diff --git a/pkgs/servers/nosql/redis/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/nosql/redis/default.nix
index 7dc692e113cc..62975bdb1d9e 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/nosql/redis/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/nosql/redis/default.nix
@@ -14,17 +14,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-8OZf2nTESj3U+p1RLU1Ngz3Qk5yTTpRqXGIqYw0Ffy8=";
   };
 
-  # Cross-compiling fixes
-  configurePhase = ''
-    runHook preConfigure
-    ${lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
-      # This fixes hiredis, which has the AR awkwardly coded.
-      # Probably a good candidate for a patch upstream.
-      makeFlagsArray+=('STLIB_MAKE_CMD=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}ar rcs $(STLIBNAME)')
-    ''}
-    runHook postConfigure
-  '';
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
 
   buildInputs = [ lua ]