diff --git a/eng/testing/linker/project.csproj.template b/eng/testing/linker/project.csproj.template
index f62317e7eba16..9c8e4ff7e06b3 100644
--- a/eng/testing/linker/project.csproj.template
+++ b/eng/testing/linker/project.csproj.template
@@ -25,11 +25,14 @@
     <NETCoreAppMaximumVersion>{NetCoreAppMaximumVersion}</NETCoreAppMaximumVersion>
     <UseMonoRuntime>{UseMonoRuntime}</UseMonoRuntime>
     <RuntimeIdentifier>{RuntimeIdentifier}</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <PublishAot>{PublishAot}</PublishAot>
     <AppHostSourcePath>{AppHostSourcePath}</AppHostSourcePath>
     <SingleFileHostSourcePath>{SingleFileHostSourcePath}</SingleFileHostSourcePath>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
 
+    <!-- Implicitly force 'UseNativeAotForComponents' for AOT tests -->
+    <PublishAot>{PublishAot}</PublishAot>
+    <UseNativeAotForComponents Condition="'$(PublishAot)' == 'true'">true</UseNativeAotForComponents>
+
     <!-- wasm specific -->
     <MonoAOTCompilerDir>{MonoAOTCompilerDir}</MonoAOTCompilerDir>
     <MonoProjectRoot>{MonoProjectRoot}</MonoProjectRoot>
@@ -59,14 +62,9 @@
     <IlcSdkPath>{IlcSdkPath}</IlcSdkPath>
     <IlcFrameworkPath>{IlcFrameworkPath}</IlcFrameworkPath>
     <IlcFrameworkNativePath>{IlcFrameworkNativePath}</IlcFrameworkNativePath>
-    <SysRoot Condition="('$(CrossBuild)' == 'true' or '$(BuildArchitecture)' != '$(TargetArchitecture)') and '$(ROOTFS_DIR)' != ''">$(ROOTFS_DIR)</SysRoot>
     <CoreCLRBuildIntegrationDir>{CoreCLRBuildIntegrationDir}</CoreCLRBuildIntegrationDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <CustomLinkerArg Condition="'$(CrossBuild)' == 'true' and '$(_hostArchitecture)' == '$(_targetArchitecture)' and '$(ROOTFS_DIR)' != ''" Include="--gcc-toolchain=$(ROOTFS_DIR)/usr" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
   <ItemGroup>
     {RuntimeHostConfigurationOptions}
   </ItemGroup>
@@ -81,28 +79,8 @@
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
 
-  <Target Name="LocateNativeCompiler"
-          Condition="'$(PublishAot)' == 'true' and '$(_hostOS)' != 'win'"
-          BeforeTargets="SetupOSSpecificProps">
-    <PropertyGroup>
-      <CppCompilerAndLinker Condition="'$(CppCompilerAndLinker)' == ''">clang</CppCompilerAndLinker>
-    </PropertyGroup>
-
-    <Exec Command="sh -c 'build_arch=&quot;$(TargetArchitecture)&quot; compiler=&quot;$(CppCompilerAndLinker)&quot; . &quot;$(RepositoryEngineeringDir)/common/native/init-compiler.sh&quot; &amp;&amp; echo &quot;$CC;$LDFLAGS&quot;' 2>/dev/null"
-          EchoOff="true"
-          ConsoleToMsBuild="true"
-          StandardOutputImportance="Low">
-      <Output TaskParameter="ConsoleOutput" PropertyName="_CC_LDFLAGS" />
-    </Exec>
-
-    <PropertyGroup>
-      <CppLinker>$(_CC_LDFLAGS.SubString(0, $(_CC_LDFLAGS.IndexOf(';'))))</CppLinker>
-      <_LDFLAGS>$(_CC_LDFLAGS.SubString($([MSBuild]::Add($(_CC_LDFLAGS.IndexOf(';')), 1))))</_LDFLAGS>
-      <LinkerFlavor Condition="$(_LDFLAGS.Contains('lld'))">lld</LinkerFlavor>
-    </PropertyGroup>
-  </Target>
-
   <Import Project="{NativeSanitizersTargets}" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepositoryEngineeringDir)toolAot.targets" />
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <Content Include="@(SanitizerRuntimeToCopy->'{SanitizerRuntimeFolder}/%(Identity)')" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
diff --git a/eng/testing/linker/trimmingTests.targets b/eng/testing/linker/trimmingTests.targets
index 7ff8fccc2c017..c1bf7bae8e875 100644
--- a/eng/testing/linker/trimmingTests.targets
+++ b/eng/testing/linker/trimmingTests.targets
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 
     <MSBuild Projects="@(TestConsoleApps)"
              Targets="Publish"
-             Properties="Configuration=$(Configuration);BuildProjectReferences=false;TargetOS=$(TargetOS);TargetArchitecture=$(TargetArchitecture);_IsPublishing=true" />
+             Properties="Configuration=$(Configuration);BuildProjectReferences=false;HostOS=$(HostOS);TargetOS=$(TargetOS);TargetArchitecture=$(TargetArchitecture);_IsPublishing=true" />
   </Target>
 
