diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lynx/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lynx/default.nix
index ed13fb550e5..97d28dd7e2f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lynx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lynx/default.nix
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildInputs = [ ncurses ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional sslSupport openssl;
   buildNativeInputs = [ ncurses ];
 
-  crossAttrs = {
-    configureFlags = "--enable-widec" +
-      (if sslSupport then " --with-ssl" else "");
-  };
-
   meta = {
     homepage = http://lynx.isc.org/;
     description = "A text-mode web browser";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 08067f0197c..acc81541c56 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3590,9 +3590,7 @@ let
 
   ncurses = makeOverridable (import ../development/libraries/ncurses) {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv;
-    # The "! (stdenv ? cross)" is for the cross-built arm ncurses, which
-    # don't build for me in unicode.
-    unicode = (system != "i686-cygwin" && crossSystem == null);
+    unicode = system != "i686-cygwin";
   };
 
   neon = neon029;