diff --git a/scripts/trilinos.build b/scripts/trilinos.build
index 1af86fd..a79f5b0 100755
--- a/scripts/trilinos.build
+++ b/scripts/trilinos.build
@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@ source "$(dirname $0)/../lib/libem.bash"
 declare -rx AR=ar
 
 function em.configure() {
-	CC=$MPICC
-	CXX=$MPICXX
-	F77=$MPIF77
-	F90=$MPIF90
-	FC=$MPIFC
-	FORTRAN=$MPIFORTRAN
-
 	BLAS_PREFIX=$OPENBLAS_PREFIX
 	LAPACK_PREFIX=$OPENBLAS_PREFIX