diff --git a/ceph.spec.in b/ceph.spec.in
index edac753b410..70ab1799eac 100644
--- a/ceph.spec.in
+++ b/ceph.spec.in
@@ -122,16 +122,7 @@ BuildRequires:	fuse-devel
 %if 0%{?rhel} == 7
 # devtoolset offers newer make and valgrind-devel, but the old ones are good
 # enough.
-%ifarch x86_64
 BuildRequires:	devtoolset-7-gcc-c++
-%endif
-%ifarch aarch64
-%if 0%{?centos}
-BuildRequires:	devtoolset-6-gcc-c++
-%else
-BuildRequires:	devtoolset-7-gcc-c++
-%endif
-%endif
 %else
 BuildRequires:	gcc-c++
 %endif
@@ -798,17 +789,8 @@ python-rbd, python-rgw or python-cephfs instead.
 %build
 
 %if 0%{?rhel} == 7
-%ifarch x86_64
 . /opt/rh/devtoolset-7/enable
 %endif
-%ifarch aarch64
-%if 0%{?centos}
-. /opt/rh/devtoolset-6/enable
-%else
-. /opt/rh/devtoolset-7/enable
-%endif
-%endif
-%endif
 
 %if 0%{with cephfs_java}
 # Find jni.h