diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
index 3d78d3d81..e4e656d36 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OBJCOPY := $($(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_TOOLS
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_LD := $($(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)ld$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_READELF := $($(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)readelf$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_STRIP := $($(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)strip$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
-include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/strip.mk
 
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_NO_UNDEFINED_LDFLAGS := -Wl,--no-undefined
 
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm64.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm64.mk
index c04f2ca13..08603b8a0 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm64.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm64.mk
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ TARGET_OBJCOPY := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)objcopy$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 TARGET_LD := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)ld$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 TARGET_READELF := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)readelf$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 TARGET_STRIP := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)strip$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
-include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/strip.mk
 
 TARGET_NO_UNDEFINED_LDFLAGS := -Wl,--no-undefined
 
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk
index 8ba5959d1..68300e1af 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OBJCOPY := $($(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_TOOLS
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_LD := $($(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)ld$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_READELF := $($(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)readelf$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_STRIP := $($(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)strip$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
-include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/strip.mk
 
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_NO_UNDEFINED_LDFLAGS := -Wl,--no-undefined
 
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips64.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips64.mk
index c617ac170..118582b48 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips64.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips64.mk
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ TARGET_OBJCOPY := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)objcopy$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 TARGET_LD := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)ld$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 TARGET_READELF := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)readelf$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 TARGET_STRIP := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)strip$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
-include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/strip.mk
 
 TARGET_NO_UNDEFINED_LDFLAGS := -Wl,--no-undefined
 
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
index c471e21c7..80df1a474 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_OBJCOPY := $($(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_TOOLS
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_LD := $($(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)ld$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_READELF := $($(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)readelf$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_STRIP := $($(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)strip$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
-include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/strip.mk
 
 ifneq ($(wildcard $($(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_CC)),)
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_LIBGCC := \
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk
index fbc0056bd..fb9bacf7c 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ TARGET_OBJCOPY := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)objcopy$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 TARGET_LD := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)ld$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 TARGET_READELF := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)readelf$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 TARGET_STRIP := $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)strip$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
-include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/strip.mk
 
 ifneq ($(wildcard $(TARGET_CC)),)
 TARGET_LIBGCC := \
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index f1bb480e5..7f984a4a8 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -1321,16 +1321,23 @@ endef
 ## Commands for filtering a target executable or library
 ###########################################################
 
+ifneq ($(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT),user)
+  TARGET_STRIP_EXTRA = && $(PRIVATE_OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$< $@
+  TARGET_STRIP_KEEP_SYMBOLS_EXTRA = --add-gnu-debuglink=$<
+endif
+
 define transform-to-stripped
 @mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 @echo "target Strip: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
-$(hide) $($(PRIVATE_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_STRIP_COMMAND)
+$(hide) $(PRIVATE_STRIP) --strip-all $< -o $@ $(TARGET_STRIP_EXTRA)
 endef
 
 define transform-to-stripped-keep-symbols
 @mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 @echo "target Strip (keep symbols): $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
-$(hide) $($(PRIVATE_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_STRIP_KEEP_SYMBOLS_COMMAND)
+$(hide) $(PRIVATE_OBJCOPY) \
+    `$(PRIVATE_READELF) -S $< | awk '/.debug_/ {print "-R " $$2}' | xargs` \
+    $(TARGET_STRIP_KEEP_SYMBOLS_EXTRA) $< $@
 endef
 
 
diff --git a/core/strip.mk b/core/strip.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 906d90ee7..000000000
--- a/core/strip.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2014 The Android Open Source Project
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-#
-
-ifneq ($(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT),user)
-  TARGET_STRIP_EXTRA = && $(PRIVATE_OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$< $@
-  TARGET_STRIP_KEEP_SYMBOLS_EXTRA = --add-gnu-debuglink=$<
-endif
-$(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_STRIP_COMMAND = $(PRIVATE_STRIP) --strip-all $< -o $@ $(TARGET_STRIP_EXTRA)
-$(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_STRIP_KEEP_SYMBOLS_COMMAND = \
-  $(PRIVATE_OBJCOPY) \
-    `$(PRIVATE_READELF) -S $< | awk '/.debug_/ {print "-R " $$2}' | xargs` \
-    $(TARGET_STRIP_KEEP_SYMBOLS_EXTRA) $< $@