diff --git a/cc/builder.go b/cc/builder.go
index 491ebc5..5136fc8 100644
--- a/cc/builder.go
+++ b/cc/builder.go
@@ -261,8 +261,7 @@
 }
 
 type builderFlags struct {
-	globalFlags     string
-	arFlags         string
+	commonFlags     string
 	asFlags         string
 	cFlags          string
 	toolingCFlags   string // A separate set of cFlags for clang LibTooling tools
@@ -350,7 +349,7 @@
 	}
 
 	commonFlags := strings.Join([]string{
-		flags.globalFlags,
+		flags.commonFlags,
 		flags.systemIncludeFlags,
 	}, " ")
 
@@ -567,9 +566,6 @@
 	if !ctx.Darwin() {
 		arFlags += " -format=gnu"
 	}
-	if flags.arFlags != "" {
-		arFlags += " " + flags.arFlags
-	}
 
 	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
 		Rule:        ar,