diff --git a/tools/lto/LTOCodeGenerator.cpp b/tools/lto/LTOCodeGenerator.cpp
index c78c2a4..d440b04 100644
--- a/tools/lto/LTOCodeGenerator.cpp
+++ b/tools/lto/LTOCodeGenerator.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
       _linker("LinkTimeOptimizer", "ld-temp.o", _context), _target(NULL),
       _emitDwarfDebugInfo(false), _scopeRestrictionsDone(false),
       _codeModel(LTO_CODEGEN_PIC_MODEL_DYNAMIC),
-      _nativeObjectFile(NULL), _gccPath(NULL), _assemblerPath(NULL)
+      _nativeObjectFile(NULL), _assemblerPath(NULL)
 {
     InitializeAllTargets();
     InitializeAllAsmPrinters();
@@ -126,13 +126,6 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-void LTOCodeGenerator::setGccPath(const char* path)
-{
-    if ( _gccPath )
-        delete _gccPath;
-    _gccPath = new sys::Path(path);
-}
-
 void LTOCodeGenerator::setAssemblerPath(const char* path)
 {
     if ( _assemblerPath )
@@ -240,9 +233,6 @@
     if ( _assemblerPath ) {
         tool = *_assemblerPath;
         needsCompilerOptions = false;
-    }
-    else if ( _gccPath ) {
-        tool = *_gccPath;
     } else {
         // find compiler driver
         tool = sys::Program::FindProgramByName("gcc");
diff --git a/tools/lto/LTOCodeGenerator.h b/tools/lto/LTOCodeGenerator.h
index ef76364..0ebec2c 100644
--- a/tools/lto/LTOCodeGenerator.h
+++ b/tools/lto/LTOCodeGenerator.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
     bool                addModule(class LTOModule*, std::string& errMsg);
     bool                setDebugInfo(lto_debug_model, std::string& errMsg);
     bool                setCodePICModel(lto_codegen_model, std::string& errMsg);
-    void                setGccPath(const char* path);
     void                setAssemblerPath(const char* path);
     void                addMustPreserveSymbol(const char* sym);
     bool                writeMergedModules(const char* path, 
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@
     StringSet                   _mustPreserveSymbols;
     llvm::MemoryBuffer*         _nativeObjectFile;
     std::vector<const char*>    _codegenOptions;
-    llvm::sys::Path*            _gccPath;
     llvm::sys::Path*            _assemblerPath;
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/lto/lto.cpp b/tools/lto/lto.cpp
index 936aeae..cc841bd 100644
--- a/tools/lto/lto.cpp
+++ b/tools/lto/lto.cpp
@@ -203,14 +203,6 @@
 }
 
 //
-// sets the path to gcc
-//
-void lto_codegen_set_gcc_path(lto_code_gen_t cg, const char* path)
-{
-  cg->setGccPath(path);
-}
-
-//
 // sets the path to the assembler tool
 //
 void lto_codegen_set_assembler_path(lto_code_gen_t cg, const char* path)