diff --git a/package/gcc/gcc.mk b/package/gcc/gcc.mk
index 9109777bd7..04ba70c52c 100644
--- a/package/gcc/gcc.mk
+++ b/package/gcc/gcc.mk
@@ -198,10 +198,6 @@ else
 HOST_GCC_COMMON_CONF_OPTS += --without-isl --without-cloog
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_arc),y)
-HOST_GCC_COMMON_DEPENDENCIES += host-flex host-bison
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_SOFT_FLOAT),y)
 # only mips*-*-*, arm*-*-* and sparc*-*-* accept --with-float
 # powerpc seems to be needing it as well