4 files changed, 2 insertions, 25 deletions
diff --git a/src/cmd/dist/buildtool.go b/src/cmd/dist/buildtool.go
index 17538ad5a4..75f04a975c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/dist/buildtool.go
+++ b/src/cmd/dist/buildtool.go
@@ -93,21 +93,10 @@ var ignoreSuffixes = []string{
 	"_test.go",
 }
 
-var tryDirs = []string{
-	"sdk/go1.17",
-	"go1.17",
-}
-
 func bootstrapBuildTools() {
 	goroot_bootstrap := os.Getenv("GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP")
 	if goroot_bootstrap == "" {
-		home := os.Getenv("HOME")
-		goroot_bootstrap = pathf("%s/go1.4", home)
-		for _, d := range tryDirs {
-			if p := pathf("%s/%s", home, d); isdir(p) {
-				goroot_bootstrap = p
-			}
-		}
+		goroot_bootstrap = pathf("%s/go1.4", os.Getenv("HOME"))
 	}
 	xprintf("Building Go toolchain1 using %s.\n", goroot_bootstrap)
 
diff --git a/src/make.bash b/src/make.bash
index 2d6c47272e..3310692a18 100755
--- a/src/make.bash
+++ b/src/make.bash
@@ -153,14 +153,7 @@ if [ "$1" = "-v" ]; then
 fi
 
 goroot_bootstrap_set=${GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP+"true"}
-if [ -z "$GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP" ]; then
-	GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP="$HOME/go1.4"
-	for d in sdk/go1.17 go1.17; do
-		if [ -d "$HOME/$d" ]; then
-			GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP="$HOME/$d"
-		fi
-	done
-fi
+export GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP=${GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP:-$HOME/go1.4}
 export GOROOT="$(cd .. && pwd)"
 IFS=$'\n'; for go_exe in $(type -ap go); do
 	if [ ! -x "$GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP/bin/go" ]; then
diff --git a/src/make.bat b/src/make.bat
index 6bffee050e..8f2825b09a 100644
--- a/src/make.bat
+++ b/src/make.bat
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ for /f "tokens=*" %%g in ('where go 2^>nul') do (
 		)
 	)
 )
-if "x%GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP%"=="x" if exist "%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\go1.17" set GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP=%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\go1.17
-if "x%GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP%"=="x" if exist "%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\sdk\go1.17" set GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP=%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\sdk\go1.17
 if "x%GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP%"=="x" set GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP=%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\Go1.4
 
 :bootstrapset
diff --git a/src/make.rc b/src/make.rc
index 37087d6357..ba8c5db2d9 100755
--- a/src/make.rc
+++ b/src/make.rc
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ goroot_bootstrap_set = 'true'
 if(! ~ $#GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP 1){
 	goroot_bootstrap_set = 'false'
 	GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP = $home/go1.4
-	for(d in sdk/go1.17 go1.17)
-		if(test -d $home/$d)
-			GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP = $home/$d
 }
 for(p in $path){
 	if(! test -x $GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP/bin/go){