diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
index 29ad442a54b7..cd8e473c414b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
@@ -291,10 +291,6 @@ in
   x86_64-netbsd = mapTestOnCross systems.examples.x86_64-netbsd common;
   x86_64-openbsd = mapTestOnCross systems.examples.x86_64-openbsd common;
 
-  # we test `embedded` instead of `linuxCommon` because very few packages
-  # successfully cross-compile to Redox so far
-  x86_64-redox = mapTestOnCross systems.examples.x86_64-unknown-redox embedded;
-
   # Cross-built bootstrap tools for every supported platform
   bootstrapTools =
     let