diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ec14dc0dbcc..0adadbc9794 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -401,9 +401,9 @@ valopt mandir "${CFG_PREFIX}/share/man" "install man pages in PATH"
 valopt libdir "${CFG_PREFIX}/lib" "install libraries" 
 
 #Deprecated opts to keep compatibility
-valopt build-triple "${CFG_BUILD}" "LLVM build triple"
-valopt host-triples "${CFG_HOST}" "LLVM host triples"
-valopt target-triples "${CFG_TARGET}" "LLVM target triples"
+valopt build-triple "" "LLVM build triple"
+valopt host-triples "" "LLVM host triples"
+valopt target-triples "" "LLVM target triples"
 
 # Validate Options
 step_msg "validating $CFG_SELF args"
@@ -602,6 +602,18 @@ fi
 
 # a little post-processing of various config values
 
+# XXX: Support for deprecated syntax, should be dropped.
+if [ ! -z "$CFG_BUILD_TRIPLE" ]; then
+    CFG_BUILD=${CFG_BUILD_TRIPLE}
+fi
+if [ ! -z "$CFG_HOST_TRIPLES" ]; then
+    CFG_HOST=${CFG_HOST_TRIPLES}
+fi
+if [ ! -z "$CFG_TARGET_TRIPLES" ]; then
+    CFG_TARGET=${CFG_TARGET_TRIPLES}
+fi
+
+
 CFG_PREFIX=${CFG_PREFIX%/}
 CFG_MANDIR=${CFG_MANDIR%/}
 CFG_HOST="$(echo $CFG_HOST | tr ',' ' ')"
@@ -616,26 +628,6 @@ do
 done
 CFG_TARGET=$V_TEMP
 
-# copy host-triples to target-triples so that hosts are a subset of targets
-# XXX: remove deprecated variables here
-V_TEMP=""
-for i in $CFG_HOST_TRIPLES $CFG_TARGET_TRIPLES;
-do
-   echo "$V_TEMP" | grep -qF $i || V_TEMP="$V_TEMP${V_TEMP:+ }$i"
-done
-CFG_TARGET_TRIPLES=$V_TEMP
-
-# XXX: Support for deprecated syntax, should be dropped.
-if [ ! -z "$CFG_BUILD_TRIPLE" ]; then
-    CFG_BUILD=${CFG_BUILD_TRIPLE}
-fi
-if [ ! -z "$CFG_HOST_TRIPLES" ]; then
-    CFG_HOST=${CFG_HOST_TRIPLES}
-fi
-if [ ! -z "$CFG_TARGET_TRIPLES" ]; then
-    CFG_TARGET=${CFG_TARGET_TRIPLES}
-fi
-
 # check target-specific tool-chains
 for i in $CFG_TARGET
 do
diff --git a/mk/stage0.mk b/mk/stage0.mk
index 3a678cc04f1..e671e65ea09 100644
--- a/mk/stage0.mk
+++ b/mk/stage0.mk
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ $(HLIB0_H_$(CFG_BUILD))/$(CFG_EXTRALIB_$(CFG_BUILD)): \
 		| $(HLIB0_H_$(CFG_BUILD))/
 	$(Q)touch $@
 
-$(HLIB0_H_$(CFG_BUILD_TRIPLE))/$(CFG_LIBRUSTUV_$(CFG_BUILD)): \
-		$(HBIN0_H_$(CFG_BUILD_TRIPLE))/rustc$(X_$(CFG_BUILD)) \
-		| $(HLIB0_H_$(CFG_BUILD_TRIPLE))/
+$(HLIB0_H_$(CFG_BUILD))/$(CFG_LIBRUSTUV_$(CFG_BUILD)): \
+		$(HBIN0_H_$(CFG_BUILD))/rustc$(X_$(CFG_BUILD)) \
+		| $(HLIB0_H_$(CFG_BUILD))/
 	$(Q)touch $@
 
-$(HLIB0_H_$(CFG_BUILD_TRIPLE))/$(CFG_LIBRUSTC_$(CFG_BUILD)): \
-		$(HBIN0_H_$(CFG_BUILD_TRIPLE))/rustc$(X_$(CFG_BUILD)) \
-		| $(HLIB0_H_$(CFG_BUILD_TRIPLE))/
+$(HLIB0_H_$(CFG_BUILD))/$(CFG_LIBRUSTC_$(CFG_BUILD)): \
+		$(HBIN0_H_$(CFG_BUILD))/rustc$(X_$(CFG_BUILD)) \
+		| $(HLIB0_H_$(CFG_BUILD))/
 	$(Q)touch $@
 
 $(HLIB0_H_$(CFG_BUILD))/$(CFG_RUSTLLVM_$(CFG_BUILD)): \
@@ -124,5 +124,5 @@ endef
 
 # Use stage1 to build other architectures: then you don't have to wait
 # for stage2, but you get the latest updates to the compiler source.
-$(foreach t,$(NON_BUILD_HOSTS),								\
+$(foreach t,$(NON_BUILD_HOST),								\
  $(eval $(call BOOTSTRAP_STAGE0,$(t),1,$(CFG_BUILD))))
diff --git a/mk/tests.mk b/mk/tests.mk
index d228307764f..02242897d35 100644
--- a/mk/tests.mk
+++ b/mk/tests.mk
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ $(info check: android device test dir $(CFG_ADB_TEST_DIR) ready \
                   $(CFG_ADB_TEST_DIR)) \
  $(shell adb push $(TLIB2_T_arm-linux-androideabi_H_$(CFG_BUILD))/$(EXTRALIB_GLOB_arm-linux-androideabi) \
                   $(CFG_ADB_TEST_DIR)) \
- $(shell adb push $(TLIB2_T_arm-linux-androideabi_H_$(CFG_BUILD_TRIPLE))/$(LIBRUSTUV_GLOB_arm-linux-androideabi) \
+ $(shell adb push $(TLIB2_T_arm-linux-androideabi_H_$(CFG_BUILD))/$(LIBRUSTUV_GLOB_arm-linux-androideabi) \
                   $(CFG_ADB_TEST_DIR)) \
  )
 else
@@ -471,8 +471,8 @@ define DEF_RUSTPKG_STACK_FIX
 $$(call TEST_OK_FILE,$(1),$(2),$(3),rustpkg): export RUST_MIN_STACK=8000000
 endef
 
-$(foreach host,$(CFG_HOST_TRIPLES), \
- $(foreach target,$(CFG_TARGET_TRIPLES), \
+$(foreach host,$(CFG_HOST), \
+ $(foreach target,$(CFG_TARGET), \
   $(foreach stage,$(STAGES), \
    $(eval $(call DEF_RUSTPKG_STACK_FIX,$(stage),$(target),$(host))))))