diff --git a/libs/libc/zoneinfo/Makefile b/libs/libc/zoneinfo/Makefile
index 1abbb7f1dd1..aca707f9ef7 100644
--- a/libs/libc/zoneinfo/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libc/zoneinfo/Makefile
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ $(COBJS): %$(OBJEXT): %.c
 	$(call COMPILE, $<, $@)
 
 .built: .tzbuilt romfs $(OBJS)
-	$(call ARCHIVE_ADD, ..$(DELIM)$(BIN), $(filter-out .tzbuilt romfs, $^))
+	$(call ARCHIVE, ..$(DELIM)$(BIN), $(filter-out .tzbuilt romfs, $^))
 	$(Q) touch .built
 
 # ROMFS file system containing the TZ database
diff --git a/tools/Config.mk b/tools/Config.mk
index 50761cacd4a..4f41c5e8356 100644
--- a/tools/Config.mk
+++ b/tools/Config.mk
@@ -335,34 +335,11 @@ define INSTALL_LIB
 	$(Q) install -m 0644 $1 $2
 endef
 
-# ARCHIVE_ADD - Add a list of files to an archive
-# Example: $(call ARCHIVE_ADD, archive-file, "file1 file2 file3 ...")
-#
-# Note: The fileN strings may not contain spaces or  characters that may be
-# interpreted strangely by the shell
-#
-# Depends on these settings defined in board-specific Make.defs file
-# installed at $(TOPDIR)/Make.defs:
-#
-#   AR - The command to invoke the archiver (includes any options)
-#
-# Depends on this settings defined in board-specific defconfig file installed
-# at $(TOPDIR)/.config:
-#
-#   CONFIG_WINDOWS_NATIVE - Defined for a Windows native build
-
-define ARCHIVE_ADD
-	@echo "AR (add): ${shell basename $(1)} $(2)"
-	$(Q) $(AR) $1 $(2)
-endef
-
 # ARCHIVE - Same as above, but ensure the archive is
 # created from scratch
 
 define ARCHIVE
-	@echo "AR (create): ${shell basename $(1)} $(2)"
-	$(Q) $(RM) $1
-	$(Q) $(AR) $1 $(2)
+	$(AR) $1 $(2)
 endef
 
 # PRELINK - Prelink a list of files