diff --git a/guix/build-system/mix.scm b/guix/build-system/mix.scm
index c3c5821082..4a3ba9fb60 100644
--- a/guix/build-system/mix.scm
+++ b/guix/build-system/mix.scm
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-26)
   #:export (mix-build-system hexpm-uri))
 
-;; Lazily resolve bindings to avoid circular dependencies.
-(define (default-glibc-utf8-locales)
-  (let* ((base (resolve-interface '(gnu packages base))))
-    (module-ref base 'glibc-utf8-locales)))
-
 (define (default-elixir-hex)
   (let ((elixir (resolve-interface '(gnu packages elixir))))
     (module-ref elixir 'elixir-hex)))
@@ -144,7 +139,6 @@ See: https://github.com/hexpm/specifications/blob/main/endpoints.md"
                 #:key
                 (elixir (default-elixir))
                 (elixir-hex (default-elixir-hex))
-                (glibc-utf8-locales (default-glibc-utf8-locales))
                 (inputs '())
                 (native-inputs '())
                 (propagated-inputs '())
@@ -159,11 +153,10 @@ See: https://github.com/hexpm/specifications/blob/main/endpoints.md"
   (let ((private-keywords
          '(#:inputs #:native-inputs
            #:outputs #:system #:target
-           #:elixir #:elixir-hex #:glibc-utf8-locales
+           #:elixir #:elixir-hex
            #:rebar3 #:erlang))
         (build-inputs
          `(,@(standard-packages)
-           ("glibc-utf8-locales" ,glibc-utf8-locales)
            ("erlang" ,(lookup-package-input elixir "erlang"))
            ("rebar3" ,rebar3)
            ("elixir" ,elixir)