diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/default.nix
index 14c75a39dc55..d517a472d747 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     if !nativeLibc then
       (if stdenv.system == "i686-linux" then "ld-linux.so.2" else
        if stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux" then "ld-linux-x86-64.so.2" else
-       if stdenv.system == "armv5tel-linux" then "ld-linux.so.3" else
        if stdenv.system == "powerpc-linux" then "ld.so.1" else
        abort "don't know the name of the dynamic linker for this platform")
     else "";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl-5.10/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl-5.10/default.nix
index e7b6af563d6f..a8b8dd536a75 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl-5.10/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl-5.10/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 {stdenv, fetchurl}:
 
-let
-  preBuildNoNative = ''
-      # Make Cwd work on NixOS (where we don't have a /bin/pwd).
-      substituteInPlace lib/Cwd.pm --replace "'/bin/pwd'" "'$(type -tP pwd)'"
-    '';
-  preBuildNative = "";
-in
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "perl-5.10.0";
 
@@ -29,10 +22,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   # "installstyle" option to ensure that modules are put under
   # $out/lib/perl5 - this is the general default, but because $out
   # contains the string "perl", Configure would select $out/lib.
-  # Miniperl needs -lm. perl needs -lrt.
   configureFlags = ''
     -de -Dcc=gcc -Uinstallusrbinperl -Dinstallstyle=lib/perl5 -Duseshrplib
-    -Dldflags='-lm -lrt'
     ${if stdenv ? glibc then "-Dusethreads" else ""}
   '';
 
@@ -50,7 +41,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       fi
     '';
 
-  preBuild = if (stdenv.gcc.nativeTools) then preBuildNative else preBuildNoNative;
+  preBuild =
+    ''
+      # Make Cwd work on NixOS (where we don't have a /bin/pwd).
+      substituteInPlace lib/Cwd.pm --replace "'/bin/pwd'" "'$(type -tP pwd)'"
+    '';
 
   setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel-headers/2.6.28.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel-headers/2.6.28.nix
index 37891e6325b8..3136f52db8e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel-headers/2.6.28.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel-headers/2.6.28.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     if stdenv.system == "i686-linux" then "i386" else
     if stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux" then "x86_64" else
     if stdenv.system == "powerpc-linux" then "powerpc" else
-    if stdenv.system == "armv5tel-linux" then "arm" else
     abort "don't know what the kernel include directory is called for this platform";
 
   buildInputs = [perl];
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/default.nix
index 21ed84e93af7..7f44037c7019 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/default.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ rec {
   stdenv =
     if stdenvType == "i686-linux" then stdenvLinux else
     if stdenvType == "x86_64-linux" then stdenvLinux else
-    if stdenvType == "armv5tel-linux" then stdenvNative else
     if stdenvType == "powerpc-linux" then /* stdenvLinux */ stdenvNative else
     if stdenvType == "i686-mingw" then stdenvMinGW else
     if stdenvType == "i686-darwin" then stdenvNix else
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix
index f37e4a8b05d0..1a1f588c16aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ let
         isDarwin = result.system == "i686-darwin" || result.system == "powerpc-darwin";
         isLinux = result.system == "i686-linux"
                || result.system == "x86_64-linux"
-               || result.system == "powerpc-linux"
-               || result.system == "armv5tel-linux";
+               || result.system == "powerpc-linux";
         isi686 = result.system == "i686-linux"
                || result.system == "i686-darwin"
                || result.system == "i686-freebsd";
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
index a5231b215279..b74258120b3c 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ rec {
     if system == "i686-linux" then import ./bootstrap/i686
     else if system == "x86_64-linux" then import ./bootstrap/x86_64
     else if system == "powerpc-linux" then import ./bootstrap/powerpc
-    else if system == "armv5tel-linux" then import ./bootstrap/armv5tel
     else abort "unsupported platform for the pure Linux stdenv";
 
 
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/scripts/unpack-bootstrap-tools.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/scripts/unpack-bootstrap-tools.sh
index f51ce8b0b03f..c1fa8582ed8a 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/scripts/unpack-bootstrap-tools.sh
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/scripts/unpack-bootstrap-tools.sh
@@ -10,17 +10,15 @@ echo Patching the bootstrap tools...
 
 # On x86_64, ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 barfs on patchelf'ed programs.  So
 # use a copy of patchelf.
-LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$out/lib $out/lib/ld-linux*.so.? $out/bin/cp $out/bin/patchelf .
+LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$out/lib $out/lib/ld-linux*.so.2 $out/bin/cp $out/bin/patchelf .
 
-set +e
 for i in $out/bin/* $out/libexec/gcc/*/*/*; do
     echo patching $i
     if ! test -L $i; then
-         LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$out/lib $out/lib/ld-linux*.so.? \
-             ./patchelf --set-interpreter $out/lib/ld-linux*.so.? --set-rpath $out/lib --force-rpath $i
+         LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$out/lib $out/lib/ld-linux*.so.2 \
+             ./patchelf --set-interpreter $out/lib/ld-linux*.so.2 --set-rpath $out/lib --force-rpath $i
     fi
 done
-set -e
 
 # Fix the libc linker script.
 export PATH=$out/bin