diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index efdfda1143..e0fd5be41f 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -2,15 +2,9 @@ extern crate cc;
 
 use std::{env, fs};
 
-fn get_target() -> String {
-    env::var("TARGET").unwrap_or(
-        option_env!("TARGET").map_or("x86_64-unknown-redox".to_string(), |x| x.to_string()),
-    )
-}
-
 fn main() {
     let _crate_dir = env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").expect("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR not set");
-    let target = get_target();
+    let target = env::var("TARGET").unwrap();
 
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=src/c");