diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/default.nix
index 30c38168fd1e..6e1967281b3c 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 assert crossSystem == localSystem;
 
 let
-  inherit (localSystem) system platform;
+  inherit (localSystem) system;
 
   bootstrapClangVersion = "7.1.0";
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ in rec {
         __extraImpureHostDeps = commonImpureHostDeps;
 
         extraAttrs = {
-          inherit macosVersionMin platform;
+          inherit macosVersionMin;
         };
         overrides  = self: super: (overrides self super) // {
           inherit ccNoLibcxx;
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ in rec {
     extraAttrs = {
       libc = pkgs.darwin.Libsystem;
       shellPackage = pkgs.bash;
-      inherit macosVersionMin platform bootstrapTools;
+      inherit macosVersionMin bootstrapTools;
     };
 
     allowedRequisites = (with pkgs; [
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
index 6d6bca870bf9..b36eb1b5742a 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 assert crossSystem == localSystem;
 
 let
-  inherit (localSystem) system platform;
+  inherit (localSystem) system;
 
   commonPreHook =
     ''
@@ -111,11 +111,6 @@ let
           stdenvNoCC = prevStage.ccWrapperStdenv;
         };
 
-        extraAttrs = {
-          # Having the proper 'platform' in all the stdenvs allows getting proper
-          # linuxHeaders for example.
-          inherit platform;
-        };
         overrides = self: super: (overrides self super) // { fetchurl = thisStdenv.fetchurlBoot; };
       };
 
@@ -369,7 +364,7 @@ in
         # TODO: remove this!
         inherit (prevStage) glibc;
 
-        inherit platform bootstrapTools;
+        inherit bootstrapTools;
         shellPackage = prevStage.bash;
       };