diff --git a/srcpkgs/monero/template b/srcpkgs/monero/template
index c98b955ae0c..bff62347ebd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/monero/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/monero/template
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ checksum="e4462f8909bdc5e66d76f4023374ff759159c15fe7d407f0c21619769e87c35d
 skip_extraction="v${_randomx_version}.tar.gz ${_rapidjson_gitrev}.tar.gz ${_supercop_gitrev}.tar.gz"
 system_accounts="monero"
 
-if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	configure_args+=" -DTHREADS_PTHREAD_ARG=OFF"
-fi
-
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	armv7*) configure_args+=" -DARCH=armv7" ;;
 	armv6*) configure_args+=" -DARCH=armv6" ;;
diff --git a/srcpkgs/poppler-qt5/template b/srcpkgs/poppler-qt5/template
index 0f92ce75fcc..7cc5ff02f60 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/poppler-qt5/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/poppler-qt5/template
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ checksum=420230c5c43782e2151259b3e523e632f4861342aad70e7e20b8773d9eaf3428
 # fails to find a bunch of files
 make_check=no
 
-if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	configure_args+=" -DTHREADS_PTHREAD_ARG=2"
-fi
-
 post_install() {
 	local f
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/libpoppler.*