diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/back/archive.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/back/archive.rs
index 8f6438e85ad..b3bbc062572 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/back/archive.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/back/archive.rs
@@ -15,16 +15,12 @@ use rustc_data_structures::temp_dir::MaybeTempDir;
 use rustc_session::cstore::{DllCallingConvention, DllImport};
 use rustc_session::Session;
 
-struct ArchiveConfig<'a> {
-    pub sess: &'a Session,
-    pub dst: PathBuf,
-    pub src: Option<PathBuf>,
-}
-
 /// Helper for adding many files to an archive.
 #[must_use = "must call build() to finish building the archive"]
 pub struct LlvmArchiveBuilder<'a> {
-    config: ArchiveConfig<'a>,
+    sess: &'a Session,
+    dst: PathBuf,
+    src: Option<PathBuf>,
     removals: Vec<String>,
     additions: Vec<Addition>,
     src_archive: Option<Option<ArchiveRO>>,
@@ -50,10 +46,6 @@ fn is_relevant_child(c: &Child<'_>) -> bool {
     }
 }
 
-fn archive_config<'a>(sess: &'a Session, output: &Path, input: Option<&Path>) -> ArchiveConfig<'a> {
-    ArchiveConfig { sess, dst: output.to_path_buf(), src: input.map(|p| p.to_path_buf()) }
-}
-
 /// Map machine type strings to values of LLVM's MachineTypes enum.
 fn llvm_machine_type(cpu: &str) -> LLVMMachineType {
     match cpu {
@@ -69,9 +61,10 @@ impl<'a> ArchiveBuilder<'a> for LlvmArchiveBuilder<'a> {
     /// Creates a new static archive, ready for modifying the archive specified
     /// by `config`.
     fn new(sess: &'a Session, output: &Path, input: Option<&Path>) -> LlvmArchiveBuilder<'a> {
-        let config = archive_config(sess, output, input);
         LlvmArchiveBuilder {
-            config,
+            sess,
+            dst: output.to_path_buf(),
+            src: input.map(|p| p.to_path_buf()),
             removals: Vec::new(),
             additions: Vec::new(),
             src_archive: None,
@@ -131,11 +124,11 @@ impl<'a> ArchiveBuilder<'a> for LlvmArchiveBuilder<'a> {
     /// `Archive`.
     fn build(mut self) {
         let kind = self.llvm_archive_kind().unwrap_or_else(|kind| {
-            self.config.sess.fatal(&format!("Don't know how to build archive of type: {}", kind))
+            self.sess.fatal(&format!("Don't know how to build archive of type: {}", kind))
         });
 
         if let Err(e) = self.build_with_llvm(kind) {
-            self.config.sess.fatal(&format!("failed to build archive: {}", e));
+            self.sess.fatal(&format!("failed to build archive: {}", e));
         }
     }
 
@@ -151,7 +144,7 @@ impl<'a> ArchiveBuilder<'a> for LlvmArchiveBuilder<'a> {
             output_path.with_extension("lib")
         };
 
-        let target = &self.config.sess.target;
+        let target = &self.sess.target;
         let mingw_gnu_toolchain = target.vendor == "pc"
             && target.os == "windows"
             && target.env == "gnu"
@@ -160,7 +153,7 @@ impl<'a> ArchiveBuilder<'a> for LlvmArchiveBuilder<'a> {
         let import_name_and_ordinal_vector: Vec<(String, Option<u16>)> = dll_imports
             .iter()
             .map(|import: &DllImport| {
-                if self.config.sess.target.arch == "x86" {
+                if self.sess.target.arch == "x86" {
                     (
                         LlvmArchiveBuilder::i686_decorated_name(import, mingw_gnu_toolchain),
                         import.ordinal,
@@ -197,11 +190,11 @@ impl<'a> ArchiveBuilder<'a> for LlvmArchiveBuilder<'a> {
             match std::fs::write(&def_file_path, def_file_content) {
                 Ok(_) => {}
                 Err(e) => {
-                    self.config.sess.fatal(&format!("Error writing .DEF file: {}", e));
+                    self.sess.fatal(&format!("Error writing .DEF file: {}", e));
                 }
             };
 
-            let dlltool = find_binutils_dlltool(self.config.sess);
+            let dlltool = find_binutils_dlltool(self.sess);
             let result = std::process::Command::new(dlltool)
                 .args([
                     "-d",
@@ -215,9 +208,9 @@ impl<'a> ArchiveBuilder<'a> for LlvmArchiveBuilder<'a> {
 
             match result {
                 Err(e) => {
-                    self.config.sess.fatal(&format!("Error calling dlltool: {}", e));
+                    self.sess.fatal(&format!("Error calling dlltool: {}", e));
                 }
-                Ok(output) if !output.status.success() => self.config.sess.fatal(&format!(
+                Ok(output) if !output.status.success() => self.sess.fatal(&format!(
                     "Dlltool could not create import library: {}\n{}",
                     String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout),
                     String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
@@ -263,13 +256,13 @@ impl<'a> ArchiveBuilder<'a> for LlvmArchiveBuilder<'a> {
                     output_path_z.as_ptr(),
                     ffi_exports.as_ptr(),
                     ffi_exports.len(),
-                    llvm_machine_type(&self.config.sess.target.arch) as u16,
-                    !self.config.sess.target.is_like_msvc,
+                    llvm_machine_type(&self.sess.target.arch) as u16,
+                    !self.sess.target.is_like_msvc,
                 )
             };
 
             if result == crate::llvm::LLVMRustResult::Failure {
-                self.config.sess.fatal(&format!(
+                self.sess.fatal(&format!(
                     "Error creating import library for {}: {}",
                     lib_name,
                     llvm::last_error().unwrap_or("unknown LLVM error".to_string())
@@ -278,7 +271,7 @@ impl<'a> ArchiveBuilder<'a> for LlvmArchiveBuilder<'a> {
         };
 
         self.add_archive(&output_path, |_| false).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
-            self.config.sess.fatal(&format!(
+            self.sess.fatal(&format!(
                 "failed to add native library {}: {}",
                 output_path.display(),
                 e
@@ -292,13 +285,13 @@ impl<'a> LlvmArchiveBuilder<'a> {
         if let Some(ref a) = self.src_archive {
             return a.as_ref();
         }
-        let src = self.config.src.as_ref()?;
+        let src = self.src.as_ref()?;
         self.src_archive = Some(ArchiveRO::open(src).ok());
         self.src_archive.as_ref().unwrap().as_ref()
     }
 
     fn llvm_archive_kind(&self) -> Result<ArchiveKind, &str> {
-        let kind = &*self.config.sess.target.archive_format;
+        let kind = &*self.sess.target.archive_format;
         kind.parse().map_err(|_| kind)
     }
 
@@ -308,7 +301,7 @@ impl<'a> LlvmArchiveBuilder<'a> {
         let mut strings = Vec::new();
         let mut members = Vec::new();
 
-        let dst = CString::new(self.config.dst.to_str().unwrap())?;
+        let dst = CString::new(self.dst.to_str().unwrap())?;
 
         unsafe {
             if let Some(archive) = self.src_archive() {