diff --git a/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk b/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
index 7fa48ff..8389bb8 100644
--- a/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
@@ -56,12 +56,6 @@
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
     -include $(call select-android-config-h,darwin-x86)
 
-ifneq ($(filter 10.7 10.7.% 10.8 10.8.%, $(build_mac_version)),)
-       $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)HOST_RUN_RANLIB_AFTER_COPYING := false
-else
-       $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)HOST_RUN_RANLIB_AFTER_COPYING := true
-       PRE_LION_DYNAMIC_LINKER_OPTIONS := -Wl,-dynamic
-endif
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)HOST_GLOBAL_ARFLAGS := cqs
 
 ############################################################
@@ -91,7 +85,7 @@
 $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
         -Wl,-rpath,@loader_path/../$(notdir $($(PRIVATE_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)HOST_OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
         -o $@ \
-        $(PRE_LION_DYNAMIC_LINKER_OPTIONS) -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names \
+        -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names \
         $($(PRIVATE_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)HOST_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
         $(if $(PRIVATE_NO_DEFAULT_COMPILER_FLAGS),, \
            $(PRIVATE_HOST_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
diff --git a/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86_64.mk b/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86_64.mk
index c06933d..0efa78f 100644
--- a/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86_64.mk
+++ b/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86_64.mk
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@
 HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
     -include $(call select-android-config-h,darwin-x86)
 
-ifneq ($(filter 10.7 10.7.% 10.8 10.8.%, $(build_mac_version)),)
-       HOST_RUN_RANLIB_AFTER_COPYING := false
-else
-       HOST_RUN_RANLIB_AFTER_COPYING := true
-endif
 HOST_GLOBAL_ARFLAGS := cqs
 
 # We Reuse the following functions with the same name from HOST_darwin-x86.mk:
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index e56e0db..4f0daae 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -2091,32 +2091,6 @@
   $(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $(3)/$(s)); cp -Rf $(t) $(3)/$(s)$(newline))
 endef
 
-###########################################################
-## On some platforms (MacOS), after copying a static
-## library, ranlib must be run to update an internal
-## timestamp!?!?!
-###########################################################
-
-ifeq ($(HOST_RUN_RANLIB_AFTER_COPYING),true)
-define transform-host-ranlib-copy-hack
-    $(hide) ranlib $@ || true
-endef
-else
-define transform-host-ranlib-copy-hack
-@true
-endef
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(TARGET_RUN_RANLIB_AFTER_COPYING),true)
-define transform-ranlib-copy-hack
-    $(hide) ranlib $@
-endef
-else
-define transform-ranlib-copy-hack
-@true
-endef
-endif
-
 
 ###########################################################
 ## Commands to call Proguard
diff --git a/core/prebuilt_internal.mk b/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
index 47e21ef..d544619 100644
--- a/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
+++ b/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
@@ -256,13 +256,6 @@
 else
 $(built_module) : $(my_prebuilt_src_file) | $(ACP)
 	$(transform-prebuilt-to-target)
-ifneq ($(prebuilt_module_is_a_library),)
-  ifneq ($(LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE),)
-	$(transform-host-ranlib-copy-hack)
-  else
-	$(transform-ranlib-copy-hack)
-  endif
-endif
 endif
 endif # LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS != APPS