diff --git a/meta/classes/cross.bbclass b/meta/classes/cross.bbclass
index d5f6300777..487ec60f7f 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cross.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cross.bbclass
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ target_base_libdir := "${base_libdir}"
 target_prefix := "${prefix}"
 
 # Overrides for paths
-prefix = "${CROSS_DIR}"
-base_prefix = "${prefix}"
-exec_prefix = "${prefix}"
+prefix = "${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${prefix_native}"
+base_prefix = "${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}"
+exec_prefix = "${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${prefix_native}"
 base_sbindir = "${base_prefix}/bin"
 sbindir = "${exec_prefix}/bin"
 
diff --git a/meta/classes/glibc-package.bbclass b/meta/classes/glibc-package.bbclass
index cef888c54e..56bf8ba40a 100644
--- a/meta/classes/glibc-package.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/glibc-package.bbclass
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ do_prep_locale_tree() {
 		gunzip $i
 	done
 	cp -pPR ${PKGD}${base_libdir}/* $treedir/lib
-	if [ -f ${CROSS_DIR}/${TARGET_SYS}/lib/libgcc_s.* ]; then
-		cp -pPR ${CROSS_DIR}/${TARGET_SYS}/lib/libgcc_s.* $treedir/lib
+	if [ -f ${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${prefix_native}/lib/libgcc_s.* ]; then
+		cp -pPR ${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}/${prefix_native}/lib/libgcc_s.* $treedir/lib
 	fi
 	install -m 0755 ${PKGD}${bindir}/localedef $treedir/bin
 }
diff --git a/meta/classes/icecc.bbclass b/meta/classes/icecc.bbclass
index be37318d91..715f870773 100644
--- a/meta/classes/icecc.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/icecc.bbclass
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ def create_cross_env(bb,d):
         return ""
 
     import tarfile, socket, time
-    ice_dir = bb.data.expand('${CROSS_DIR}', d)
     prefix  = bb.data.expand('${HOST_PREFIX}' , d)
+    ice_dir = bb.data.expand("${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${prefix_native}")
     distro  = bb.data.expand('${DISTRO}', d)
     target_sys = bb.data.expand('${TARGET_SYS}',  d)
     target_prefix = bb.data.expand('${TARGET_PREFIX}',  d)
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def create_cross_env(bb,d):
 
 def create_native_env(bb,d):
     import tarfile, socket, time
-    ice_dir = bb.data.expand('${CROSS_DIR}', d)
+    ice_dir = bb.data.expand("${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${prefix_native}")
     prefix  = bb.data.expand('${HOST_PREFIX}' , d)
     distro  = bb.data.expand('${DISTRO}', d)
     target_sys = bb.data.expand('${TARGET_SYS}',  d)
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def create_native_env(bb,d):
 
 def create_cross_kernel_env(bb,d):
     import tarfile, socket, time
-    ice_dir = bb.data.expand('${CROSS_DIR}', d)
+    ice_dir = bb.data.expand("${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${prefix_native}")
     prefix  = bb.data.expand('${HOST_PREFIX}' , d)
     distro  = bb.data.expand('${DISTRO}', d)
     target_sys = bb.data.expand('${TARGET_SYS}',  d)
diff --git a/meta/classes/nativesdk.bbclass b/meta/classes/nativesdk.bbclass
index 95ffc064af..2c897c6076 100644
--- a/meta/classes/nativesdk.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/nativesdk.bbclass
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ python () {
 #STAGING_DIR_HOST = "${STAGING_DIR}/${HOST_SYS}-nativesdk"
 #STAGING_DIR_TARGET = "${STAGING_DIR}/${BASEPKG_TARGET_SYS}-nativesdk"
 
-CROSS_DIR = "${TMPDIR}/cross/${HOST_ARCH}"
-
 HOST_ARCH = "${SDK_ARCH}"
 HOST_VENDOR = "${SDK_VENDOR}"
 HOST_OS = "${SDK_OS}"
diff --git a/meta/classes/packaged-staging.bbclass b/meta/classes/packaged-staging.bbclass
index a04c956c80..cda16d1cc5 100644
--- a/meta/classes/packaged-staging.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/packaged-staging.bbclass
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ def pstage_cleanpackage(pkgname, d):
 	else:
 		bb.note("No. Manually removing any installed files")
 		pstage_manualclean("sysroots", "STAGING_DIR", d)
-		pstage_manualclean("cross", "CROSS_DIR", d)
 		pstage_manualclean("deploy", "DEPLOY_DIR", d)
 
 	bb.utils.unlockfile(lf)
@@ -297,7 +296,6 @@ python packagedstage_stampfixing_eventhandler() {
 populate_sysroot_preamble () {
 	if [ "$PSTAGING_ACTIVE" = "1" ]; then
 		stage-manager -p ${STAGING_DIR} -c ${PSTAGE_WORKDIR}/stamp-cache-staging -u || true
-		stage-manager -p ${CROSS_DIR} -c ${PSTAGE_WORKDIR}/stamp-cache-cross -u || true
 	fi
 }
 
