diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-mdk/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-mdk/scripts/Make.defs
index d4ef530d86..04bc94d420 100644
--- a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-mdk/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-mdk/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ NM = $(CROSSDEV)nm
 OBJCOPY = $(CROSSDEV)objcopy
 OBJDUMP = $(CROSSDEV)objdump
 
-ARCHCCVERSION = ${shell $(CC) -v 2>&1 | sed -n '/^gcc version/p' | sed -e 's/^gcc version \([0-9\.]\)/\1/g' -e 's/[-\ ].*//g' -e '1q'}
-ARCHCCMAJOR = ${shell echo $(ARCHCCVERSION) | cut -d'.' -f1}
-
 ARCHWARNINGS = -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wshadow -Wundef
 ARCHWARNINGSXX = -Wall -Wshadow -Wundef
 ARCHPICFLAGS = -fpic -msingle-pic-base -mpic-register=r10
diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-sparkfun/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-sparkfun/scripts/Make.defs
index 2cfb08e3a3..4d4ae15a18 100644
--- a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-sparkfun/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-sparkfun/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ NM = $(CROSSDEV)nm
 OBJCOPY = $(CROSSDEV)objcopy
 OBJDUMP = $(CROSSDEV)objdump
 
-ARCHCCVERSION = ${shell $(CC) -v 2>&1 | sed -n '/^gcc version/p' | sed -e 's/^gcc version \([0-9\.]\)/\1/g' -e 's/[-\ ].*//g' -e '1q'}
-ARCHCCMAJOR = ${shell echo $(ARCHCCVERSION) | cut -d'.' -f1}
-
 ARCHWARNINGS = -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wshadow -Wundef
 ARCHWARNINGSXX = -Wall -Wshadow -Wundef
 ARCHPICFLAGS = -fpic -msingle-pic-base -mpic-register=r10