   <Target Name="ExecuteApplications"
diff --git a/eng/toolAot.targets b/eng/toolAot.targets
index 684ae2c06c4c9..26f133f23e20a 100644
--- a/eng/toolAot.targets
+++ b/eng/toolAot.targets
@@ -28,30 +28,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="runtime.$(ToolsRID).Microsoft.DotNet.ILCompiler" Version="$(MicrosoftDotNetILCompilerVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <!-- Needed for the amd64 -> amd64 musl cross-build to pass the target flag. -->
-  <Target Name="_FixIlcTargetTriple"
-          AfterTargets="SetupOSSpecificProps"
-          Condition="'$(CrossBuild)' == 'true' and '$(HostOS)' != 'windows'">
-    <!-- Compute CrossCompileRid, and copy the downstream logic as-is. -->
-    <PropertyGroup>
-      <CrossCompileRid>$(RuntimeIdentifier)</CrossCompileRid>
-
-      <CrossCompileArch />
-      <CrossCompileArch Condition="$(CrossCompileRid.EndsWith('-x64'))">x86_64</CrossCompileArch>
-      <CrossCompileArch Condition="$(CrossCompileRid.EndsWith('-arm64')) and '$(_IsApplePlatform)' != 'true'">aarch64</CrossCompileArch>
-      <CrossCompileArch Condition="$(CrossCompileRid.EndsWith('-arm64')) and '$(_IsApplePlatform)' == 'true'">arm64</CrossCompileArch>
-
-      <TargetTriple />
-      <TargetTriple Condition="'$(CrossCompileArch)' != ''">$(CrossCompileArch)-linux-gnu</TargetTriple>
-      <TargetTriple Condition="'$(CrossCompileArch)' != '' and ($(CrossCompileRid.StartsWith('linux-musl')) or $(CrossCompileRid.StartsWith('alpine')))">$(CrossCompileArch)-alpine-linux-musl</TargetTriple>
-      <TargetTriple Condition="'$(CrossCompileArch)' != '' and ($(CrossCompileRid.StartsWith('freebsd')))">$(CrossCompileArch)-unknown-freebsd12</TargetTriple>
-    </PropertyGroup>
-
-    <ItemGroup>
-      <LinkerArg Include="--target=$(TargetTriple)" Condition="'$(TargetOS)' != 'osx' and '$(TargetTriple)' != ''" />
-    </ItemGroup>
-  </Target>
-
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(NativeAotSupported)' == 'true'">
     <CustomLinkerArg Condition="'$(CrossBuild)' == 'true' and '$(_hostArchitecture)' == '$(_targetArchitecture)' and '$(_hostOS)' != 'windows'" Include="--gcc-toolchain=$(ROOTFS_DIR)/usr" />
   </ItemGroup>
@@ -61,6 +37,7 @@
           BeforeTargets="SetupOSSpecificProps">
       <PropertyGroup>
         <CppCompilerAndLinker Condition="'$(CppCompilerAndLinker)' == ''">clang</CppCompilerAndLinker>
+        <SysRoot Condition="'$(CrossBuild)' == 'true'">$(ROOTFS_DIR)</SysRoot>
       </PropertyGroup>
 
