diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/bobcat/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/bobcat/default.nix
index 47fc87af143b..3047cf539ceb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/bobcat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/bobcat/default.nix
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     patchShebangs .
   '';
 
-  # have to link to static gcc lib on aarch64-linux explicitly
-  # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/201254
-  NIX_LDFLAGS = lib.optionalString (with stdenv.targetPlatform; isAarch64 && isLinux) "-lgcc";
-
   buildPhase = ''
     ./build libraries all
     ./build man
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b1e43073a99a..e3ad3a1a3e0e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -19255,11 +19255,7 @@ with pkgs;
     else callPackage ../os-specific/linux/bionic-prebuilt { };
 
 
-  bobcat = callPackage ../development/libraries/bobcat {
-    # C++20 is required, aarch64-linux has gcc 9 by default
-    # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/201254
-    stdenv = if stdenv.isLinux && stdenv.isAarch64 && stdenv.cc.isGNU then gcc12Stdenv else stdenv;
-  };
+  bobcat = callPackage ../development/libraries/bobcat { };
 
   boehmgc = callPackage ../development/libraries/boehm-gc { };