diff --git a/gnu/packages/glicid.scm b/gnu/packages/glicid.scm
index cf28868..7351b4d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/glicid.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/glicid.scm
@@ -227,17 +227,6 @@ as the 'native-search-paths' field."
                                      ".*(c\\+\\+|cpp|g\\+\\+|gcov|gcc|gcc-.*)"))
                #t))))))))
 
-(define %generic-search-paths
-  ;; This is the language-neutral search path for GCC.  Entries in $CPATH are
-  ;; not considered "system headers", which means GCC can raise warnings for
-  ;; issues in those headers.  'CPATH' is the only one that works for
-  ;; front-ends not in the C family.
-  (list (search-path-specification
-         (variable "CPATH")
-         (files '("include")))
-        (search-path-specification
-         (variable "LIBRARY_PATH")
-         (files '("lib" "lib64")))))
 
 (define-public gfortran-9
    (custom-gcc gcc-9 "gfortran" '("fortran")