diff --git a/repos/base-linux/src/core/target.mk b/repos/base-linux/src/core/target.mk
index 4b1462716..a3a9b95fb 100644
--- a/repos/base-linux/src/core/target.mk
+++ b/repos/base-linux/src/core/target.mk
@@ -36,16 +36,6 @@ INC_DIR      += $(REP_DIR)/src/core/include \
 
 HOST_INC_DIR += /usr/include
 
-#
-# core does not use POSIX threads when built for the 'lx_hybrid_x86' platform,
-# so we need to reserve the thread-context area via a segment in the program to
-# prevent clashes with vdso and shared libraries.
-#
-ifeq ($(findstring always_hybrid, $(SPECS)), always_hybrid)
-LD_SCRIPT_STATIC = $(LD_SCRIPT_DEFAULT) \
-                   $(call select_from_repositories,src/platform/context_area.stdlib.ld)
-endif
-
 include $(GEN_CORE_DIR)/version.inc
 
 vpath main.cc                     $(GEN_CORE_DIR)
diff --git a/repos/base-linux/src/test/lx_rmap/dynamic/target.mk b/repos/base-linux/src/test/lx_rmap/dynamic/target.mk
index 4cd1bb969..f6a6516e0 100644
--- a/repos/base-linux/src/test/lx_rmap/dynamic/target.mk
+++ b/repos/base-linux/src/test/lx_rmap/dynamic/target.mk
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-# dynamic variant is not supported in hybrid mode
-ifeq ($(filter-out $(SPECS),always_hybrid),)
-REQUIRES = plain_linux
-endif
-
 TARGET = test-lx_rmap_dynamic
 SRC_CC = main.cc
 LIBS   = base ld
diff --git a/repos/base/mk/dep_prg.mk b/repos/base/mk/dep_prg.mk
index 777ca0de4..34e1d5895 100644
--- a/repos/base/mk/dep_prg.mk
+++ b/repos/base/mk/dep_prg.mk
@@ -14,14 +14,6 @@ include $(BASE_DIR)/mk/util.inc
 PRG_DIR := $(dir $(TARGET_MK))
 include $(TARGET_MK)
 
-#
-# Enforce use of 'lx_hybrid' library for all targets when 'always_hybrid' is
-# enabled
-#
-ifeq ($(filter-out $(SPECS),always_hybrid),)
-LIBS += lx_hybrid
-endif
-
 #
 # Include lib-import description files
 #
diff --git a/repos/base/mk/prg.mk b/repos/base/mk/prg.mk
index 3ca2cc8b6..d6f6f937f 100644
--- a/repos/base/mk/prg.mk
+++ b/repos/base/mk/prg.mk
@@ -30,14 +30,6 @@ include $(BASE_DIR)/mk/util.inc
 PRG_DIR := $(REP_DIR)/src/$(PRG_REL_DIR)
 include $(PRG_DIR)/target.mk
 
-#
-# Enforce use of 'lx_hybrid' library for all targets when 'always_hybrid' is
-# enabled
-#
-ifeq ($(filter-out $(SPECS),always_hybrid),)
-LIBS += lx_hybrid
-endif
-
 #
 # Include lib-import description files
 #
diff --git a/repos/libports/run/ldso.run b/repos/libports/run/ldso.run
index bc2e7e9ae..ffab732d4 100644
--- a/repos/libports/run/ldso.run
+++ b/repos/libports/run/ldso.run
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-
-if {[have_spec always_hybrid]} {
-	puts "Run script does not support hybrid Linux/Genode."; exit 0 }
-
 build "core init test/ldso test/ldso/dl"
 
 create_boot_directory
diff --git a/tool/autopilot b/tool/autopilot
index a4c178dfb..9d017240e 100755
--- a/tool/autopilot
+++ b/tool/autopilot
@@ -309,11 +309,6 @@ foreach platform $platforms {
 	if {[info exists ::env(RUN_OPT_AUTOPILOT)]} {
 		set kernel [exec echo $platform |& sed {s/_.*//}]
 
