diff --git a/base/attr/attr.conf b/base/attr/attr.conf
index dfd1a987f..aa70d53e3 100644
--- a/base/attr/attr.conf
+++ b/base/attr/attr.conf
@@ -31,8 +31,3 @@ var_append flistrfilter '|' ".*:.*/man/.*"
 
 # install missing .la file
 hook_add inmake 9 "cp -av libattr/libattr.la $root$libdir/; sed -i 's,installed=no,installed=yes,' $root$libdir/libattr.la"
-
-if atstage cross; then
-	pkgprefix -t libtool
-	var_append configcache ' ' "ac_cv_path_LIBTOOL=$root$( pkgprefix bindir libtool )/libtool"
-fi
diff --git a/base/attr/libtool_tag.patch b/base/attr/libtool_tag.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ba01e15d..000000000
--- a/base/attr/libtool_tag.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
-# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
-#
-# Filename: package/.../attr/libtool_tag.patch
-# Copyright (C) 2007 The OpenSDE Project
-#
-# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
-#
-# This patch file is dual-licensed. It is available under the license the
-# patched project is licensed under, as long as it is an OpenSource license
-# as defined at http://www.opensource.org/ (e.g. BSD, X11) or under the terms
-# of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
-# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
-# version.
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
-
---- ./include/buildmacros.orig	2007-06-25 05:46:58.000000000 -0400
-+++ ./include/buildmacros	2007-06-25 05:47:18.000000000 -0400
-@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@
- LTOBJECTS = $(OBJECTS:.o=.lo)
- LTVERSION = $(LT_CURRENT):$(LT_REVISION):$(LT_AGE)
- 
--LTLINK = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC)
-+LTLINK = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=link --tag=gcc $(CC)
- LTEXEC = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=execute
- LTINSTALL = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=install $(INSTALL)
--LTCOMPILE = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=compile $(CCF)
-+LTCOMPILE = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=compile --tag=gcc $(CCF)
- 
- ifeq ($(ENABLE_SHARED),yes)
- LTLDFLAGS += -rpath $(PKG_LIB_DIR)