diff --git a/asmrun/Makefile b/asmrun/Makefile
index f275e2a0a..6b4cf120b 100644
--- a/asmrun/Makefile
+++ b/asmrun/Makefile
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq "$(TOOLCHAIN)" "msvc"
 DFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) -DDEBUG
-PFLAGS=$(CFLAGS) -DPROFILING $(NATIVECCPROFOPTS)
+PFLAGS=$(CFLAGS) -DPROFILING
 ASMOBJS=$(ARCH)nt.$(O)
 ASMFLAGS=
 ifeq ($(WITH_SPACETIME),true)
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ ASMFLAGS=/DWITH_SPACETIME
 endif
 else
 DFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) -g -DDEBUG
-PFLAGS=$(CFLAGS) -pg -DPROFILING $(NATIVECCPROFOPTS)
+PFLAGS=$(CFLAGS) -pg -DPROFILING
 ASMOBJS=$(ARCH).$(O)
 endif
 
diff --git a/config/Makefile.mingw b/config/Makefile.mingw
index 1ac1d8acd..7889cd66b 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.mingw
+++ b/config/Makefile.mingw
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ RPATH=
 SUPPORTS_SHARED_LIBRARIES=true
 SHAREDCCCOMPOPTS=
 MKSHAREDLIBRPATH=
-NATIVECCPROFOPTS=
 ASM=$(TOOLPREF)as
 ASPP=$(TOOLPREF)gcc -c
 ASPPPROFFLAGS=
diff --git a/config/Makefile.mingw64 b/config/Makefile.mingw64
index f6076c3c9..0aa5bb30c 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.mingw64
+++ b/config/Makefile.mingw64
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ RPATH=
 SUPPORTS_SHARED_LIBRARIES=true
 SHAREDCCCOMPOPTS=
 MKSHAREDLIBRPATH=
-NATIVECCPROFOPTS=
 ASM=$(TOOLPREF)as
 ASPP=$(TOOLPREF)gcc -c
 ASPPPROFFLAGS=
diff --git a/config/Makefile.msvc b/config/Makefile.msvc
index 64d5a7c54..8decdf1c9 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.msvc
+++ b/config/Makefile.msvc
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ X11_LINK=
 RPATH=
 SUPPORTS_SHARED_LIBRARIES=true
 SHAREDCCCOMPOPTS=
-NATIVECCPROFOPTS=
 ASM=ml -nologo -coff -Cp -c -Fo
 ASPP=
 ASPPPROFFLAGS=
diff --git a/config/Makefile.msvc64 b/config/Makefile.msvc64
index c16f5598e..5dbd71b6c 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.msvc64
+++ b/config/Makefile.msvc64
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ X11_LINK=
 RPATH=
 SUPPORTS_SHARED_LIBRARIES=true
 SHAREDCCCOMPOPTS=
-NATIVECCPROFOPTS=
 ASM=ml64 -nologo -Cp -c -Fo
 ASPP=
 ASPPPROFFLAGS=
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d607a2b07..a04dd53fc 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1034,8 +1034,6 @@ case "$native_compiler" in
       arch=none; model=default; system=unknown; natdynlink=false;;
 esac
 
-nativeccprofopts=''
-
 case "$arch,$cc,$system,$model" in
   *,*,rhapsody,*)      if $arch64; then partialld="ld -r -arch ppc64"; fi;;
   amd64,gcc*,macosx,*) partialld="ld -r -arch x86_64";;
@@ -2112,7 +2110,6 @@ config MODEL "$model"
 config SYSTEM "$system"
 config OCAMLOPT_CFLAGS "$common_cflags"
 config OCAMLOPT_CPPFLAGS "$common_cppflags"
-config NATIVECCPROFOPTS "$nativeccprofopts"
 config NATIVECCLIBS "$cclibs $dllib"
 config ASM "$as"
 config ASPP "$aspp"