diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
index 702fa4d75f..b43d5ffe8b 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/gettext ??= "gettext"
 
 GCCVERSION ?= "14.%"
 SDKGCCVERSION ?= "${GCCVERSION}"
-BINUVERSION ?= "2.44%"
 GLIBCVERSION ?= "2.41%"
 LINUXLIBCVERSION ?= "6.12%"
 RUSTVERSION ?= "1.83%"
@@ -30,11 +29,6 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_libgfortran ?= "${GCCVERSION}"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_nativesdk-gcc ?= "${SDKGCCVERSION}"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_nativesdk-libgcc ?= "${SDKGCCVERSION}"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_nativesdk-libgcc-initial ?= "${SDKGCCVERSION}"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils ?= "${BINUVERSION}"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-native ?= "${BINUVERSION}"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-cross-${TARGET_ARCH} ?= "${BINUVERSION}"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-crosssdk-${SDK_SYS} ?= "${BINUVERSION}"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-cross-canadian-${TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH} ?= "${BINUVERSION}"
 
 PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-libc-headers ?= "${LINUXLIBCVERSION}"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_nativesdk-linux-libc-headers ?= "${LINUXLIBCVERSION}"