       <Exec Command="sh -c 'build_arch=&quot;$(TargetArchitecture)&quot; compiler=&quot;$(CppCompilerAndLinker)&quot; . &quot;$(RepositoryEngineeringDir)/common/native/init-compiler.sh&quot; &amp;&amp; echo &quot;$CC;$LDFLAGS&quot;' 2>/dev/null"
@@ -77,10 +54,4 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
   </Target>
 
-  <!-- Cross-build settings -->
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <LinkerFlavor Condition="'$(CrossBuild)' == 'true' and '$(TargetsLinux)' == 'true'">lld</LinkerFlavor>
-    <SysRoot Condition="'$(CrossBuild)' == 'true' and '$(HostOS)' != 'windows'">$(ROOTFS_DIR)</SysRoot>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/coreclr/nativeaot/BuildIntegration/Microsoft.NETCore.Native.Unix.targets b/src/coreclr/nativeaot/BuildIntegration/Microsoft.NETCore.Native.Unix.targets
index efd3cfddaf2ad..1551672eeb308 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/nativeaot/BuildIntegration/Microsoft.NETCore.Native.Unix.targets
+++ b/src/coreclr/nativeaot/BuildIntegration/Microsoft.NETCore.Native.Unix.targets
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
       <IlcRPath Condition="'$(IlcRPath)' == '' and '$(_IsApplePlatform)' != 'true'">$ORIGIN</IlcRPath>
       <IlcRPath Condition="'$(IlcRPath)' == '' and '$(_IsApplePlatform)' == 'true'">@executable_path</IlcRPath>
 
+      <SharedLibraryInstallName Condition="'$(SharedLibraryInstallName)' == '' and '$(_IsApplePlatform)' == 'true' and '$(NativeLib)' == 'Shared'">@rpath/$(TargetName)$(NativeBinaryExt)</SharedLibraryInstallName>
+
       <EventPipeName>libeventpipe-disabled</EventPipeName>
       <EventPipeName Condition="'$(EventSourceSupport)' == 'true'">libeventpipe-enabled</EventPipeName>
 
@@ -92,7 +94,6 @@ The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
       <_AppleTripleAbi Condition="$(_targetOS.EndsWith('simulator'))">simulator</_AppleTripleAbi>
 
