diff --git a/src/python/pants/backend/python/subsystems/python_native_code.py b/src/python/pants/backend/python/subsystems/python_native_code.py
index cfa772679ed..269f9243128 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/backend/python/subsystems/python_native_code.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/backend/python/subsystems/python_native_code.py
@@ -237,27 +237,14 @@ def as_environment(self):
         'darwin': lambda: 'DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH',
         'linux': lambda: 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH',
       })
+      # Clang needs GCC's libstdc++.so.6 to run on Linux
       ret[dynamic_lib_env_var] = joined_library_dirs
 
-      all_linking_library_dirs = (c_linker.linking_library_dirs + cpp_linker.linking_library_dirs)
-      ret['LIBRARY_PATH'] = create_path_env_var(all_linking_library_dirs)
-
-      all_include_dirs = cpp_compiler.include_dirs + c_compiler.include_dirs
-      ret['CPATH'] = create_path_env_var(all_include_dirs)
-
-      shared_compile_flags = safe_shlex_join(plat.resolve_platform_specific({
-        'darwin': lambda: [MIN_OSX_VERSION_ARG],
-        'linux': lambda: [],
-      }))
-      ret['CFLAGS'] = shared_compile_flags
-      ret['CXXFLAGS'] = shared_compile_flags
-
       ret['CC'] = c_compiler.exe_filename
       ret['CXX'] = cpp_compiler.exe_filename
       ret['LDSHARED'] = cpp_linker.exe_filename
+      ret['LDFLAGS'] = safe_shlex_join(plat.resolve_platform_specific(self._SHARED_CMDLINE_ARGS))
 
-      all_new_ldflags = cpp_linker.extra_args + plat.resolve_platform_specific(
-        self._SHARED_CMDLINE_ARGS)
-      ret['LDFLAGS'] = safe_shlex_join(all_new_ldflags)
+      ret['LC_ALL'] = 'C'
 
     return ret