diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 5368f8e6f..017bd2442 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -187,11 +187,7 @@ ifndef ECHO
 	OBJDUMP:=@$(OBJDUMP)
 	STRIP:=@$(STRIP)
 	WINDRES:=@$(WINDRES)
-	CP:=@$(CP)
 	MKDIR:=@$(MKDIR)
-	MKISOFS:=@$(MKISOFS)
-	DD:=@$(DD)
-	NDSTOOL:=@$(NDSTOOL)
 	GZIP:=@$(GZIP)
 	MSGFMT:=@$(MSGFMT)
 	UPX:=@$(UPX)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.cfg b/src/Makefile.cfg
index c0dbd5022..a82cc3e57 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.cfg
+++ b/src/Makefile.cfg
@@ -240,10 +240,7 @@ else
 NASM?=nasm
 endif
 REMOVE?=rm -f
-CP?=cp
 MKDIR?=mkdir -p
-MKISOFS?=mkisofs
-DD?=dd
 GZIP?=gzip
 GZIP_OPTS?=-9 -f -n
 GZIP_OPT2=$(GZIP_OPTS) --rsyncable