diff --git a/newlib/NEWS b/newlib/NEWS
index 9aa82920d..ee456f9b8 100644
--- a/newlib/NEWS
+++ b/newlib/NEWS
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 - use global stdio streams for all configurations
 - use global atexit data for all configurations
 - vectorized math routines added for amdgcn platform
+- nvptx: remove newlib ELIX level 1 restriction
 
 *** Major changes in newlib version 4.2.0:
 
diff --git a/newlib/configure.host b/newlib/configure.host
index 7157877ff..0a1ba282a 100644
--- a/newlib/configure.host
+++ b/newlib/configure.host
@@ -938,11 +938,6 @@ fi
 # Target-specific defaults
 case "${host_cpu}" in
   nvptx*)
-	if [ "x${newlib_elix_level}" = "x0" ]; then
-		newlib_elix_level=1;
-	elif [ "x${newlib_elix_level}" != "x1" ]; then
-		newlib_msg_warn="nvptx does not support elix level > 1";
-	fi
 	if [[ -z ${newlib_global_stdio_streams} ]]; then
 		newlib_global_stdio_streams="yes";
 	fi