diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/procps-ng/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/procps-ng/default.nix
index c52dfbe461ae..bccae52c3675 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/procps-ng/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/procps-ng/default.nix
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
-  crossAttrs = {
-    CC = stdenv.cross.config + "-gcc";
-  };
-
   # Too red
   configureFlags = [ "--disable-modern-top" ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/procps/watch.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/procps/watch.nix
index 2547e26def4b..5fdd1287a647 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/procps/watch.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/procps/watch.nix
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
-  crossAttrs = {
-    CC = stdenv.cross.config + "-gcc";
-  };
-
   installPhase = "mkdir $out; mkdir -p $out/bin; cp -p watch $out/bin";
 
   meta = {