diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
index 91d7b7a5adf..b2dc475e12a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ let
   basicHostDrv = {
     bison.hostDrv = nativePlatforms;
     busybox.hostDrv = nativePlatforms;
-    coreutils_real.hostDrv = nativePlatforms;
     dropbear.hostDrv = nativePlatforms;
     tightvnc.hostDrv = nativePlatforms;
     #openoffice.hostDrv = nativePlatforms;