diff --git a/tools/gold/gold-plugin.cpp b/tools/gold/gold-plugin.cpp
index a9e01781a1b..7ce17600255 100644
--- a/tools/gold/gold-plugin.cpp
+++ b/tools/gold/gold-plugin.cpp
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ namespace options {
   static generate_bc generate_bc_file = BC_NO;
   static std::string bc_path;
   static std::string obj_path;
-  static std::string as_path;
-  static std::vector<std::string> as_args;
   static std::vector<std::string> pass_through;
   static std::string extra_library_path;
   static std::string triple;
@@ -96,16 +94,6 @@ namespace options {
       generate_api_file = true;
     } else if (opt.startswith("mcpu=")) {
       mcpu = opt.substr(strlen("mcpu="));
-    } else if (opt.startswith("as=")) {
-      if (!as_path.empty()) {
-        (*message)(LDPL_WARNING, "Path to as specified twice. "
-                   "Discarding %s", opt_);
-      } else {
-        as_path = opt.substr(strlen("as="));
-      }
-    } else if (opt.startswith("as-arg=")) {
-      llvm::StringRef item = opt.substr(strlen("as-arg="));
-      as_args.push_back(item.str());
     } else if (opt.startswith("extra-library-path=")) {
       extra_library_path = opt.substr(strlen("extra_library_path="));
     } else if (opt.startswith("pass-through=")) {
@@ -432,18 +420,6 @@ static ld_plugin_status all_symbols_read_hook(void) {
 
   lto_codegen_set_pic_model(code_gen, output_type);
   lto_codegen_set_debug_model(code_gen, LTO_DEBUG_MODEL_DWARF);
-  if (!options::as_path.empty()) {
-    sys::Path p = sys::Program::FindProgramByName(options::as_path);
-    lto_codegen_set_assembler_path(code_gen, p.c_str());
-  }
-  if (!options::as_args.empty()) {
-    std::vector<const char *> as_args_p;
-    for (std::vector<std::string>::iterator I = options::as_args.begin(),
-           E = options::as_args.end(); I != E; ++I) {
-      as_args_p.push_back(I->c_str());
-    }
-    lto_codegen_set_assembler_args(code_gen, &as_args_p[0], as_args_p.size());
-  }
   if (!options::mcpu.empty())
     lto_codegen_set_cpu(code_gen, options::mcpu.c_str());