diff --git a/cpp/Makefile b/cpp/Makefile
index 5146006360..6615e0f352 100644
--- a/cpp/Makefile
+++ b/cpp/Makefile
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 CROSS_COMPILE =
 
 CXX = $(CROSS_COMPILE)g++
-AR = $(CROSS_COMPILE)ar
-RANLIB = $(CROSS_COMPILE)ranlib
 
 ##   DEBUG=1  : A Debug build includes the debugger symbols
 ##              and disables compiler optimization. Typically,