diff --git a/build/helix/build.sh b/build/helix/build.sh
index bd859b93d..f81cfb258 100755
--- a/build/helix/build.sh
+++ b/build/helix/build.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # http://www.illumos.org/license/CDDL.
 # }}}
 
-# Copyright 2024 OmniOS Community Edition (OmniOSce) Association.
+# Copyright 2025 OmniOS Community Edition (OmniOSce) Association.
 
 . ../../lib/build.sh
 
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ DESC="A kakoune / neovim inspired editor, written in Rust."
 OPREFIX=$PREFIX
 PREFIX+="/$PROG"
 
-# does not yet build with gcc 14
-((GCCVER > 13)) && set_gccver 13
-
 set_arch 64
 
 XFORM_ARGS="