diff --git a/gnu/packages/cross-base.scm b/gnu/packages/cross-base.scm
index 4856069e0fe..a9c337e6ede 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cross-base.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cross-base.scm
@@ -376,12 +376,6 @@ XBINUTILS and the cross tool chain."
                                (package-supported-systems xgcc)
                                '("mips64el-linux" "i686-linux"))))))
 
-(define-public xgcc-avr
-  ;; AVR cross-compiler, used to build AVR-Libc.
-  (let ((triplet "avr"))
-    (cross-gcc triplet
-               (cross-binutils triplet))))
-
 (define-public xgcc-xtensa
   ;; Bare-bones Xtensa cross-compiler, used to build the Atheros firmware.
   (cross-gcc "xtensa-elf"))