diff --git a/src/Compilation.zig b/src/Compilation.zig
index cd4c6ea11b..4e43c7fccb 100644
--- a/src/Compilation.zig
+++ b/src/Compilation.zig
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ unwind_tables: bool,
 test_evented_io: bool,
 debug_compiler_runtime_libs: bool,
 debug_compile_errors: bool,
-job_queued_compiler_rt_lib: bool = false,
 job_queued_compiler_rt_obj: bool = false,
 alloc_failure_occurred: bool = false,
 formatted_panics: bool = false,
@@ -158,9 +157,6 @@ libssp_static_lib: ?CRTFile = null,
 /// Populated when we build the libc static library. A Job to build this is placed in the queue
 /// and resolved before calling linker.flush().
 libc_static_lib: ?CRTFile = null,
-/// Populated when we build the libcompiler_rt static library. A Job to build this is indicated
-/// by setting `job_queued_compiler_rt_lib` and resolved before calling linker.flush().
-compiler_rt_lib: ?CRTFile = null,
 /// Populated when we build the compiler_rt_obj object. A Job to build this is indicated
 /// by setting `job_queued_compiler_rt_obj` and resolved before calling linker.flush().
 compiler_rt_obj: ?CRTFile = null,
@@ -1877,13 +1873,8 @@ pub fn create(gpa: Allocator, options: InitOptions) !*Compilation {
         }
 
         if (comp.bin_file.options.include_compiler_rt and capable_of_building_compiler_rt) {
-            if (is_exe_or_dyn_lib) {
-                log.debug("queuing a job to build compiler_rt_lib", .{});
-                comp.job_queued_compiler_rt_lib = true;
-            } else if (options.output_mode != .Obj) {
+            if (is_exe_or_dyn_lib or options.output_mode != .Obj) {
                 log.debug("queuing a job to build compiler_rt_obj", .{});
-                // In this case we are making a static library, so we ask
-                // for a compiler-rt object to put in it.
                 comp.job_queued_compiler_rt_obj = true;
             }
         }
@@ -1938,9 +1929,6 @@ pub fn destroy(self: *Compilation) void {
     if (self.libcxxabi_static_lib) |*crt_file| {
         crt_file.deinit(gpa);
     }
-    if (self.compiler_rt_lib) |*crt_file| {
-        crt_file.deinit(gpa);
-    }
     if (self.compiler_rt_obj) |*crt_file| {
         crt_file.deinit(gpa);
     }
@@ -3407,11 +3395,6 @@ pub fn performAllTheWork(
         break;
     }
 
-    if (comp.job_queued_compiler_rt_lib) {
-        comp.job_queued_compiler_rt_lib = false;
-        buildCompilerRtOneShot(comp, .Lib, &comp.compiler_rt_lib, main_progress_node);
-    }
-
     if (comp.job_queued_compiler_rt_obj) {
         comp.job_queued_compiler_rt_obj = false;
         buildCompilerRtOneShot(comp, .Obj, &comp.compiler_rt_obj, main_progress_node);
diff --git a/src/link/Coff/lld.zig b/src/link/Coff/lld.zig
index 7675aa49f5..67e075f3f6 100644
--- a/src/link/Coff/lld.zig
+++ b/src/link/Coff/lld.zig
@@ -491,8 +491,8 @@ pub fn linkWithLLD(self: *Coff, comp: *Compilation, prog_node: *std.Progress.Nod
             }
             // MSVC compiler_rt is missing some stuff, so we build it unconditionally but
             // and rely on weak linkage to allow MSVC compiler_rt functions to override ours.
-            if (comp.compiler_rt_lib) |lib| {
-                try argv.append(lib.full_object_path);
+            if (comp.compiler_rt_obj) |obj| {
+                try argv.append(obj.full_object_path);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/link/Elf.zig b/src/link/Elf.zig
index f75047424a..fb112d6ecf 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf.zig
@@ -1257,7 +1257,6 @@ pub fn flushModule(self: *Elf, comp: *Compilation, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node
     // to be after the shared libraries, so they are picked up from the shared
     // libraries, not libcompiler_rt.
     const compiler_rt_path: ?[]const u8 = blk: {
-        if (comp.compiler_rt_lib) |x| break :blk x.full_object_path;
         if (comp.compiler_rt_obj) |x| break :blk x.full_object_path;
         break :blk null;
     };
@@ -1957,7 +1956,6 @@ fn linkWithLLD(self: *Elf, comp: *Compilation, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !v
     const stack_size = self.base.options.stack_size_override orelse 16777216;
     const allow_shlib_undefined = self.base.options.allow_shlib_undefined orelse !self.base.options.is_native_os;
     const compiler_rt_path: ?[]const u8 = blk: {
-        if (comp.compiler_rt_lib) |x| break :blk x.full_object_path;
         if (comp.compiler_rt_obj) |x| break :blk x.full_object_path;
         break :blk null;
     };
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/zld.zig b/src/link/MachO/zld.zig
index 19339eb19a..002b4662e6 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/zld.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/zld.zig
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ pub fn linkWithZld(
             try positionals.append(.{ .path = p });
         }
 
