diff --git a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
index 746cdb2ec3..2b91d4b871 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
@@ -11854,7 +11854,6 @@ (define-public rust-cxx-1
     (build-system cargo-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:tests? #f  ; Cannot compile cxx-test-suite.
-       #:rust ,rust-1.48    ; or newer
        #:cargo-inputs
        (("rust-cc" ,rust-cc-1)
         ("rust-cxxbridge-flags" ,rust-cxxbridge-flags-1)
@@ -11914,8 +11913,7 @@ (define-public rust-cxx-build-1
           "0shmkgv3cnh06ws1p555znj1hh23phynaz73rgnz95gradsdwnwg"))))
     (build-system cargo-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:rust ,rust-1.48    ; or newer
-       #:cargo-inputs
+     `(#:cargo-inputs
        (("rust-cc" ,rust-cc-1)
         ("rust-codespan-reporting" ,rust-codespan-reporting-0.11)
         ("rust-lazy-static" ,rust-lazy-static-1)
@@ -11975,8 +11973,7 @@ (define-public rust-cxx-gen-0.7
           "08v366jxd2vc8jc2cbvrga0866pwfcaq6hl8yylfx0vhs2n53j53"))))
     (build-system cargo-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:rust ,rust-1.48    ; or newer
-       #:cargo-inputs
+     `(#:cargo-inputs
        (("rust-cc" ,rust-cc-1)
         ("rust-codespan-reporting" ,rust-codespan-reporting-0.11)
         ("rust-proc-macro2" ,rust-proc-macro2-1)
@@ -12081,8 +12078,7 @@ (define-public rust-cxxbridge-macro-1
           "0gkwvihw74dh8p3fz3552wnxanrpwmwfy38ylz2z8knjq0y8y4v3"))))
     (build-system cargo-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:rust ,rust-1.48    ; or newer
-       #:cargo-inputs
+     `(#:cargo-inputs
        (("rust-clang-ast" ,rust-clang-ast-0.1)
         ("rust-flate2" ,rust-flate2-1)
         ("rust-memmap" ,rust-memmap-0.7)
@@ -33736,8 +33732,7 @@ (define-public rust-postgres-0.19
           "1hnid1d78zrr8ph12lpvp5b2cpx2fsqqgqs2yn1q23c6g7jix1y7"))))
     (build-system cargo-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:rust ,rust-1.46    ; or later
-       #:tests? #f          ; tests require postgres server.
+     `(#:tests? #f          ; tests require postgres server.
        #:cargo-inputs
        (("rust-bytes" ,rust-bytes-1)
         ("rust-fallible-iterator" ,rust-fallible-iterator-0.2)
@@ -38833,8 +38828,7 @@ (define-public rust-rust-decimal-1
           "10k58hf367626d4akl7ifyk5qwqphfs5x6z1yay22pkyc6w7q4h1"))))
     (build-system cargo-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:rust ,rust-1.46    ; or later
-       #:tests? #f          ; not all test files included.
+     `(#:tests? #f          ; not all test files included.
        #:cargo-inputs
        (("rust-arbitrary" ,rust-arbitrary-1)
         ("rust-arrayvec" ,rust-arrayvec-0.5)
@@ -44648,8 +44642,7 @@ (define-public rust-socket2-0.4
           "18ny6m1gnf6cwp5ax0b5hr36w6yg16z7faj76b31aq2jghhgqgcy"))))
     (build-system cargo-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:rust ,rust-1.46    ; or later
-       #:cargo-inputs
+     `(#:cargo-inputs
        (("rust-libc" ,rust-libc-0.2)
         ("rust-winapi" ,rust-winapi-0.3))))
     (home-page "https://github.com/rust-lang/socket2")
@@ -50023,8 +50016,7 @@ (define-public rust-tokio-postgres-0.7
           "12rb390i3af7zb0z2idhaf6l2m6snypwdiwjw84rmyz4qy1i6ard"))))
     (build-system cargo-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:rust ,rust-1.46
-       #:tests? #f                      ;require postgresql
+     `(#:tests? #f                      ;require postgresql
        #:cargo-inputs
        (("rust-async-trait" ,rust-async-trait-0.1)
         ("rust-byteorder" ,rust-byteorder-1)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index 6bd7953f11..5abdc990c5 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -3373,8 +3373,6 @@ (define-public librsvg
     (outputs '("out" "doc"))
     (arguments
      `(#:install-source? #f
-       ;; XXX: compiling librsvg_c_api hangs forever with 1.49.
-       #:rust ,rust-1.48
        #:modules
        ((guix build cargo-build-system)
         (guix build utils)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/rust-apps.scm b/gnu/packages/rust-apps.scm
index 24e002493a..89f781ed40 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/rust-apps.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/rust-apps.scm
@@ -392,8 +392,7 @@ (define-public hyperfine
           "0m5lrvx6wwkxqdc5digm1k4diiaqcg5j4pia77s5nw1aam7k51hy"))))
     (build-system cargo-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:rust ,rust-1.46
-       #:modules ((guix build cargo-build-system)
+     `(#:modules ((guix build cargo-build-system)
                   (guix build utils)
                   (srfi srfi-26))
        #:cargo-inputs
diff --git a/gnu/packages/syndication.scm b/gnu/packages/syndication.scm
index a06fa4404e..ed2fb3ba79 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/syndication.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/syndication.scm
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ (define-public newsboat
                   (guix build utils)
                   ((guix build gnu-build-system) #:prefix gnu:))
        #:vendor-dir "vendor"
-       #:rust ,rust-1.48    ; or newer
        #:install-source? #f
        #:cargo-inputs
        (("rust-backtrace" ,rust-backtrace-0.3)