-		# lx_hybrid is a special case, it also uses boot_dir/linux
-		if {[string equal $kernel "lx"]} {
-			set kernel linux
-		}
-
 		exec echo "RUN_OPT=--include boot_dir/$kernel $::env(RUN_OPT_AUTOPILOT)" >> $build_conf
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tool/builddir/build.mk b/tool/builddir/build.mk
index 3efc3e9c5..1e8973f47 100644
--- a/tool/builddir/build.mk
+++ b/tool/builddir/build.mk
@@ -95,11 +95,8 @@ endif
 #
 # Tool chain version check
 #
-# If SPECS contains 'always_hybrid' we skip the check as the host tool chain is
-# used. Also, empty DST_DIRS is interpreted as a tool-chain agnostic target,
-# e.g., clean.
+# Empty DST_DIRS is interpreted as a tool-chain agnostic target, e.g., clean.
 #
-ifeq ($(filter always_hybrid,$(SPECS)),)
 ifneq ($(DST_DIRS),)
 REQUIRED_GCC_VERSION ?= 4.9.2
 GCC_VERSION := $(filter $(REQUIRED_GCC_VERSION) ,$(shell $(CUSTOM_CXX) --version))
@@ -107,7 +104,6 @@ ifneq ($(GCC_VERSION), $(REQUIRED_GCC_VERSION))
 $(error "$(CUSTOM_CXX) version $(REQUIRED_GCC_VERSION) is required")
 endif
 endif
-endif
 
 #
 # Default rule: build all directories specified as make arguments
diff --git a/tool/builddir/etc/build.conf.lx_hybrid_x86 b/tool/builddir/etc/build.conf.lx_hybrid_x86
deleted file mode 100644
index 31f20c5d0..000000000
--- a/tool/builddir/etc/build.conf.lx_hybrid_x86
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-REPOSITORIES  = $(GENODE_DIR)/repos/base-linux
-
-##
-## Kernel-specific run tool configuration
-##
-
-RUN_OPT = --include boot_dir/linux \
-          --include power_on/linux --include log/linux
diff --git a/tool/create_builddir b/tool/create_builddir
index fd7d46ed0..d716f19c6 100755
--- a/tool/create_builddir
+++ b/tool/create_builddir
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ usage:
 	@echo "                  'foc_rpi'"
 	@echo "                  'foc_odroid_x2'"
 	@echo "                  'sel4_x86_32'"
-	@echo "                  'lx_hybrid_x86'"
 	@echo
 	@echo "  The definition of BUILD_DIR is optional. If specified,"
 	@echo "  <build-dir> is the location of the build directory to create."
@@ -129,15 +128,13 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/etc/build.conf:: $(BUILD_CONF_PLATFORM)
 	@cat $(BUILD_CONF).generic >> $@
 
 #
-# Add optional repositories for all platforms except for lx_hybrid
+# Add optional repositories for all platforms
 #
 # Those repositories rely on Genode's libc or contain device drivers.
 # Both prerequisites are not available for hybrid Linux/Genode programs.
 #
-ifneq ($(PLATFORM),lx_hybrid_x86)
 $(BUILD_DIR)/etc/build.conf::
 	@cat $(BUILD_CONF).optional >> $@
-endif
 
 $(BUILD_DIR)/Makefile:
 	@ln -sf $(GENODE_ABS_DIR)/tool/builddir/build.mk $@
@@ -266,10 +263,6 @@ hw_x86_64::
 hw_x86_64_muen::
 	@echo "SPECS = genode hw_x86_64_muen" > $(BUILD_DIR)/etc/specs.conf
 
-lx_hybrid_x86::
-	@echo "CROSS_DEV_PREFIX =" > $(BUILD_DIR)/etc/tools.conf
-	@echo "SPECS += always_hybrid" >> $(BUILD_DIR)/etc/specs.conf
-
 $(PLATFORM)::
 	@echo "Successfully created build directory at $(BUILD_DIR)."
 	@echo "Please adjust $(BUILD_DIR)/etc/build.conf according to your needs."