diff --git a/src/ci/docker/scripts/build-gcc.sh b/src/ci/docker/scripts/build-gcc.sh
index 1a32433f54278..70dd879f932e7 100755
--- a/src/ci/docker/scripts/build-gcc.sh
+++ b/src/ci/docker/scripts/build-gcc.sh
@@ -16,18 +16,10 @@ cd binutils-build
 
 hide_output ../binutils-$BINUTILS/configure --prefix="$BINUTILS_ROOT_PATH" --disable-werror
 hide_output make -j$(nproc)
-hide_output make install
 
 cd ..
 rm -rf binutils-build binutils-$BINUTILS
 
-if echo '.section .test,"awR",@progbits' | "$BINUTILS_PATH"/as - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
-    echo "binutils assembler supports SHF_GNU_RETAIN"
-else
-    echo "binutils assembler DOES NOT support SHF_GNU_RETAIN"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 # Note: in the future when bumping to version 10.1.0, also take care of the sed block below.
 # This version is specified in the Dockerfile
 GCC=$GCC_VERSION