diff --git a/recipes-external/gcc/gcc-external.inc b/recipes-external/gcc/gcc-external.inc
index ebe2e97..28d3bed 100644
--- a/recipes-external/gcc/gcc-external.inc
+++ b/recipes-external/gcc/gcc-external.inc
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 SUMMARY = "The GNU Compiler Collection"
 HOMEPAGE = "http://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/"
 SECTION = "devel"
-GCC_VERSION := "${@external_run(d, 'gcc', '-dumpversion').rstrip()}"
 PV = "${GCC_VERSION}"
 
 inherit external-toolchain
diff --git a/recipes-external/gcc/gcc-runtime-external.bb b/recipes-external/gcc/gcc-runtime-external.bb
index ec1c04a..a9e336e 100644
--- a/recipes-external/gcc/gcc-runtime-external.bb
+++ b/recipes-external/gcc/gcc-runtime-external.bb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-GCC_VERSION := "${@external_run(d, 'gcc', '-dumpversion').rstrip()}"
 PV = "${GCC_VERSION}"
 BINV = "${GCC_VERSION}"
 
diff --git a/recipes-external/gcc/gcc-sanitizers-external.bb b/recipes-external/gcc/gcc-sanitizers-external.bb
index dc36004..e4ba5a9 100644
--- a/recipes-external/gcc/gcc-sanitizers-external.bb
+++ b/recipes-external/gcc/gcc-sanitizers-external.bb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-GCC_VERSION := "${@external_run(d, 'gcc', '-dumpversion').rstrip()}"
 PV = "${GCC_VERSION}"
 BINV = "${GCC_VERSION}"
 
diff --git a/recipes-external/gcc/libgcc-external.bb b/recipes-external/gcc/libgcc-external.bb
index 086bc98..2ee803b 100644
--- a/recipes-external/gcc/libgcc-external.bb
+++ b/recipes-external/gcc/libgcc-external.bb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ SUMMARY = "The GNU Compiler Collection - libgcc"
 HOMEPAGE = "http://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/"
 SECTION = "devel"
 DEPENDS += "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}binutils"
-GCC_VERSION := "${@external_run(d, 'gcc', '-dumpversion').rstrip()}"
 PV = "${GCC_VERSION}"
 
 inherit external-toolchain
diff --git a/recipes-external/gcc/libgfortran-external.bb b/recipes-external/gcc/libgfortran-external.bb
index 966ddda..148b35b 100644
--- a/recipes-external/gcc/libgfortran-external.bb
+++ b/recipes-external/gcc/libgfortran-external.bb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 SUMMARY = "The GNU Compiler Collection - libgfortran"
 HOMEPAGE = "http://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/"
 SECTION = "devel"
-GCC_VERSION := "${@external_run(d, 'gcc', '-dumpversion').rstrip()}"
 PV = "${GCC_VERSION}"
 
 inherit external-toolchain