diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
index 7eab7ddb072c..fc332dff3aa3 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
@@ -56,12 +56,17 @@ rec {
 
   # Return a modified stdenv that adds a cross compiler to the
   # builds.
-  makeStdenvCross = stdenv: cross: binutils: gccCross: stdenv // {
+  makeStdenvCross = stdenvOrig: cross: cc: let
+    stdenv = stdenvOrig.override {
+      inherit cc;
 
-    # Overrides are surely not valid as packages built with this run on a
-    # different platform.
-    overrides = _: _: {};
+      allowedRequisites = null;
 
+      # Overrides are surely not valid as packages built with this run on a
+      # different platform.
+      overrides = _: _: {};
+    };
+  in stdenv // {
     mkDerivation =
       { name ? "", buildInputs ? [], nativeBuildInputs ? []
       , propagatedBuildInputs ? [], propagatedNativeBuildInputs ? []
@@ -91,7 +96,6 @@ rec {
           name = name + "-" + cross.config;
           nativeBuildInputs = nativeBuildInputs
             ++ nativeInputsFromBuildInputs
-            ++ [ gccCross binutils ]
             ++ stdenv.lib.optional selfNativeBuildInput nativeDrv
               # without proper `file` command, libtool sometimes fails
               # to recognize 64-bit DLLs
@@ -109,10 +113,6 @@ rec {
 
           crossConfig = cross.config;
         } // args.crossAttrs or {});
-
-    inherit gccCross binutils;
-    ccCross = gccCross;
-
   };
 
 
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/cross/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/cross/default.nix
index 7fe567251708..f9c23078cd30 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/cross/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/cross/default.nix
@@ -31,15 +31,12 @@ in bootStages ++ [
     targetPlatform = crossSystem;
     inherit config overlays;
     selfBuild = false;
-    stdenv = if crossSystem.useiOSCross or false
-      then let
-          inherit (buildPackages.darwin.ios-cross) cc binutils;
-        in buildPackages.makeStdenvCross
-          buildPackages.stdenv crossSystem
-          binutils cc
-      else buildPackages.makeStdenvCross
-        buildPackages.stdenv crossSystem
-        buildPackages.binutils buildPackages.gccCrossStageFinal;
+    stdenv = buildPackages.makeStdenvCross
+      buildPackages.stdenv
+      crossSystem
+      (if crossSystem.useiOSCross or false
+       then buildPackages.darwin.ios-cross
+       else buildPackages.gccCrossStageFinal);
   })
 
 ]
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/make-bootstrap-tools-cross.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/make-bootstrap-tools-cross.nix
index 0378891b27ab..90c9d2cef67f 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/make-bootstrap-tools-cross.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/make-bootstrap-tools-cross.nix
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ rec {
       nativeBuildInputs = [
         pkgs.buildPackages.nukeReferences
         pkgs.buildPackages.cpio
-        pkgs.buildPackages.binutils
       ];
 
       buildCommand = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 11afb0d1e313..b499b623a8c2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7805,7 +7805,6 @@ with pkgs;
     stdenv = buildPackages.makeStdenvCross
       buildPackages.buildPackages.stdenv
       buildPackages.targetPlatform
-      buildPackages.binutils
       buildPackages.gccCrossStageStatic;
   };