-        if (comp.compiler_rt_lib) |lib| {
-            try positionals.append(.{ .path = lib.full_object_path });
+        if (comp.compiler_rt_obj) |obj| {
+            try positionals.append(.{ .path = obj.full_object_path });
         }
 
         // libc++ dep
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@ pub fn linkWithZld(
                 try argv.append(p);
             }
 
-            if (comp.compiler_rt_lib) |lib| {
-                try argv.append(lib.full_object_path);
+            if (comp.compiler_rt_obj) |obj| {
+                try argv.append(obj.full_object_path);
             }
 
             if (options.link_libcpp) {
diff --git a/src/link/Wasm.zig b/src/link/Wasm.zig
index 2116cd7708..2faa247e91 100644
--- a/src/link/Wasm.zig
+++ b/src/link/Wasm.zig
@@ -3257,11 +3257,7 @@ fn linkWithZld(wasm: *Wasm, comp: *Compilation, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) l
     sub_prog_node.activate();
     defer sub_prog_node.end();
 
-    const is_obj = options.output_mode == .Obj;
-    const compiler_rt_path: ?[]const u8 = if (options.include_compiler_rt and !is_obj)
-        comp.compiler_rt_lib.?.full_object_path
-    else
-        null;
+    const compiler_rt_path: ?[]const u8 = if (comp.compiler_rt_obj) |o| o.full_object_path else null;
     const id_symlink_basename = "zld.id";
 
     var man: Cache.Manifest = undefined;
@@ -3376,8 +3372,8 @@ fn linkWithZld(wasm: *Wasm, comp: *Compilation, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) l
         try positionals.append(c_object.status.success.object_path);
     }
 
-    if (comp.compiler_rt_lib) |lib| {
-        try positionals.append(lib.full_object_path);
+    if (comp.compiler_rt_obj) |obj| {
+        try positionals.append(obj.full_object_path);
     }
 
     try wasm.parseInputFiles(positionals.items);
@@ -3463,8 +3459,8 @@ pub fn flushModule(wasm: *Wasm, comp: *Compilation, prog_node: *std.Progress.Nod
         try positionals.append(c_object.status.success.object_path);
     }
 
-    if (comp.compiler_rt_lib) |lib| {
-        try positionals.append(lib.full_object_path);
+    if (comp.compiler_rt_obj) |obj| {
+        try positionals.append(obj.full_object_path);
     }
 
     try wasm.parseInputFiles(positionals.items);
@@ -4325,11 +4321,7 @@ fn linkWithLLD(wasm: *Wasm, comp: *Compilation, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !
     defer sub_prog_node.end();
 
     const is_obj = wasm.base.options.output_mode == .Obj;
-
-    const compiler_rt_path: ?[]const u8 = if (wasm.base.options.include_compiler_rt and !is_obj)
-        comp.compiler_rt_lib.?.full_object_path
-    else
-        null;
+    const compiler_rt_path: ?[]const u8 = if (comp.compiler_rt_obj) |o| o.full_object_path else null;
 
     const target = wasm.base.options.target;