diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bd690288ec5a..f02e88632dd1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 # universe            - *Really* build *everything* (buildworld and
 #                       all kernels on all architectures).  Define
 #                       MAKE_JUST_KERNELS to only build kernels,
-#                       MAKE_JUST_WORLDS to only build userland, and/or
-#                       MAKE_OBSOLETE_GCC to also build architectures
-#                       unsupported by clang using in-tree gcc.
+#                       MAKE_JUST_WORLDS to only build userland.
 # tinderbox           - Same as universe, but presents a list of failed build
 #                       targets and exits with an error if there were any.
 # buildworld          - Rebuild *everything*, including glue to help do
@@ -490,8 +488,7 @@ worlds: .PHONY
 # In all cases, if the user specifies TARGETS on the command line,
 # honor that most of all.
 #
-_OBSOLETE_GCC_TARGETS=mips sparc64
-TARGETS?=amd64 arm arm64 i386 powerpc riscv ${_OBSOLETE_GCC_TARGETS}
+TARGETS?=amd64 arm arm64 i386 mips powerpc riscv sparc64
 _UNIVERSE_TARGETS=	${TARGETS}
 TARGET_ARCHES_arm?=	armv6 armv7
 TARGET_ARCHES_arm64?=	aarch64
@@ -505,21 +502,16 @@ TARGET_ARCHES_${target}?= ${target}
 .endfor
 
 MAKE_PARAMS_riscv?=	CROSS_TOOLCHAIN=riscv64-gcc
-.if !defined(MAKE_OBSOLETE_GCC)
-OBSOLETE_GCC_TARGETS=${_OBSOLETE_GCC_TARGETS}
 MAKE_PARAMS_mips?=	CROSS_TOOLCHAIN=mips-gcc6
 MAKE_PARAMS_sparc64?=	CROSS_TOOLCHAIN=sparc64-gcc6
-.endif
 
 TOOLCHAINS_mips=	mips-gcc6
 TOOLCHAINS_riscv=	riscv64-gcc
 TOOLCHAINS_sparc64=	sparc64-gcc6
 
 # Remove architectures only supported by external toolchain from
-# universe if required toolchain packages are missing. riscv requires
-# an out-of-tree toolchain. When MAKE_OBSOLETE_GCC is not defined,
-# the same logic appleis to the obsolete gcc targets.
-.for target in riscv ${OBSOLETE_GCC_TARGETS}
+# universe if required toolchain packages are missing.
+.for target in mips riscv sparc64
 .if ${_UNIVERSE_TARGETS:M${target}}
 .for toolchain in ${TOOLCHAINS_${target}}
 .if !exists(/usr/local/share/toolchains/${toolchain}.mk)