diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libavif/libavif-0.11.1-foss-2021a.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libavif/libavif-0.11.1-GCCcore-10.3.0.eb
similarity index 91%
rename from easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libavif/libavif-0.11.1-foss-2021a.eb
rename to easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libavif/libavif-0.11.1-GCCcore-10.3.0.eb
index 2f4ed93c1c9..7ff457a5456 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libavif/libavif-0.11.1-foss-2021a.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libavif/libavif-0.11.1-GCCcore-10.3.0.eb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ description = """This library aims to be a friendly, portable C implementation o
 as described here: https://aomediacodec.github.io/av1-avif/
 """
 
-toolchain = {'name': 'foss', 'version': '2021a'}
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '10.3.0'}
 
 source_urls = ['https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif/archive/']
 sources = ['v%(version)s.tar.gz']
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ checksums = ['0eb49965562a0e5e5de58389650d434cff32af84c34185b6c9b7b2fccae06d4e']
 
 builddependencies = [
     ('CMake', '3.20.1'),
-]
-
-dependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.36.1'),
     ('NASM', '2.15.05'),
     ('Meson', '0.58.0'),
     ('Ninja', '1.10.2'),
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libavif/libavif-0.11.1-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libavif/libavif-0.11.1-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb
index 2d5b1cc7ab9..ac67210e4c9 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libavif/libavif-0.11.1-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libavif/libavif-0.11.1-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ checksums = ['0eb49965562a0e5e5de58389650d434cff32af84c34185b6c9b7b2fccae06d4e']
 builddependencies = [
     ('CMake', '3.23.1'),
     ('binutils', '2.38'),
-]
-
-dependencies = [
     ('NASM', '2.15.05'),
     ('Meson', '0.62.1'),
     ('Ninja', '1.10.2'),
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libavif/libavif-0.11.1-foss-2022a.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libavif/libavif-0.11.1-foss-2022a.eb
deleted file mode 100644
index b34d2a8449b..00000000000
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libavif/libavif-0.11.1-foss-2022a.eb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-# This file is an EasyBuild reciPY as per https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild
-# Author: Denis Kristak (Inuits)
-# Update: Thomas Hoffmann (EMBL), Denis Kristak (Inuits)
-easyblock = 'CMakeMake'
-
-name = 'libavif'
-version = '0.11.1'
-
-homepage = 'https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif'
-description = """This library aims to be a friendly, portable C implementation of the AV1 Image File Format,
-as described here: https://aomediacodec.github.io/av1-avif/
-"""
-
-toolchain = {'name': 'foss', 'version': '2022a'}
-
-source_urls = ['https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif/archive/']
-sources = ['v%(version)s.tar.gz']
-checksums = ['0eb49965562a0e5e5de58389650d434cff32af84c34185b6c9b7b2fccae06d4e']
-
-builddependencies = [
-    ('CMake', '3.23.1'),
-]
-
-dependencies = [
-    ('NASM', '2.15.05'),
-    ('Meson', '0.62.1'),
-    ('Ninja', '1.10.2'),
-    ('Rust', '1.60.0'),
-]
-
-sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': ['lib/libavif.%s' % SHLIB_EXT, 'include/avif/avif.h'],
-    'dirs': [],
-}
-
-moduleclass = 'tools'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libavif/libavif-1.0.4-foss-2023a.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libavif/libavif-1.0.4-GCCcore-12.3.0.eb
similarity index 92%
rename from easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libavif/libavif-1.0.4-foss-2023a.eb
rename to easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libavif/libavif-1.0.4-GCCcore-12.3.0.eb
index 1a4ed1031ef..149561be6b0 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libavif/libavif-1.0.4-foss-2023a.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libavif/libavif-1.0.4-GCCcore-12.3.0.eb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ description = """This library aims to be a friendly, portable C implementation o
 as described here: https://aomediacodec.github.io/av1-avif/
 """
 
-toolchain = {'name': 'foss', 'version': '2023a'}
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '12.3.0'}
 
 source_urls = ['https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif/archive/']
 sources = ['v%(version)s.tar.gz']
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ checksums = ['dc56708c83a4b934a8af2b78f67f866ba2fb568605c7cf94312acf51ee57d146']
 
 builddependencies = [
     ('CMake', '3.26.3'),
-]
-
-dependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.40'),
     ('NASM', '2.16.01'),
     ('Meson', '1.1.1'),
     ('Ninja', '1.11.1'),