diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/sbcl/common.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/sbcl/common.nix
index fac39d6c2ce..669b9bc480b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/sbcl/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/sbcl/common.nix
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sed -e '5,$d' -i contrib/sb-bsd-sockets/tests.lisp
     sed -e '5,$d' -i contrib/sb-simple-streams/*test*.lisp
 
-    # Use whatever `cc` the stdenv provides
-    substituteInPlace src/runtime/Config.x86-64-darwin --replace gcc cc
-
     substituteInPlace src/runtime/Config.x86-64-darwin \
       --replace mmacosx-version-min=10.4 mmacosx-version-min=10.5
   ''