diff --git a/scripts/cmake/DependenciesExternalProject.cmake b/scripts/cmake/DependenciesExternalProject.cmake
index 03673bf9e67..df4942d2676 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/DependenciesExternalProject.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/DependenciesExternalProject.cmake
@@ -132,14 +132,6 @@ if(OGS_USE_PETSC)
         if(NOT "--download-fc" IN_LIST OGS_PETSC_CONFIG_OPTIONS)
             list(APPEND _configure_opts --with-fc=0)
         endif()
-        if(NOT "${HOSTNAME}" MATCHES "frontend.*")
-            if(DEFINED ENV{CC})
-                list(APPEND _configure_opts --with-cc=$ENV{CC})
-            endif()
-            if(DEFINED ENV{CXX})
-                list(APPEND _configure_opts --with-cxx=$ENV{CXX})
-            endif()
-        endif()
 
         unset(ENV{PETSC_DIR})
         BuildExternalProject(