diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 753c5d237ff0..4638dff7b813 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6468,7 +6468,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   exempi = callPackage ../development/libraries/exempi {
     stdenv = if stdenv.isDarwin then stdenv
-             else if stdenv.isi686 then gcc6Stdenv
              else gcc9Stdenv;
     boost  = if stdenv.isDarwin then boost else boost15x;
   };