diff --git a/contrib/depends/Makefile b/contrib/depends/Makefile
index 479b2e1c9..4b60ee054 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/depends/Makefile
@@ -121,17 +121,7 @@ $(host_arch)_$(host_os)_native_toolchain?=$($(host_os)_native_toolchain)
 
 include funcs.mk
 
-CONF_PKGS := cmake-conf mxe-conf
-
-build-only-$(1)_$(3): CMAKE_RUNRESULT_FILE = $(PREFIX)/share/cmake/modules/TryRunResults.cmake
-build-only-$(1)_$(3): CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE = $(PREFIX)/$(3)/share/cmake/mxe-conf.cmake
-build-only-$(1)_$(3): CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_DIR  = $(PREFIX)/$(3)/share/cmake/mxe-conf.d
-build-only-$(1)_$(3): CMAKE_STATIC_BOOL = $(if $(findstring shared,$(3)),OFF,ON)
-build-only-$(1)_$(3): CMAKE_SHARED_BOOL = $(if $(findstring shared,$(3)),ON,OFF)
-
-
 toolchain_path=$($($(host_arch)_$(host_os)_native_toolchain)_prefixbin)
-final_build_id_long+=$(shell $(build_SHA256SUM) config.site.in)
 final_build_id_long+=$(shell $(build_SHA256SUM) toolchain.cmake.in)
 final_build_id+=$(shell echo -n "$(final_build_id_long)" | $(build_SHA256SUM) | cut -c-$(HASH_LENGTH))
 $(host_prefix)/.stamp_$(final_build_id): $(native_packages) $(packages)
@@ -142,26 +132,6 @@ $(host_prefix)/.stamp_$(final_build_id): $(native_packages) $(packages)
 	$(AT)cd $(@D); $(foreach package,$^, tar xf $($(package)_cached); )
 	$(AT)touch $@
 
-$(host_prefix)/share/config.site : config.site.in $(host_prefix)/.stamp_$(final_build_id)
-	$(AT)@mkdir -p $(@D)
-	$(AT)sed -e 's|@HOST@|$(host)|' \
-            -e 's|@CC@|$(toolchain_path)$(host_CC)|' \
-            -e 's|@CXX@|$(toolchain_path)$(host_CXX)|' \
-            -e 's|@AR@|$(toolchain_path)$(host_AR)|' \
-            -e 's|@RANLIB@|$(toolchain_path)$(host_RANLIB)|' \
-            -e 's|@NM@|$(toolchain_path)$(host_NM)|' \
-            -e 's|@STRIP@|$(toolchain_path)$(host_STRIP)|' \
-            -e 's|@build_os@|$(build_os)|' \
-            -e 's|@host_os@|$(host_os)|' \
-            -e 's|@CFLAGS@|$(strip $(host_CFLAGS) $(host_$(release_type)_CFLAGS))|' \
-            -e 's|@CXXFLAGS@|$(strip $(host_CXXFLAGS) $(host_$(release_type)_CXXFLAGS))|' \
-            -e 's|@CPPFLAGS@|$(strip $(host_CPPFLAGS) $(host_$(release_type)_CPPFLAGS))|' \
-            -e 's|@LDFLAGS@|$(strip $(host_LDFLAGS) $(host_$(release_type)_LDFLAGS))|' \
-            -e 's|@allow_host_packages@|$(ALLOW_HOST_PACKAGES)|' \
-            -e 's|@debug@|$(DEBUG)|' \
-            $< > $@
-	$(AT)touch $@
-
 $(host_prefix)/share/toolchain.cmake : toolchain.cmake.in $(host_prefix)/.stamp_$(final_build_id)
 	$(AT)@mkdir -p $(@D)
 	$(AT)sed -e 's|@HOST@|$(host)|' \
@@ -206,12 +176,10 @@ check-packages:
 check-sources:
 	@$(foreach package,$(all_packages),$(call check_or_remove_sources,$(package));)
 
-$(host_prefix)/share/config.site: check-packages
 $(host_prefix)/share/toolchain.cmake: check-packages
 
 check-packages: check-sources
 
-install: check-packages $(host_prefix)/share/config.site
 install: check-packages $(host_prefix)/share/toolchain.cmake
 
 download-one: check-sources $(all_sources)
diff --git a/contrib/depends/config.site.in b/contrib/depends/config.site.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 11dab8981..000000000
--- a/contrib/depends/config.site.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-depends_prefix="`dirname ${ac_site_file}`/.."
-
-cross_compiling=maybe
-host_alias=@HOST@
-ac_tool_prefix=${host_alias}-
-
-if test -z $with_boost; then
-  with_boost=$depends_prefix
-fi
-
-if test x@host_os@ = xdarwin; then
-  BREW=no
-  PORT=no
-fi
-
-PATH=$depends_prefix/native/bin:$PATH
-PKG_CONFIG="`which pkg-config` --static"
-
-# These two need to remain exported because pkg-config does not see them
-# otherwise. That means they must be unexported at the end of configure.ac to
-# avoid ruining the cache. Sigh.
-export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$depends_prefix/share/pkgconfig:$depends_prefix/lib/pkgconfig
-if test -z "@allow_host_packages@"; then
-  export PKGCONFIG_LIBDIR=
-fi
-
-CPPFLAGS="-I$depends_prefix/include/ $CPPFLAGS"
-LDFLAGS="-L$depends_prefix/lib $LDFLAGS"
-
-CC="@CC@"
-CXX="@CXX@"
-OBJC="${CC}"
-CCACHE=$depends_prefix/native/bin/ccache
-PYTHONPATH=$depends_prefix/native/lib/python/dist-packages:$PYTHONPATH
-
-if test -n "@AR@"; then
-  AR=@AR@
-  ac_cv_path_ac_pt_AR=${AR}
-fi
-
-if test -n "@RANLIB@"; then
-  RANLIB=@RANLIB@
-  ac_cv_path_ac_pt_RANLIB=${RANLIB}
-fi
-
-if test -n "@NM@"; then
-  NM=@NM@
-  ac_cv_path_ac_pt_NM=${NM}
-fi
-
-if test -n "@debug@"; then
-  enable_reduce_exports=no
-fi
-
-if test -n "@CFLAGS@"; then
-  CFLAGS="@CFLAGS@ $CFLAGS"
-fi
-if test -n "@CXXFLAGS@"; then
-  CXXFLAGS="@CXXFLAGS@ $CXXFLAGS"
-fi
-if test -n "@CPPFLAGS@"; then
-  CPPFLAGS="@CPPFLAGS@ $CPPFLAGS"
-fi
-if test -n "@LDFLAGS@"; then
-  LDFLAGS="@LDFLAGS@ $LDFLAGS"
-fi