diff --git a/depends/builders/darwin.mk b/depends/builders/darwin.mk
index eb64c97f647..a5f07643de7 100644
--- a/depends/builders/darwin.mk
+++ b/depends/builders/darwin.mk
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ darwin_CXX:=$(shell xcrun -f clang++) -stdlib=libc++ -isysroot$(shell xcrun --sh
 darwin_AR:=$(shell xcrun -f ar)
 darwin_RANLIB:=$(shell xcrun -f ranlib)
 darwin_STRIP:=$(shell xcrun -f strip)
-darwin_LIBTOOL:=$(shell xcrun -f libtool)
 darwin_OTOOL:=$(shell xcrun -f otool)
 darwin_NM:=$(shell xcrun -f nm)
 darwin_INSTALL_NAME_TOOL:=$(shell xcrun -f install_name_tool)
diff --git a/depends/funcs.mk b/depends/funcs.mk
index ce87aa579fa..24c911b0f7a 100644
--- a/depends/funcs.mk
+++ b/depends/funcs.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ $(1)_objc=$$($$($(1)_type)_OBJC)
 $(1)_objcxx=$$($$($(1)_type)_OBJCXX)
 $(1)_ar=$$($$($(1)_type)_AR)
 $(1)_ranlib=$$($$($(1)_type)_RANLIB)
-$(1)_libtool=$$($$($(1)_type)_LIBTOOL)
 $(1)_nm=$$($$($(1)_type)_NM)
 $(1)_cflags=$$($$($(1)_type)_CFLAGS) \
             $$($$($(1)_type)_$$(release_type)_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/depends/hosts/darwin.mk b/depends/hosts/darwin.mk
index b94ac7d56fe..29ad7ef2523 100644
--- a/depends/hosts/darwin.mk
+++ b/depends/hosts/darwin.mk
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ llvm_config_prog=$(shell $(SHELL) $(.SHELLFLAGS) "command -v llvm-config")
 llvm_lib_dir=$(shell $(llvm_config_prog) --libdir)
 endif
 
-cctools_TOOLS=AR RANLIB STRIP NM LIBTOOL OTOOL INSTALL_NAME_TOOL DSYMUTIL
+cctools_TOOLS=AR RANLIB STRIP NM OTOOL INSTALL_NAME_TOOL DSYMUTIL
 
 # Make-only lowercase function
 lc = $(subst A,a,$(subst B,b,$(subst C,c,$(subst D,d,$(subst E,e,$(subst F,f,$(subst G,g,$(subst H,h,$(subst I,i,$(subst J,j,$(subst K,k,$(subst L,l,$(subst M,m,$(subst N,n,$(subst O,o,$(subst P,p,$(subst Q,q,$(subst R,r,$(subst S,s,$(subst T,t,$(subst U,u,$(subst V,v,$(subst W,w,$(subst X,x,$(subst Y,y,$(subst Z,z,$1))))))))))))))))))))))))))
diff --git a/depends/hosts/default.mk b/depends/hosts/default.mk
index bad4568bcb1..cf3c90441dd 100644
--- a/depends/hosts/default.mk
+++ b/depends/hosts/default.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ default_host_CXX = $(host_toolchain)g++
 default_host_AR = $(host_toolchain)ar
 default_host_RANLIB = $(host_toolchain)ranlib
 default_host_STRIP = $(host_toolchain)strip
-default_host_LIBTOOL = $(host_toolchain)libtool
 default_host_NM = $(host_toolchain)nm
 default_host_OBJCOPY = $(host_toolchain)objcopy
 
@@ -39,5 +38,5 @@ host_$1 = $$($(host_arch)_$(host_os)_$1)
 host_$(release_type)_$1 = $$($(host_arch)_$(host_os)_$(release_type)_$1)
 endef
 
-$(foreach tool,CC CXX AR RANLIB STRIP LIBTOOL NM OBJCOPY OTOOL INSTALL_NAME_TOOL DSYMUTIL,$(eval $(call add_host_tool_func,$(tool))))
+$(foreach tool,CC CXX AR RANLIB STRIP NM OBJCOPY OTOOL INSTALL_NAME_TOOL DSYMUTIL,$(eval $(call add_host_tool_func,$(tool))))
 $(foreach flags,CFLAGS CXXFLAGS CPPFLAGS LDFLAGS, $(eval $(call add_host_flags_func,$(flags))))
diff --git a/depends/packages.md b/depends/packages.md
index 4158b46d28d..ad91eaffee4 100644
--- a/depends/packages.md
+++ b/depends/packages.md
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ These variables may be set to override or append their default values.
     $(package)_objcxx
     $(package)_ar
     $(package)_ranlib
-    $(package)_libtool
     $(package)_nm
     $(package)_cflags
     $(package)_cxxflags