diff --git a/cctools/as/driver.c b/cctools/as/driver.c
index b06d085..c03397a 100644
--- a/cctools/as/driver.c
+++ b/cctools/as/driver.c
@@ -363,12 +363,6 @@ char **envp)
 	    /* Add -c or clang will run ld(1). */
 	    new_argv[j] = "-c";
 	    j++;
-	    /* cctools-port start */
-	    new_argv[j] = "-target";
-	    j++;
-	    new_argv[j] = "unknown-apple-darwin";
-	    j++;
-	    /* cctools-port end */
 	    new_argv[j] = NULL;
 	    if(execute(new_argv, verbose))
 		exit(0);