diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
index c05b6a05f4d8..66570cba946e 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
@@ -53,35 +53,6 @@ rec {
       });
     };
 
-
-  # Return a modified stdenv that adds a cross compiler to the
-  # builds.
-  makeStdenvCross = { stdenv
-                    , cc
-                    , buildPlatform, hostPlatform, targetPlatform
-                    , # Prior overrides are surely not valid as packages built
-                      # with this run on a different platform, so disable by
-                      # default.
-                      overrides ? _: _: {}
-                    } @ overrideArgs:
-    overrideArgs.stdenv.override (old: {
-      inherit
-        buildPlatform hostPlatform targetPlatform
-        cc overrides;
-
-      allowedRequisites = null;
-      extraNativeBuildInputs = old.extraNativeBuildInputs
-           # without proper `file` command, libtool sometimes fails
-           # to recognize 64-bit DLLs
-        ++ stdenv.lib.optional (hostPlatform.config == "x86_64-w64-mingw32") pkgs.file
-        ++ stdenv.lib.optional
-             (hostPlatform.isAarch64 || hostPlatform.isMips || hostPlatform.libc == "musl")
-             pkgs.updateAutotoolsGnuConfigScriptsHook
-        ;
-
-      extraBuildInputs = [ ]; # Old ones run on wrong platform
-    });
-
   /* Modify a stdenv so that the specified attributes are added to
      every derivation returned by its mkDerivation function.
 
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/cross/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/cross/default.nix
index ab42dd319a62..29521874d1eb 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/cross/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/cross/default.nix
@@ -34,17 +34,31 @@ in lib.init bootStages ++ [
   (buildPackages: {
     inherit config overlays;
     selfBuild = false;
-    stdenv = buildPackages.makeStdenvCross {
-      inherit (buildPackages) stdenv;
+    stdenv = buildPackages.stdenv.override (old: rec {
       buildPlatform = localSystem;
       hostPlatform = crossSystem;
       targetPlatform = crossSystem;
+
+      # Prior overrides are surely not valid as packages built with this run on
+      # a different platform, and so are disabled.
+      overrides = _: _: {};
+      extraBuildInputs = [ ]; # Old ones run on wrong platform
+
       cc = if crossSystem.useiOSPrebuilt or false
              then buildPackages.darwin.iosSdkPkgs.clang
            else if crossSystem.useAndroidPrebuilt
              then buildPackages.androidenv."androidndkPkgs_${crossSystem.ndkVer}".gcc
            else buildPackages.gcc;
-    };
+
+      extraNativeBuildInputs = old.extraNativeBuildInputs
+           # without proper `file` command, libtool sometimes fails
+           # to recognize 64-bit DLLs
+        ++ lib.optional (hostPlatform.config == "x86_64-w64-mingw32") buildPackages.file
+        ++ lib.optional
+             (hostPlatform.isAarch64 || hostPlatform.isMips || hostPlatform.libc == "musl")
+             buildPackages.updateAutotoolsGnuConfigScriptsHook
+        ;
+    });
   })
 
 ]