@@ -313,7 +311,6 @@ populate_sysroot_postamble () {
 		if [ "$exitcode" != "5" -a "$exitcode" != "0" ]; then
 			exit $exitcode
 		fi
-		stage-manager -p ${CROSS_DIR} -c ${PSTAGE_WORKDIR}/stamp-cache-cross -u -d ${PSTAGE_TMPDIR_STAGE}/cross/${BASE_PACKAGE_ARCH}
 		if [ "$exitcode" != "5" -a "$exitcode" != "0" ]; then
 			exit $exitcode
 		fi
@@ -324,9 +321,7 @@ populate_sysroot_postamble () {
 packagedstaging_fastpath () {
 	if [ "$PSTAGING_ACTIVE" = "1" ]; then
 		mkdir -p ${PSTAGE_TMPDIR_STAGE}/sysroots/
-		mkdir -p ${PSTAGE_TMPDIR_STAGE}/cross/${BASE_PACKAGE_ARCH}/
 		cp -fpPR ${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}/${STAGING_DIR}/* ${PSTAGE_TMPDIR_STAGE}/sysroots/ || /bin/true
-		cp -fpPR ${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}/${CROSS_DIR}/* ${PSTAGE_TMPDIR_STAGE}/cross/${BASE_PACKAGE_ARCH}/ || /bin/true
 	fi
 }
 
diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index ee652e79e1..528eef97ff 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -355,9 +355,7 @@ EXTRA_IMAGEDEPENDS = ""
 # Toolchain info.
 ##################################################################
 
-CROSS_DIR = "${TMPDIR}/cross/${BASE_PACKAGE_ARCH}"
-CROSS_DATADIR = "${CROSS_DIR}/share"
-PATH_prepend = "${STAGING_BINDIR_CROSS}:${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${sbindir_native}:${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}:${CROSS_DIR}/${bindir_cross}:${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${base_sbindir_native}:${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}/${base_bindir_native}:"
+PATH_prepend = "${STAGING_BINDIR_CROSS}:${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${sbindir_native}:${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}:${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${base_sbindir_native}:${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}/${base_bindir_native}:"
 export PATH
 
 ##################################################################
diff --git a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-configure-runtime.inc b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-configure-runtime.inc
index e20c72fa05..175e08ad14 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-configure-runtime.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-configure-runtime.inc
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ RUNTIMETARGET = "libgcc libssp libstdc++-v3"
 # libgfortran
 
 do_configure () {
-	cp ${CROSS_DIR}/include/gcc-build-internal/* ${S}/gcc
+	cp ${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${prefix_native}/include/gcc-build-internal/* ${S}/gcc
 	for d in ${RUNTIMETARGET}; do
 		echo "Configuring $d"
 		mkdir -p ${B}/$d/
diff --git a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial_4.3.3.bb b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial_4.3.3.bb
index 8a429d54fe..2aae639fbc 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial_4.3.3.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial_4.3.3.bb
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ PR = "r1"
 
 # Hack till we fix *libc properly
 do_install_append() {
-        ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include-fixed/* ${D}${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include/
+        ln -sf ${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${prefix_native}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include-fixed/* ${D}${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${prefix_native}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include/
 }
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate_4.3.3.bb b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate_4.3.3.bb
index 6de46f7e27..eda678ef2f 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate_4.3.3.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate_4.3.3.bb
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ PR = "r1"
 
 # Hack till we fix *libc properly
 do_install_append() {
-        ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include-fixed/* ${D}${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include/
+        ln -sf ${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${prefix_native}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include-fixed/* ${D}${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${prefix_native}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include/
 }
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-package-cross.inc b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-package-cross.inc
index 396631edd6..04ae78a88b 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-package-cross.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-package-cross.inc
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ do_install () {
     
 	# Link gfortran to g77 to satisfy not-so-smart configure or hard coded g77
 	# gfortran is fully backwards compatible. This is a safe and practical solution. 
-	ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/bin/${TARGET_PREFIX}gfortran ${CROSS_DIR}/bin/${TARGET_PREFIX}g77 || true
-	ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/${TARGET_SYS}/bin/gfortran ${CROSS_DIR}/${TARGET_SYS}/bin/g77 || true
+	ln -sf ${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${prefix_native}/bin/${TARGET_PREFIX}gfortran ${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${prefix_native}/bin/${TARGET_PREFIX}g77 || true
+	ln -sf ${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${prefix_native}/${TARGET_SYS}/bin/gfortran ${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}/${prefix_native}/${TARGET_SYS}/bin/g77 || true
 
 	# Remove things we don't need but keep share/java
 	for d in info man share/doc share/locale share/man share/info; do