diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/xen/packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/xen/packages.nix
index 8f5262acb02..4b5f15c8ff4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/xen/packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/xen/packages.nix
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@ rec {
   };
 
   xen_4_8-vanilla = callPackage ./4.8.nix {
-    # At the very least included seabios and etherboot need gcc49,
-    # so we have to build all of it with gcc49.
-    stdenv = overrideCC stdenv gcc49;
-
     meta = {
       description = "vanilla";
       longDescription = ''