diff --git a/toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-3.x.mk b/toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-3.x.mk
index 368ac8ee9b..bb4137c3ac 100644
--- a/toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-3.x.mk
+++ b/toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-3.x.mk
@@ -123,10 +123,6 @@ else
 GCC_SHARED_LIBGCC:=--disable-shared
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE),y)
-GCC_ENABLE_CLOCALE:=--disable-clocale
-endif
-
 HOST_SOURCE+=gcc-source
 
 #############################################################
diff --git a/toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-4.x.mk b/toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-4.x.mk
index cd49c18572..461e45ea28 100644
--- a/toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-4.x.mk
+++ b/toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-4.x.mk
@@ -133,10 +133,6 @@ else
 GCC_SHARED_LIBGCC:=--disable-shared
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE),y)
-GCC_ENABLE_CLOCALE:=--disable-clocale
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_KERNEL_HURD),y)
 EXTRA_GCC1_CONFIG_OPTIONS+=--without-headers
 endif