diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a95e4616e..680989708 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ AC_SUBST(LIBPULSE_SIMPLE_VERSION_INFO, [1:1:1])
 # info x:y:z always will hold x=z
 AC_SUBST(LIBPULSE_MAINLOOP_GLIB_VERSION_INFO, [0:6:0])
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([CANONICAL_HOST], "$host_cpu", [Canonical host system architecture string.])
-
 AC_CHECK_PROG([STOW], [stow], [yes], [no])
 
 AS_IF([test "x$STOW" = "xyes" && test -d /usr/local/stow], [
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d0962fb30..a5263215c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ cdata = configuration_data()
 cdata.set_quoted('PACKAGE', 'pulseaudio')
 cdata.set_quoted('PACKAGE_NAME', 'pulseaudio')
 cdata.set_quoted('PACKAGE_VERSION', pa_version_str)
-cdata.set_quoted('CANONICAL_HOST', target_machine.cpu_family())
 cdata.set('PA_MAJOR', pa_version_major)
 cdata.set('PA_MINOR', pa_version_minor)
 cdata.set('PA_API_VERSION', pa_api_version)
diff --git a/src/daemon/main.c b/src/daemon/main.c
index 59f931219..30ef49964 100644
--- a/src/daemon/main.c
+++ b/src/daemon/main.c
@@ -916,7 +916,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     pa_set_env_and_record("PULSE_SYSTEM", conf->system_instance ? "1" : "0");
 
     pa_log_info("This is PulseAudio %s", PACKAGE_VERSION);
-    pa_log_debug("Compilation host: %s", CANONICAL_HOST);
     pa_log_debug("Compilation CFLAGS: %s", PA_CFLAGS);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBSAMPLERATE