0e88..49263941df 100644
--- a/util/xcompile/xcompile
+++ b/util/xcompile/xcompile
@@ -84,10 +84,6 @@ testcc "$CC" "$CFLAGS-Wl,--build-id=none " && CFLAGS="$CFLAGS-Wl,--build-id=none
 # now:
 testcc "$CC" "$CFLAGS-Wno-unused-but-set-variable " && \
 	       CFLAGS="$CFLAGS-Wno-unused-but-set-variable "
-# Use bfd linker instead of gold if available:
-testcc "$CC" "$CFLAGS-fuse-ld=bfd " && CFLAGS="$CFLAGS-fuse-ld=bfd " && LINKER_SUFFIX='.bfd'
-# Prevent SSE instructions sneaking in:
-testcc "$CC" "$CFLAGS-mno-sse " && CFLAGS="$CFLAGS-mno-sse "
 
 if which gcc 2>/dev/null >/dev/null; then
 	HOSTCC=gcc