diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/synthetic_targets.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/synthetic_targets.rs
index 89d50b5ffffa4..281a9b093b90b 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/synthetic_targets.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/synthetic_targets.rs
@@ -80,8 +80,5 @@ fn create_synthetic_target(
     customize(spec_map);
 
     std::fs::write(&path, serde_json::to_vec_pretty(&spec).unwrap()).unwrap();
-    let target = TargetSelection::create_synthetic(&name, path.to_str().unwrap());
-    crate::utils::cc_detect::find_target(builder, target);
-
-    target
+    TargetSelection::create_synthetic(&name, path.to_str().unwrap())
 }