diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/retroarch/cores.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/retroarch/cores.nix
index a54d3868a071..6bc6d4ecc2c7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/emulators/retroarch/cores.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/emulators/retroarch/cores.nix
@@ -678,11 +678,6 @@ in
       "LLE=1"
       "WITH_DYNAREC=${stdenv.hostPlatform.parsed.cpu.name}"
     ];
-    # This CXXFLAGS hack works around the GCC 13 error:
-    # 'uint32_t' was not declared in this scope
-    # It can be removed if the issue filed upstream is resolved:
-    # https://github.com/libretro/mupen64plus-libretro-nx/issues/515
-    env.CXXFLAGS = "-include cstdint";
     meta = {
       description = "Libretro port of Mupen64 Plus, GL only";
       license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;