diff --git a/Makefile.def b/Makefile.def
index 6b143ab10c6..4896c5c692c 100644
--- a/Makefile.def
+++ b/Makefile.def
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@ flags_to_pass = { flag= GNATBIND ; };
 flags_to_pass = { flag= GNATMAKE ; };
 flags_to_pass = { flag= GDC ; };
 flags_to_pass = { flag= GDCFLAGS ; };
-flags_to_pass = { flag= GUILE ; };
 
 // Target tools
 flags_to_pass = { flag= AR_FOR_TARGET ; };
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 589588dc23b..f12c251f9c8 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for directory with subdirs to build.
 #   Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998,
-#   1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2023
+#   1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
 #   Free Software Foundation
 #
 # This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -143,8 +143,7 @@ BASE_EXPORTS = \
 	M4="$(M4)"; export M4; \
 	SED="$(SED)"; export SED; \
 	AWK="$(AWK)"; export AWK; \
-	MAKEINFO="$(MAKEINFO)"; export MAKEINFO; \
-	GUILE="$(GUILE)"; export GUILE;
+	MAKEINFO="$(MAKEINFO)"; export MAKEINFO;
 
 # This is the list of variables to export in the environment when
 # configuring subdirectories for the build system.
@@ -452,8 +451,6 @@ GM2FLAGS = $(CFLAGS)
 
 PKG_CONFIG_PATH = @PKG_CONFIG_PATH@
 
-GUILE = guile
-
 # Pass additional PGO and LTO compiler options to the PGO build.
 BUILD_CFLAGS = $(PGO_BUILD_CFLAGS) $(PGO_BUILD_LTO_CFLAGS)
 override CFLAGS += $(BUILD_CFLAGS)
@@ -886,7 +883,6 @@ BASE_FLAGS_TO_PASS = \
 	"GNATMAKE=$(GNATMAKE)" \
 	"GDC=$(GDC)" \
 	"GDCFLAGS=$(GDCFLAGS)" \
-	"GUILE=$(GUILE)" \
 	"AR_FOR_TARGET=$(AR_FOR_TARGET)" \
 	"AS_FOR_TARGET=$(AS_FOR_TARGET)" \
 	"CC_FOR_TARGET=$(CC_FOR_TARGET)" \
diff --git a/Makefile.tpl b/Makefile.tpl
index adbcbdd1d57..6e22adecd2f 100644
--- a/Makefile.tpl
+++ b/Makefile.tpl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ in
 #
 # Makefile for directory with subdirs to build.
 #   Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998,
-#   1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2023
+#   1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
 #   Free Software Foundation
 #
 # This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -146,8 +146,7 @@ BASE_EXPORTS = \
 	M4="$(M4)"; export M4; \
 	SED="$(SED)"; export SED; \
 	AWK="$(AWK)"; export AWK; \
-	MAKEINFO="$(MAKEINFO)"; export MAKEINFO; \
-	GUILE="$(GUILE)"; export GUILE;
+	MAKEINFO="$(MAKEINFO)"; export MAKEINFO;
 
 # This is the list of variables to export in the environment when
 # configuring subdirectories for the build system.
@@ -455,8 +454,6 @@ GM2FLAGS = $(CFLAGS)
 
 PKG_CONFIG_PATH = @PKG_CONFIG_PATH@
 
-GUILE = guile
-
 # Pass additional PGO and LTO compiler options to the PGO build.
 BUILD_CFLAGS = $(PGO_BUILD_CFLAGS) $(PGO_BUILD_LTO_CFLAGS)
 override CFLAGS += $(BUILD_CFLAGS)