diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils-cross/builder.sh b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils-cross/builder.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 29d3b3779b6..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils-cross/builder.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-source $stdenv/setup
-
-if test $cross = "arm-linux" ; then
-  configureFlags="--target=arm-linux"
-elif test $cross = "mips-linux" ; then
-  configureFlags="--target=mips-linux"
-elif test $cross = "mipsel-linux" ; then
-  configureFlags="--target=mipsel-linux"
-elif test $cross = "sparc-linux" ; then
-  configureFlags="--target=sparc-linux"
-elif test $cross = "powerpc-linux" ; then
-  configureFlags="--target=powerpc-linux"
-elif test $cross = "ppc-linux" ; then
-  configureFlags="--target=powerpc-linux"
-fi
-
-patchConfigure() {
-    # Clear the default library search path.
-    if test "$noSysDirs" = "1"; then
-        echo 'NATIVE_LIB_DIRS=' >> ld/configure.tgt
-    fi
-}
-
-preConfigure=patchConfigure
-
-genericBuild
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils-cross/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils-cross/default.nix
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index 7d77baced37..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils-cross/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, noSysDirs, cross}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "binutils-2.16.1";
-  builder = ./builder.sh;
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = http://ftp.nluug.nl/gnu/binutils/binutils-2.16.1.tar.bz2;
-    md5 = "6a9d529efb285071dad10e1f3d2b2967";
-  };
-  inherit noSysDirs;
-  #configureFlags = if cross=="arm-linux" then "--target=arm-linux" else if cross=="mips-linux" then "--target=mips-linux" else if cross=="sparc-linux" then "--target=sparc-linux"; 
-  inherit cross;
-}