diff --git a/lib/systems/examples.nix b/lib/systems/examples.nix
index 14693ca44e97..18c954ffc06e 100644
--- a/lib/systems/examples.nix
+++ b/lib/systems/examples.nix
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ rec {
   gnu64 = {
     config = "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu";
   };
-  gnu64_simplekernel = gnu64 // platforms.pc_simplekernel; # see test/cross/default.nix
   gnu32 = {
     config = "i686-unknown-linux-gnu";
   };
diff --git a/lib/systems/platforms.nix b/lib/systems/platforms.nix
index b80ed1efc8e8..ae78b4edc9d4 100644
--- a/lib/systems/platforms.nix
+++ b/lib/systems/platforms.nix
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ rec {
     };
   };
 
-  pc_simplekernel = lib.recursiveUpdate pc {
-    linux-kernel.autoModules = false;
-  };
-
   ##
   ## POWER
   ##
diff --git a/pkgs/test/cross/default.nix b/pkgs/test/cross/default.nix
index e26f375ac5c9..c5320f72a4bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/test/cross/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/test/cross/default.nix
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ let
     pkgs.pkgsMusl.stdenv
     pkgs.pkgsLLVM.stdenv
     pkgs.pkgsStatic.bash
-    #pkgs.pkgsCross.gnu64_simplekernel.bash   # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/264989
     pkgs.pkgsCross.arm-embedded.stdenv
     pkgs.pkgsCross.sheevaplug.stdenv # for armv5tel
     pkgs.pkgsCross.raspberryPi.stdenv # for armv6l