diff --git a/src/bootstrap/builder.rs b/src/bootstrap/builder.rs
index cd0a93b01150c..61e53f53e9797 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/builder.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/builder.rs
@@ -1693,10 +1693,6 @@ mod __test {
                     compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 1 },
                     target: b,
                 },
-                compile::Std {
-                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 2 },
-                    target: b,
-                },
             ]
         );
         assert_eq!(
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/doc.rs b/src/bootstrap/doc.rs
index 278ae8a9addcc..eac46c144242d 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/doc.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/doc.rs
@@ -46,10 +46,11 @@ macro_rules! book {
             }
 
             fn run(self, builder: &Builder<'_>) {
-                builder.ensure(Rustbook {
+                builder.ensure(RustbookSrc {
                     target: self.target,
                     name: INTERNER.intern_str($book_name),
                     version: $book_ver,
+                    src: doc_src(builder),
                 })
             }
         }
@@ -75,35 +76,8 @@ enum RustbookVersion {
     MdBook2,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
-struct Rustbook {
-    target: Interned<String>,
-    name: Interned<String>,
-    version: RustbookVersion,
-}
-
-impl Step for Rustbook {
-    type Output = ();
-
-    // rustbook is never directly called, and only serves as a shim for the nomicon and the
-    // reference.
-    fn should_run(run: ShouldRun<'_>) -> ShouldRun<'_> {
-        run.never()
-    }
-
-    /// Invoke `rustbook` for `target` for the doc book `name`.
-    ///
-    /// This will not actually generate any documentation if the documentation has
-    /// already been generated.
-    fn run(self, builder: &Builder<'_>) {
-        let src = builder.src.join("src/doc");
-        builder.ensure(RustbookSrc {
-            target: self.target,
-            name: self.name,
-            src: INTERNER.intern_path(src),
-            version: self.version,
-        });
-    }
+fn doc_src(builder: &Builder<'_>) -> Interned<PathBuf> {
+    INTERNER.intern_path(builder.src.join("src/doc"))
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -274,33 +248,37 @@ impl Step for TheBook {
         let name = self.name;
 
         // build book
-        builder.ensure(Rustbook {
+        builder.ensure(RustbookSrc {
             target,
             name: INTERNER.intern_string(name.to_string()),
             version: RustbookVersion::MdBook2,
+            src: doc_src(builder),
         });
 
         // building older edition redirects
 
         let source_name = format!("{}/first-edition", name);
-        builder.ensure(Rustbook {
+        builder.ensure(RustbookSrc {
             target,
             name: INTERNER.intern_string(source_name),
             version: RustbookVersion::MdBook2,
+            src: doc_src(builder),
         });
 
         let source_name = format!("{}/second-edition", name);
-        builder.ensure(Rustbook {
+        builder.ensure(RustbookSrc {
             target,
             name: INTERNER.intern_string(source_name),
             version: RustbookVersion::MdBook2,
+            src: doc_src(builder),
         });
 
         let source_name = format!("{}/2018-edition", name);
-        builder.ensure(Rustbook {
+        builder.ensure(RustbookSrc {
             target,
             name: INTERNER.intern_string(source_name),
             version: RustbookVersion::MdBook2,
+            src: doc_src(builder),
         });
 
         // build the version info page and CSS
@@ -898,11 +876,6 @@ impl Step for UnstableBookGen {
     fn run(self, builder: &Builder<'_>) {
         let target = self.target;
 
-        builder.ensure(compile::Std {
-            compiler: builder.compiler(builder.top_stage, builder.config.build),
-            target,
-        });
-
         builder.info(&format!("Generating unstable book md files ({})", target));
         let out = builder.md_doc_out(target).join("unstable-book");
         builder.create_dir(&out);
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/lib.rs b/src/bootstrap/lib.rs
index b9d287abb0c7e..7f652c0d7a776 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/lib.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/lib.rs
@@ -270,14 +270,9 @@ pub struct Build {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct Crate {
     name: Interned<String>,
-    version: String,
     deps: HashSet<Interned<String>>,
     id: String,
     path: PathBuf,
-    doc_step: String,
-    build_step: String,
-    test_step: String,
-    bench_step: String,
 }
 
 impl Crate {
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/metadata.rs b/src/bootstrap/metadata.rs
index 4a71fd2ce0bd2..b622b3682a777 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/metadata.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/metadata.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ struct Output {
 struct Package {
     id: String,
     name: String,
-    version: String,
     source: Option<String>,
     manifest_path: String,
 }
@@ -84,12 +83,7 @@ fn build_krate(features: &str, build: &mut Build, resolves: &mut Vec<ResolveNode
             let mut path = PathBuf::from(package.manifest_path);
             path.pop();
             build.crates.insert(name, Crate {
-                build_step: format!("build-crate-{}", name),
-                doc_step: format!("doc-crate-{}", name),
-                test_step: format!("test-crate-{}", name),
-                bench_step: format!("bench-crate-{}", name),
                 name,
-                version: package.version,
                 id: package.id,
                 deps: HashSet::new(),
                 path,
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/tool.rs b/src/bootstrap/tool.rs
index 83a897f1ab74f..bd77f7a91d94a 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/tool.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/tool.rs
@@ -268,10 +268,6 @@ macro_rules! bootstrap_tool {
         }
 
         impl Tool {
-            pub fn get_mode(&self) -> Mode {
-                Mode::ToolBootstrap
-            }
-
             /// Whether this tool requires LLVM to run
             pub fn uses_llvm_tools(&self) -> bool {
                 match self {
@@ -659,23 +655,14 @@ impl<'a> Builder<'a> {
     pub fn tool_cmd(&self, tool: Tool) -> Command {
         let mut cmd = Command::new(self.tool_exe(tool));
         let compiler = self.compiler(0, self.config.build);
-        self.prepare_tool_cmd(compiler, tool, &mut cmd);
-        cmd
-    }
-
-    /// Prepares the `cmd` provided to be able to run the `compiler` provided.
-    ///
-    /// Notably this munges the dynamic library lookup path to point to the
-    /// right location to run `compiler`.
-    fn prepare_tool_cmd(&self, compiler: Compiler, tool: Tool, cmd: &mut Command) {
         let host = &compiler.host;
+        // Prepares the `cmd` provided to be able to run the `compiler` provided.
+        //
+        // Notably this munges the dynamic library lookup path to point to the
+        // right location to run `compiler`.
         let mut lib_paths: Vec<PathBuf> = vec![
-            if compiler.stage == 0 {
-                self.build.rustc_snapshot_libdir()
-            } else {
-                PathBuf::from(&self.sysroot_libdir(compiler, compiler.host))
-            },
-            self.cargo_out(compiler, tool.get_mode(), *host).join("deps"),
+            self.build.rustc_snapshot_libdir(),
+            self.cargo_out(compiler, Mode::ToolBootstrap, *host).join("deps"),
         ];
 
         // On MSVC a tool may invoke a C compiler (e.g., compiletest in run-make
@@ -696,6 +683,7 @@ impl<'a> Builder<'a> {
             }
         }
 
-        add_lib_path(lib_paths, cmd);
+        add_lib_path(lib_paths, &mut cmd);
+        cmd
     }
 }