diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtbase.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtbase.nix
index 748d4d1e0386..eb3fc8af96d7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtbase.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtbase.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 , coreutils, bison, flex, gdb, gperf, lndir, perl, pkg-config, python3
 , which
   # darwin support
-, darwinMinVersionHook, apple-sdk, apple-sdk_10_14, apple-sdk_13, xcbuild
+, apple-sdk_13, darwinMinVersionHook, xcbuild
 
 , dbus, fontconfig, freetype, glib, harfbuzz, icu, libdrm, libX11, libXcomposite
 , libXcursor, libXext, libXi, libXrender, libinput, libjpeg, libpng , libxcb
@@ -41,12 +41,11 @@ let
   # Per https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/macos.html#supported-versions: deployment target = 10.13, build SDK = 13.x or 14.x.
   # Despite advertising support for the macOS 14 SDK, the build system sets the maximum to 13 and complains
   # about 14, so we just use that.
-  # Note that Qt propagates the 10.14 SDK instead of the 10.13 SDK to make sure that applications linked to Qt
-  # support automatic dark mode on x86_64-darwin (see: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nsappearancecustomization/choosing_a_specific_appearance_for_your_macos_app).
-  propagatedAppleSDK = if lib.versionOlder (lib.getVersion apple-sdk) "10.14" then apple-sdk_10_14 else apple-sdk;
   deploymentTarget = "10.13";
-  propagatedMinVersionHook = darwinMinVersionHook deploymentTarget;
-  buildAppleSDK = apple-sdk_13;
+  darwinVersionInputs = [
+    apple-sdk_13
+    (darwinMinVersionHook deploymentTarget)
+  ];
 in
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: ({
@@ -63,11 +62,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: ({
     # Image formats
     libjpeg libpng
     pcre2
-  ] ++ (
-    if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then [
-      propagatedAppleSDK
-      propagatedMinVersionHook
-    ] else [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin) (
+    [
       dbus glib udev
 
       # Text rendering
@@ -87,7 +83,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: ({
       [ libinput ]
       ++ lib.optional withGtk3 gtk3
     )
-    ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin buildAppleSDK
+    ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin darwinVersionInputs
     ++ lib.optional developerBuild gdb
     ++ lib.optional (cups != null) cups
     ++ lib.optional (mysqlSupport) libmysqlclient
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtwebengine.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtwebengine.nix
index 18d9d7459feb..38ad37fc0364 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtwebengine.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtwebengine.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 , systemd
 , enableProprietaryCodecs ? true
 , gn
-, apple-sdk_13, cctools, cups, bootstrap_cmds, xcbuild, writeScriptBin
+, cctools, cups, bootstrap_cmds, xcbuild, writeScriptBin
 , ffmpeg ? null
 , lib, stdenv
 , version ? null
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ let
 
 in
 
-# Override the SDK because Qt WebEngine doesn’t seem to build using the 14.4 SDK.
-(qtModule.override { apple-sdk_for_qt = apple-sdk_13; }) ({
+qtModule ({
   pname = "qtwebengine";
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     bison flex git gperf ninja pkg-config (python.withPackages(ps: [ ps.html5lib ])) which gn nodejs
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/qtModule.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/qtModule.nix
index ee59ee76d9e9..d3d810cbbf68 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/qtModule.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/qtModule.nix
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 , stdenv
 , buildPackages
 , mkDerivation
-, apple-sdk_14
-, apple-sdk_for_qt ? apple-sdk_14
+, apple-sdk_13
+, darwinMinVersionHook
 , perl
 , qmake
 , patches
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ mkDerivation (args // {
   buildInputs =
     args.buildInputs or [ ]
     # Per https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/macos.html#supported-versions
-    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ apple-sdk_for_qt ];
+    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+      apple-sdk_13
+      (darwinMinVersionHook "10.13")
+    ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs =
     (args.nativeBuildInputs or []) ++ [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/default.nix
index 7159bc6ae055..d306c3e430da 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 , libglvnd
 , darwin
 , apple-sdk_15
-, apple-sdk_12
 , darwinMinVersionHook
 , buildPackages
 , python3
@@ -32,11 +31,10 @@ let
       });
 
       # Per <https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/macos.html#supported-versions>.
-      # This should reflect the lowest “Target Platform” and the
-      # highest “Build Environment”.
-      apple-sdk_qt = apple-sdk_15;
-      darwinDeploymentTargetDeps = [
-        apple-sdk_12
+      # This should reflect the highest “Build Environment” and the
+      # lowest “Target Platform”.
+      darwinVersionInputs = [
+        apple-sdk_15
         (darwinMinVersionHook "12.0")
       ];
     in
@@ -45,12 +43,12 @@ let
       inherit callPackage srcs;
 
       qtModule = callPackage ./qtModule.nix {
-        inherit apple-sdk_qt;
+        inherit darwinVersionInputs;
       };
 
       qtbase = callPackage ./modules/qtbase.nix {
         withGtk3 = !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMinGW;
-        inherit apple-sdk_qt darwinDeploymentTargetDeps;
+        inherit darwinVersionInputs;
         inherit (srcs.qtbase) src version;
         patches = [
           ./patches/0001-qtbase-qmake-always-use-libname-instead-of-absolute-.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/modules/qtbase.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/modules/qtbase.nix
index fd164b5e76f8..9df79ccc89be 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/modules/qtbase.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/modules/qtbase.nix
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@
 , unixODBCDrivers
   # darwin
 , moveBuildTree
-, apple-sdk_qt
-, darwinDeploymentTargetDeps
+, darwinVersionInputs
 , xcbuild
   # mingw
 , pkgsBuildBuild
@@ -155,8 +154,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     xorg.libXtst
     xorg.xcbutilcursor
     libepoxy
-  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin darwinDeploymentTargetDeps
-  ++ lib.optionals libGLSupported [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals libGLSupported [
     libGL
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isMinGW [
     vulkan-headers
@@ -167,9 +165,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     at-spi2-core
   ] ++ lib.optionals (lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform libinput) [
     libinput
-  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
-    apple-sdk_qt
-  ]
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin darwinVersionInputs
   ++ lib.optional withGtk3 gtk3
   ++ lib.optional (libmysqlclient != null && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMinGW) libmysqlclient
   ++ lib.optional (postgresql != null && lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform postgresql) postgresql;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/qtModule.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/qtModule.nix
index 610649497ba8..8b09c8cb19b8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/qtModule.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/qtModule.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
-, apple-sdk_qt
+, darwinVersionInputs
 , cmake
 , ninja
 , perl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (args // {
 
   buildInputs =
     args.buildInputs or [ ]
-    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [ apple-sdk_qt ];
+    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin darwinVersionInputs;
   nativeBuildInputs = (args.nativeBuildInputs or [ ]) ++ [ cmake ninja perl ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [ moveBuildTree ];
   propagatedBuildInputs =