diff --git a/Makefile.rules b/Makefile.rules
index 635785628ed..b349b2226c9 100644
--- a/Makefile.rules
+++ b/Makefile.rules
@@ -331,8 +331,6 @@ UPGRADE_MSG =
 UPGRADE_LL  =
 endif
 
-LLVMGCC_MAJVERS := 4
-
 LLVMGCCWITHPATH  := PATH="$(LLVMToolDir):$(PATH)" $(LLVMGCC)
 LLVMGXXWITHPATH  := PATH="$(LLVMToolDir):$(PATH)" $(LLVMGXX)