diff --git a/tools/README.txt b/tools/README.txt
index 3a70e5611f..483c2c140e 100644
--- a/tools/README.txt
+++ b/tools/README.txt
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ mkexport.sh and Makefile.export
   Makefile.export is used only by the mkexport.sh script to parse out
   options from the top-level Make.defs file.
 
-  USAGE: tools/mkexport.sh [-d] [-z] [-u] [-w|wy|wn] -t <top-dir> [-x <lib-ext>] -l "lib1 [lib2 [lib3 ...]]"
+  USAGE: tools/mkexport.sh [-d] [-z] [-u] -t <top-dir> [-x <lib-ext>] -l "lib1 [lib2 [lib3 ...]]"
 
   This script also depends on the environment variable MAKE which is set
   in the top-level Makefile before starting mkexport.sh.  If MAKE is not
diff --git a/tools/mkexport.sh b/tools/mkexport.sh
index e3b54a8f76..dc40f6d0b8 100755
--- a/tools/mkexport.sh
+++ b/tools/mkexport.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 # Get the input parameter list
 
-USAGE="USAGE: $0 [-d] [-z] [-u] [-w|wy|wn] -t <top-dir> [-x <lib-ext>] [-a <apps-dir>] [-m <make-exe>] -l \"lib1 [lib2 [lib3 ...]]\""
+USAGE="USAGE: $0 [-d] [-z] [-u] [-t <top-dir> [-x <lib-ext>] [-a <apps-dir>] [-m <make-exe>] -l \"lib1 [lib2 [lib3 ...]]\""
 unset TOPDIR
 unset LIBLIST
 unset TGZ
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ unset APPDIR
 unset BOARDDIR
 
 USRONLY=n
-WINTOOL=n
 LIBEXT=.a
 
 while [ ! -z "$1" ]; do
@@ -66,12 +65,6 @@ while [ ! -z "$1" ]; do
     shift
     MAKE="$1"
     ;;
-  -wy )
-    WINTOOL=y
-    ;;
-  -w | -wn )
-    WINTOOL=n
-    ;;
   -t )
     shift
     TOPDIR=$1