diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/cudatoolkit/versions.toml b/pkgs/development/compilers/cudatoolkit/versions.toml
index 7e9fcae3271a..a201a4a263f5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/cudatoolkit/versions.toml
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/cudatoolkit/versions.toml
@@ -76,8 +76,4 @@ gcc = "gcc11"
 version = "12.0.1"
 url = "https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/12.0.1/local_installers/cuda_12.0.1_525.85.12_linux.run"
 sha256 = "sha256-GyBaBicvFGP0dydv2rkD8/ZmkXwGjlIHOAAeacehh1s="
-# CUDA 12 is compatible with gcc12, but nixpkgs default gcc is still on gcc11 as
-# of 2023-01-08. See https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-installation-guide-linux/index.html#system-requirements.
-# This should be upgraded to gcc12 once nixpkgs default gcc is upgraded. Other
-# CUDA versions should likely have their gcc versions upgraded as well.
-gcc = "gcc11"
+gcc = "gcc12"