diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 30bbc7a328c..94495060ca2 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -407,10 +407,6 @@ readonly XBPS_VERSION_REQ="0.46"
 readonly XBPS_VERSION=$(xbps-uhelper -V|awk '{print $2}')
 readonly XBPS_SRC_VERSION="113"
 export XBPS_MACHINE=$(xbps-uhelper arch)
-readonly XBPS_GCC_VERSION_MAJOR=8
-readonly XBPS_GCC_VERSION_MINOR=2
-readonly XBPS_GCC_VERSION_BUILD=0
-readonly XBPS_GCC_VERSION=${XBPS_GCC_VERSION_MAJOR}.${XBPS_GCC_VERSION_MINOR}.${XBPS_GCC_VERSION_BUILD}
 
 #
 # main()
@@ -584,8 +580,7 @@ export XBPS_SHUTILSDIR XBPS_CROSSPFDIR XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR \
     XBPS_CHECK_PKGS XBPS_CCACHE XBPS_DISTCC XBPS_DISTCC_HOSTS XBPS_SKIP_DEPS \
     XBPS_SKIP_REMOTEREPOS XBPS_CROSS_BUILD XBPS_PKG_OPTIONS XBPS_CONFIG_FILE \
     XBPS_KEEP_ALL XBPS_HOSTDIR XBPS_MASTERDIR XBPS_SRC_VERSION \
-    XBPS_DESTDIR XBPS_MACHINE XBPS_GCC_VERSION_MAJOR XBPS_GCC_VERSION_MINOR \
-    XBPS_GCC_VERSION_BUILD XBPS_GCC_VERSION XBPS_TEMP_MASTERDIR XBPS_BINPKG_EXISTS \
+    XBPS_DESTDIR XBPS_MACHINE XBPS_TEMP_MASTERDIR XBPS_BINPKG_EXISTS \
     XBPS_LIBEXECDIR XBPS_DISTDIR XBPS_DISTFILES_MIRROR XBPS_ALLOW_RESTRICTED \
     XBPS_USE_GIT_COMMIT_DATE XBPS_PKG_COMPTYPE