diff --git a/src/librustc_target/spec/apple_base.rs b/src/librustc_target/spec/apple_base.rs
index 9dd343b6c8de8..53364e72bfe3a 100644
--- a/src/librustc_target/spec/apple_base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_target/spec/apple_base.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub fn opts() -> TargetOptions {
     //
     // Here we detect what version is being requested, defaulting to 10.7. ELF
     // TLS is flagged as enabled if it looks to be supported.
-    let version = macos_deployment_target().unwrap_or((10, 7));
+    let version = macos_deployment_target();
 
     TargetOptions {
         // macOS has -dead_strip, which doesn't rely on function_sections
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pub fn opts() -> TargetOptions {
     }
 }
 
-fn macos_deployment_target() -> Option<(u32, u32)> {
+fn macos_deployment_target() -> (u32, u32) {
     let deployment_target = env::var("MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET").ok();
     let version = deployment_target.as_ref().and_then(|s| {
         let mut i = s.splitn(2, '.');
@@ -44,17 +44,10 @@ fn macos_deployment_target() -> Option<(u32, u32)> {
         a.parse::<u32>().and_then(|a| b.parse::<u32>().map(|b| (a, b))).ok()
     });
 
-    version
+    version.unwrap_or((10, 7))
 }
 
 pub fn macos_llvm_target(arch: &str) -> String {
-    let version = macos_deployment_target();
-    let llvm_target = match version {
-        Some((major, minor)) => {
-            format!("{}-apple-macosx{}.{}.0", arch, major, minor)
-        },
-        None => format!("{}-apple-darwin", arch)
-    };
-
-    llvm_target
+    let (major, minor) = macos_deployment_target();
+    format!("{}-apple-macosx{}.{}.0", arch, major, minor)
 }
diff --git a/src/test/codegen/i686-no-macosx-deployment-target.rs b/src/test/codegen/i686-no-macosx-deployment-target.rs
index eb826590523b7..1cebc49236fee 100644
--- a/src/test/codegen/i686-no-macosx-deployment-target.rs
+++ b/src/test/codegen/i686-no-macosx-deployment-target.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub struct Bool {
     b: bool,
 }
 
-// CHECK: target triple = "i686-apple-darwin"
+// CHECK: target triple = "i686-apple-macosx10.7.0"
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn structbool() -> Bool {
     Bool { b: true }
diff --git a/src/test/codegen/x86_64-no-macosx-deployment-target.rs b/src/test/codegen/x86_64-no-macosx-deployment-target.rs
index 58a11d1095bbe..c5ac73b54e186 100644
--- a/src/test/codegen/x86_64-no-macosx-deployment-target.rs
+++ b/src/test/codegen/x86_64-no-macosx-deployment-target.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub struct Bool {
     b: bool,
 }
 
-// CHECK: target triple = "x86_64-apple-darwin"
+// CHECK: target triple = "x86_64-apple-macosx10.7.0"
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn structbool() -> Bool {
     Bool { b: true }