diff --git a/src/librustc/back/rpath.rs b/src/librustc/back/rpath.rs
index 5e5e0067afa41..85fc0575170bc 100644
--- a/src/librustc/back/rpath.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/back/rpath.rs
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@ fn get_rpaths(os: session::os,
     // crates they depend on.
     let rel_rpaths = get_rpaths_relative_to_output(os, output, libs);
 
-    // Make backup absolute paths to the libraries. Binaries can
-    // be moved as long as the crates they link against don't move.
-    let abs_rpaths = get_absolute_rpaths(libs);
-
     // And a final backup rpath to the global library location.
     let fallback_rpaths = ~[get_install_prefix_rpath(target_triple)];
 
@@ -92,11 +88,9 @@ fn get_rpaths(os: session::os,
     }
 
     log_rpaths("relative", rel_rpaths);
-    log_rpaths("absolute", abs_rpaths);
     log_rpaths("fallback", fallback_rpaths);
 
     let mut rpaths = rel_rpaths;
-    rpaths.push_all(abs_rpaths);
     rpaths.push_all(fallback_rpaths);
 
     // Remove duplicates
@@ -166,14 +160,6 @@ pub fn get_relative_to(abs1: &Path, abs2: &Path) -> Path {
     }
 }
 
-fn get_absolute_rpaths(libs: &[Path]) -> ~[Path] {
-    vec::map(libs, |a| get_absolute_rpath(a) )
-}
-
-pub fn get_absolute_rpath(lib: &Path) -> Path {
-    os::make_absolute(lib).dir_path()
-}
-
 #[cfg(stage0)]
 pub fn get_install_prefix_rpath(target_triple: &str) -> Path {
     let install_prefix = env!("CFG_PREFIX");
@@ -220,7 +206,7 @@ mod test {
     // these redundant #[cfg(test)] blocks can be removed
     #[cfg(test)]
     #[cfg(test)]
-    use back::rpath::{get_absolute_rpath, get_install_prefix_rpath};
+    use back::rpath::{get_install_prefix_rpath};
     use back::rpath::{get_relative_to, get_rpath_relative_to_output};
     use back::rpath::{minimize_rpaths, rpaths_to_flags};
     use driver::session;
@@ -364,14 +350,4 @@ mod test {
                                                &Path("lib/libstd.so"));
         assert_eq!(res.to_str(), ~"@executable_path/../lib");
     }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_get_absolute_rpath() {
-        let res = get_absolute_rpath(&Path("lib/libstd.so"));
-        debug!("test_get_absolute_rpath: %s vs. %s",
-               res.to_str(),
-               os::make_absolute(&Path("lib")).to_str());
-
-        assert_eq!(res, os::make_absolute(&Path("lib")));
-    }
 }