diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libvisual/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libvisual/default.nix
index f32ee433694c..d7bf28a94e4c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libvisual/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libvisual/default.nix
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
   buildInputs = [ SDL glib ];
 
-  configureFlags = lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform) [
-    "ac_cv_func_malloc_0_nonnull=yes"
-    "ac_cv_func_realloc_0_nonnull=yes"
-  ];
-
   meta = {
     description = "An abstraction library for audio visualisations";
     homepage = "https://sourceforge.net/projects/libvisual/";