diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/2.13/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/2.13/default.nix
index 59f8ca647e6f..f80ed9372e63 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/2.13/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/2.13/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 , profilingLibraries ? false
 , gccCross ? null
 , debugSymbols ? false
-, recentGcc ? true
 }:
 
 assert stdenv.gcc.gcc != null;
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ in
       + stdenv.lib.optionalString debugSymbols "-debug";
 
     inherit fetchurl stdenv kernelHeaders installLocales profilingLibraries
-      gccCross recentGcc;
+      gccCross;
 
     builder = ./builder.sh;