diff --git a/Makefile.inc b/Makefile.inc
index dc5272efb5..82adc1d0f9 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc
+++ b/Makefile.inc
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_ADA_CODE),y)
 ADAFLAGS_common += -gnata
 endif
 
-additional-dirs := $(objutil)/cbfstool $(objutil)/romcc $(objutil)/ifdtool \
+additional-dirs := $(objutil)/cbfstool $(objutil)/ifdtool \
 		   $(objutil)/options $(objutil)/amdfwtool \
 		   $(objutil)/cbootimage
 
@@ -552,16 +552,6 @@ ifeq ($(_WINCHECK),Cygwin)
 	STACK=-Wl,--stack,16384000
 endif
 
-# this allows ccache to prepend itself
-# (ccache handling happens first)
-ROMCC_BIN= $(objutil)/romcc/romcc
-ROMCC?=$(ROMCC_BIN)
-$(ROMCC_BIN): $(top)/util/romcc/romcc.c
-	@printf "    HOSTCC     $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@)) (this may take a while)\n"
-	@# Note: Adding -O2 here might cause problems. For details see:
-	@# https://www.coreboot.org/pipermail/coreboot/2010-February/055825.html
-	$(HOSTCC) -g $(STACK) -Wall -o $@ $<
-
 BINCFG:=$(objutil)/bincfg/bincfg
 
 IFDTOOL:=$(objutil)/ifdtool/ifdtool
@@ -651,7 +641,7 @@ install-git-commit-clangfmt:
 include util/crossgcc/Makefile.inc
 
 .PHONY: tools
-tools: $(objutil)/kconfig/conf $(objutil)/kconfig/toada $(CBFSTOOL) $(objutil)/cbfstool/cbfs-compression-tool $(FMAPTOOL) $(RMODTOOL) $(IFWITOOL) $(objutil)/nvramtool/nvramtool $(ROMCC_BIN) $(objutil)/sconfig/sconfig $(IFDTOOL) $(CBOOTIMAGE) $(AMDFWTOOL) $(AMDCOMPRESS) $(FUTILITY) $(BINCFG) $(IFITTOOL)
+tools: $(objutil)/kconfig/conf $(objutil)/kconfig/toada $(CBFSTOOL) $(objutil)/cbfstool/cbfs-compression-tool $(FMAPTOOL) $(RMODTOOL) $(IFWITOOL) $(objutil)/nvramtool/nvramtool $(objutil)/sconfig/sconfig $(IFDTOOL) $(CBOOTIMAGE) $(AMDFWTOOL) $(AMDCOMPRESS) $(FUTILITY) $(BINCFG) $(IFITTOOL)
 
 ###########################################################################
 # Common recipes for all stages
diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/Makefile b/payloads/libpayload/Makefile
index e5f49a6701..03fb153d5c 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/Makefile
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/Makefile
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ CCACHE:=CCACHE_COMPILERCHECK=content CCACHE_BASEDIR=$(top) $(CCACHE)
 CC := $(CCACHE) $(CC)
 HOSTCC := $(CCACHE) $(HOSTCC)
 HOSTCXX := $(CCACHE) $(HOSTCXX)
-ROMCC := $(CCACHE) $(ROMCC)
 endif
 
 strip_quotes = $(subst ",,$(subst \",,$(1)))
diff --git a/toolchain.inc b/toolchain.inc
index c3aa3e50fa..865227b3a7 100644
--- a/toolchain.inc
+++ b/toolchain.inc
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ $(foreach arch,$(ARCH_SUPPORTED), \
 
 HOSTCC:=$(CCACHE) $(HOSTCC)
 HOSTCXX:=$(CCACHE) $(HOSTCXX)
-ROMCC=$(CCACHE) $(ROMCC_BIN)
 endif
 
 # scan-build integration
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ $(foreach arch,$(ARCH_SUPPORTED), \
 
 HOSTCC:=CCC_CC="$(HOSTCC)" $(CC)
 HOSTCXX:=CCC_CXX="$(HOSTCXX)" $(CXX)
-ROMCC=CCC_CC="$(ROMCC_BIN)" $(CC)
 endif
 
 COREBOOT_STANDARD_STAGES := decompressor bootblock verstage romstage ramstage