diff --git a/build_packages b/build_packages
index a1212f7337..bbe4864f99 100755
--- a/build_packages
+++ b/build_packages
@@ -186,24 +186,9 @@ if [[ "${FLAGS_showoutput}" -eq "${FLAGS_TRUE}" && \
   # Only parallel_emerge supports --show-output.
   EMERGE_FLAGS+=" --show-output"
 fi
-
-# Prepare tmp file to capture emerge output from tee.
-tmpfile=$(mktemp -t tmp.build_packages-emerge.XXXXXX)
-trap "rm -f '${tmpfile}'" EXIT
-
 info "Merging board packages ${PACKAGES}"
-(
-  set -o pipefail
-  sudo -E ${EMERGE_BOARD_CMD} -uDNv ${EMERGE_FLAGS} ${PACKAGES} | \
-    tee "${tmpfile}"
-)
-
-# Extract total package count from emerge output.
-package_count=$(awk '$0 ~ /^Total: [0-9]+ packages/ { print $2 }' "${tmpfile}")
-rm "${tmpfile}"
-trap - EXIT
+sudo -E ${EMERGE_BOARD_CMD} -uDNv ${EMERGE_FLAGS} ${PACKAGES}
 
 echo "Builds complete"
-EXTRA_COMMAND_STATS[package_count]=${package_count}
-command_completed
+print_time_elapsed
 echo "Done"
diff --git a/common.sh b/common.sh
index 24ff0e50a0..59c3b8d8cd 100644
--- a/common.sh
+++ b/common.sh
@@ -557,10 +557,6 @@ safe_umount_tree() {
   fi
 }
 
-get_git_id() {
-  git var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT | sed -e 's/^.*<\(\S\+\)>.*$/\1/'
-}
-
 # Fixes symlinks that are incorrectly prefixed with the build root ${1}
 # rather than the real running root '/'.
 # TODO(sosa) - Merge setup - cleanup below with this method.
@@ -668,79 +664,13 @@ enable_rw_mount() {
 # Get current timestamp. Assumes common.sh runs at startup.
 start_time=$(date +%s)
 
-# Get time elapsed since start_time in seconds.
-get_elapsed_seconds() {
+# Print time elsapsed since start_time.
+print_time_elapsed() {
   local end_time=$(date +%s)
   local elapsed_seconds=$(($end_time - $start_time))
-  echo ${elapsed_seconds}
-}
-
-# Print time elapsed since start_time.
-print_time_elapsed() {
-  # Optional first arg to specify elapsed_seconds.  If not given, will
-  # recalculate elapsed time to now.  Optional second arg to specify
-  # command name associated with elapsed time.
-  local elapsed_seconds=${1:-$(get_elapsed_seconds)}
-  local cmd_base=$2
-
   local minutes=$(($elapsed_seconds / 60))
   local seconds=$(($elapsed_seconds % 60))
-
-  if [ -n "${cmd_base}" ]; then
-    info "Elapsed time (${cmd_base}): ${minutes}m${seconds}s"
-  else
-    info "Elapsed time: ${minutes}m${seconds}s"
-  fi
-}
-
-# Associative array for filling in extra command-specific stats before
-# calling command_completed.
-declare -A EXTRA_COMMAND_STATS
-
-# Save original command line.
-command_line_arr=( "$0" "$@" )
-
-command_completed() {
-  # Call print_elapsed_time regardless.
-  local run_time=$(get_elapsed_seconds)
-  local cmd_base=$(basename "${command_line_arr[0]}")
-  print_time_elapsed ${run_time} ${cmd_base}
-
-  # Prepare command stats in an associative array.  Additonal command-specific
-  # stats can be added through EXTRA_COMMAND_STATS associative array.
-  declare -A stats
-  stats=(
-    [cmd_line]=${command_line_arr[*]}
-    [cmd_base]=${cmd_base}
-    [cmd_args]=${command_line_arr[*]:1}
-    [run_time]=${run_time}
-    [username]=$(get_git_id)
-    [board]=${FLAGS_board}
-    [host]=$(hostname -f)
-    [cpu_count]=$(grep -c processor /proc/cpuinfo)
-    [cpu_type]=$(uname -p)
-  )
-
-  local attr
-  for attr in "${!EXTRA_COMMAND_STATS[@]}"; do
-    stats[${attr}]=${EXTRA_COMMAND_STATS[${attr}]}
-  done
-
-  # Prepare temporary file for stats.
-  local tmpfile=$(mktemp -t tmp.stats.XXXXXX)
-  trap "rm -f '${tmpfile}'" EXIT
-
-  # Write stats out to temporary file.
-  echo "Chromium OS Build Command Stats - Version 1" > "${tmpfile}"
-  for attr in "${!stats[@]}"; do
-    echo "${attr} ${stats[${attr}]}"
-  done >> "${tmpfile}"
-
-  # Call upload_command_stats on the stats file.  If it fails do not stop.
-  "${GCLIENT_ROOT}"/chromite/bin/upload_command_stats "${tmpfile}" || true
-
-  rm "${tmpfile}"
-  trap - EXIT
+  echo "Elapsed time: ${minutes}m${seconds}s"
 }
 
 # The board and variant command line options can be used in a number of ways
diff --git a/sdk_lib/enter_chroot.sh b/sdk_lib/enter_chroot.sh
index b75dce1262..a6c4a38978 100755
--- a/sdk_lib/enter_chroot.sh
+++ b/sdk_lib/enter_chroot.sh
@@ -79,13 +79,6 @@ fi
 # TODO: replace shflags with something less error-prone, or contribute a fix.
 switch_to_strict_mode
 
-# These config files are to be copied into chroot if they exist in home dir.
-FILES_TO_COPY_TO_CHROOT=(
-  .gdata_cred.txt             # User/password for Google Docs on chromium.org
-  .gdata_token                # Auth token for Google Docs on chromium.org
-  .disable_build_stats_upload # Presence of file disables command stats upload
-)
-
 INNER_CHROME_ROOT=$FLAGS_chrome_root_mount  # inside chroot
 CHROME_ROOT_CONFIG="/var/cache/chrome_root"  # inside chroot
 INNER_DEPOT_TOOLS_ROOT="/home/$USER/depot_tools"  # inside chroot
@@ -404,8 +397,9 @@ setup_env() {
     git config -f ${FLAGS_chroot}/home/${USER}/.gitconfig --replace-all \
       user.email "${ident_email}" || true
 
-    # Certain files get copied into the chroot when entering.
-    for fn in "${FILES_TO_COPY_TO_CHROOT[@]}"; do
+    # Copy ~/.gdata_cred.txt and ~/.gdata_token to chroot if they exist.  These
+    # files contain credentials for reading/writing Google Docs on chromium.org.
+    for fn in ".gdata_cred.txt" ".gdata_token"; do
       copy_into_chroot_if_exists "${HOME}/${fn}" "/home/${USER}/${fn}"
     done