       <TargetTriple>$(CrossCompileArch)-apple-$(_AppleTripleOS)$(AppleMinOSVersion)-$(_AppleTripleAbi)</TargetTriple>
-      <SharedLibraryInstallName Condition="'$(SharedLibraryInstallName)' == '' and '$(NativeLib)' == 'Shared'">@rpath/$(TargetName)$(NativeBinaryExt)</SharedLibraryInstallName>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(_targetOS)' == 'osx'">
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
       <LinkerArg Include="-Wl,--strip-debug" Condition="$(NativeDebugSymbols) != 'true' and '$(_IsApplePlatform)' != 'true'" />
       <LinkerArg Include="-Wl,-rpath,'$(IlcRPath)'" Condition="'$(StaticExecutable)' != 'true' and !$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('Windows'))" />
       <LinkerArg Include="-Wl,-rpath,&quot;$(IlcRPath)&quot;" Condition="'$(StaticExecutable)' != 'true' and $([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('Windows'))" />
-      <LinkerArg Include="-Wl,-install_name,&quot;$(SharedLibraryInstallName)&quot;" Condition="'$(_IsiOSLikePlatform)' == 'true' and '$(NativeLib)' == 'Shared'" />
+      <LinkerArg Include="-Wl,-install_name,&quot;$(SharedLibraryInstallName)&quot;" Condition="'$(_IsApplePlatform)' == 'true' and '$(NativeLib)' == 'Shared'" />
       <LinkerArg Include="-Wl,--build-id=sha1" Condition="'$(_IsApplePlatform)' != 'true'" />
       <LinkerArg Include="-Wl,--as-needed" Condition="'$(_IsApplePlatform)' != 'true'" />
       <LinkerArg Include="-Wl,-e,0x0" Condition="'$(NativeLib)' == 'Shared' and '$(_IsApplePlatform)' != 'true'" />
diff --git a/src/native/managed/compile-native.proj b/src/native/managed/compile-native.proj
index 4123d47c34bb2..f8715efce8e82 100644
--- a/src/native/managed/compile-native.proj
+++ b/src/native/managed/compile-native.proj
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@
     <ItemGroup>
         <!-- additional native compilation-specific properties to pass down to the ProjectReference -->
         <SubprojectProps Include="NativeLib" Value="$(NativeLibKind)"/>
-
-        <SubprojectProps Condition="'$(SysRoot)' != ''" Include="SysRoot" Value="$(SysRoot)" />
-        <SubprojectProps Condition="'$(LinkerFlavor)' != ''" Include="LinkerFlavor" Value="$(LinkerFlavor)" />
-        <SubprojectProps Condition="'$(CustomLinkerArgToolchainArg)' != ''" Include="CustomLinkerArgToolchainArg" Value="$(CustomLinkerArgToolchainArg)" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <Import Project=".\subproject.props" />
diff --git a/src/native/managed/native-library.props b/src/native/managed/native-library.props
index 41c7d3d6b897d..a38ee419d3282 100644
--- a/src/native/managed/native-library.props
+++ b/src/native/managed/native-library.props
@@ -9,28 +9,9 @@
     <ControlFlowGuard>Guard</ControlFlowGuard>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <!-- set the shared library name.  this helps the native linker correctly reference this shared
-       library in dependents -->
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <!-- in net9.0 we can do this, but only on mobile apple platforms, not OSX -->
-    <SharedLibraryInstallName>@rpath/$(MSBuildProjectName).dylib</SharedLibraryInstallName>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetsOSX)' == 'true'">
-      <LinkerArg Include="-Wl,-install_name,@rpath/$(MSBuildProjectName).dylib" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetsUnix)' == 'true' and ! ('$(TargetsAppleMobile)' == 'true' or '$(TargetsOSX)' == 'true')">
-      <!-- If there is no soname, ld on Linux and some other Unixes will embed the full (build-time!)
-           path to this shared library into any binary that links against it. We don't want that. -->
-      <LinkerArg Include="-Wl,-soname=$(MSBuildProjectName).so" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
   <PropertyGroup>
       <!-- if IsRuntimeComponent is true, we will put the native library into the specified locations under `artifacts/bin/$(RuntimeFlavor)/os.arch.config/` -->
       <IsRuntimeComponent Condition="'$(IsRuntimeComponent)' == ''">true</IsRuntimeComponent>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <!-- passed by compile-native.proj to set - -gcc-toolchain=$(ROOTFS_DIR)/usr -->
-    <CustomLinkerArg Condition="'$(CustomLinkerArgToolchainArg)' != ''" Include="$(CustomLinkerArgToolchainArg)" />
-  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/tests/Common/XUnitLogChecker/XUnitLogChecker.csproj b/src/tests/Common/XUnitLogChecker/XUnitLogChecker.csproj
index 0075ff8baa97e..0c7731b95696e 100644
--- a/src/tests/Common/XUnitLogChecker/XUnitLogChecker.csproj
+++ b/src/tests/Common/XUnitLogChecker/XUnitLogChecker.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <TargetFramework>$(NetCoreAppToolCurrent)</TargetFramework>
     <GenerateRuntimeConfigurationFiles>true</GenerateRuntimeConfigurationFiles>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
-    <PublishAot Condition="'$(NativeAotSupported)' == 'true'">true</PublishAot>
+    <PublishAot Condition="'$(UseNativeAotForComponents)' == 'true'">true</PublishAot>
     <SuppressTrimAnalysisWarnings>false</SuppressTrimAnalysisWarnings>
   </PropertyGroup>