diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 51d9958a..e9bacebc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,21 +85,6 @@ set_property(CACHE LIBCXX_CXX_ABI PROPERTY STRINGS ;${CXXABIS})
 # Configure System
 #===============================================================================
 
-# Get triples.
-include(GetTriple)
-get_host_triple(LIBCXX_HOST_TRIPLE
-  LIBCXX_HOST_ARCH
-  LIBCXX_HOST_VENDOR
-  LIBCXX_HOST_OS
-  )
-set(LIBCXX_HOST_TRIPLE ${LIBCXX_HOST_TRIPLE} CACHE STRING "Host triple.")
-get_target_triple(LIBCXX_TARGET_TRIPLE
-  LIBCXX_TARGET_ARCH
-  LIBCXX_TARGET_VENDOR
-  LIBCXX_TARGET_OS
-  )
-set(LIBCXX_TARGET_TRIPLE ${LIBCXX_TARGET_TRIPLE} CACHE STRING "Target triple.")
-
 set(LIBCXX_COMPILER    ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER})
 set(LIBCXX_SOURCE_DIR  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 set(LIBCXX_BINARY_DIR  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
@@ -279,7 +264,8 @@ if (LIBCXX_BUILT_STANDALONE)
   endif()
 endif()
 
-list(APPEND LIBCXX_CXX_FLAGS "-target ${LIBCXX_TARGET_TRIPLE}")
+append_if(LIBCXX_CXX_FLAGS LIBCXX_TARGET_TRIPLE
+          "-target ${LIBCXX_TARGET_TRIPLE}")
 append_if(LIBCXX_CXX_FLAGS LIBCXX_SYSROOT "--sysroot ${LIBCXX_SYSROOT}")
 append_if(LIBCXX_CXX_FLAGS LIBCXX_GCC_TOOLCHAIN
           "-gcc-toolchain ${LIBCXX_GCC_TOOLCHAIN}")
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/GetTriple.cmake b/cmake/Modules/GetTriple.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index c555931d..00000000
--- a/cmake/Modules/GetTriple.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-# Define functions to get the host and target triple.
-
-function(get_host_triple out out_arch out_vendor out_os)
-  # Get the architecture.
-  set(arch ${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR})
-  if (arch STREQUAL "x86")
-    set(arch "i686")
-  endif()
-  # Get the vendor.
-  if (${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Darwin")
-    set(vendor "apple")
-  else()
-    set(vendor "pc")
-  endif()
-  # Get os.
-  if (${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Windows")
-    set(os "win32")
-  else()
-    string(TOLOWER ${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME} os)
-  endif()
-  set(triple "${arch}-${vendor}-${os}")
-  set(${out} ${triple} PARENT_SCOPE)
-  set(${out_arch} ${arch} PARENT_SCOPE)
-  set(${out_vendor} ${vendor} PARENT_SCOPE)
-  set(${out_os} ${os} PARENT_SCOPE)
-  message(STATUS "Host triple: ${triple}")
-endfunction()
-
-function(get_target_triple out out_arch out_vendor out_os)
-  # Get the architecture.
-  set(arch ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR})
-  if (arch STREQUAL "x86")
-    set(arch "i686")
-  endif()
-  # Get the vendor.
-  if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Darwin")
-    set(vendor "apple")
-  else()
-    set(vendor "pc")
-  endif()
-  # Get os.
-  if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Windows")
-    set(os "win32")
-  else()
-    string(TOLOWER ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} os)
-  endif()
-  set(triple "${arch}-${vendor}-${os}")
-  set(${out} ${triple} PARENT_SCOPE)
-  set(${out_arch} ${arch} PARENT_SCOPE)
-  set(${out_vendor} ${vendor} PARENT_SCOPE)
-  set(${out_os} ${os} PARENT_SCOPE)
-  message(STATUS "Target triple: ${triple}")
-endfunction()