diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/gyp-patches-set-fallback-value-for-CLT-darwin.patch b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/gyp-patches-set-fallback-value-for-CLT-darwin.patch
index 028214bc2fbf..28abc2efb837 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/gyp-patches-set-fallback-value-for-CLT-darwin.patch
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/gyp-patches-set-fallback-value-for-CLT-darwin.patch
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Sandboxed builds need a fallback value for the version of the Command Line Tools
-being used.
+being used. Not calling `CLTVersion()` avoids relying on absolute paths,
+improving the reproducibility of non-sandboxed builds.
 
 diff --git a/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py b/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py
 index 508f6ccac3e..44bcd988c4c 100644
diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/gyp-patches-set-fallback-value-for-CLT.patch b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/gyp-patches-set-fallback-value-for-CLT.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index cf094fdacc46..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/gyp-patches-set-fallback-value-for-CLT.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-Sandboxed builds need a fallback value for the version of the Command Line Tools
-being used.
-
---- a/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py
-+++ b/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py
-@@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ def CLTVersion():
-         output = GetStdout(["/usr/sbin/softwareupdate", "--history"])
-         return re.search(regex, output).groupdict()["version"]
-     except (GypError, OSError):
--        return None
-+        return "11.0.0.0.1.1567737322"
- 
- 
- def GetStdoutQuiet(cmdlist):
---- a/deps/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py
-+++ b/deps/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py
-@@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ def CLTVersion():
-         output = GetStdout(["/usr/sbin/softwareupdate", "--history"])
-         return re.search(regex, output).groupdict()["version"]
-     except (GypError, OSError):
--        return None
-+        return "11.0.0.0.1.1567737322"
- 
- 
- def GetStdoutQuiet(cmdlist):
diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/gyp-patches.nix b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/gyp-patches.nix
index d3939887e0fd..f10abad2e1ac 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/gyp-patches.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/gyp-patches.nix
@@ -1,19 +1,13 @@
 {
   lib,
-  stdenv,
   fetchpatch2,
   patch_npm ? true,
   patch_tools ? true,
-  patch_npm_catch_oserror ? patch_npm,
-  patch_tools_catch_oserror ? patch_tools,
-  patch_npm_regex_handling ? patch_npm && stdenv.buildPlatform.isDarwin,
-  patch_tools_regex_handling ? patch_tools && stdenv.buildPlatform.isDarwin,
 }:
 let
   url = "https://github.com/nodejs/gyp-next/commit/8224deef984add7e7afe846cfb82c9d3fa6da1fb.patch?full_index=1";
-  url_regex_handling = "https://github.com/nodejs/gyp-next/commit/b21ee3150eea9fc1a8811e910e5ba64f42e1fb77.patch?full_index=1";
 in
-lib.optionals patch_tools_catch_oserror ([
+lib.optionals patch_tools ([
   # Fixes builds with Nix sandbox on Darwin for gyp.
   (fetchpatch2 {
     inherit url;
@@ -22,7 +16,7 @@ lib.optionals patch_tools_catch_oserror ([
     extraPrefix = "tools/gyp/";
   })
 ])
-++ lib.optionals patch_npm_catch_oserror ([
+++ lib.optionals patch_npm ([
   (fetchpatch2 {
     inherit url;
     hash = "sha256-cXTwmCRHrNhuY1+3cD/EvU0CJ+1Nk4TRh6c3twvfaW8=";
@@ -30,24 +24,6 @@ lib.optionals patch_tools_catch_oserror ([
     extraPrefix = "deps/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/";
   })
 ])
-++ lib.optionals patch_tools_regex_handling ([
-  # Fixes builds with Nix sandbox on Darwin for gyp.
-  (fetchpatch2 {
-    url = url_regex_handling;
-    hash = "sha256-xDZO8GgZLPvCeTrCu6RVVFV5bmbuz9UPgHiaAJE6im0=";
-    stripLen = 1;
-    extraPrefix = "tools/gyp/";
-  })
-])
-++ lib.optionals patch_npm_regex_handling ([
-  (fetchpatch2 {
-    url = url_regex_handling;
-    hash = "sha256-fW5kQh+weCK0g3wzTJLZgAuXxetb14UAf6yxW6bIgbU=";
-    stripLen = 1;
-    extraPrefix = "deps/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/";
-  })
-])
-# TODO: remove the Darwin conditionals from this file
-++ lib.optionals stdenv.buildPlatform.isDarwin ([
+++ [
   ./gyp-patches-set-fallback-value-for-CLT-darwin.patch
-])
+]
diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v20.nix b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v20.nix
index 56fc4c4ac2c6..fba3ae8ef5f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v20.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v20.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ let
     })
 
     ./gyp-patches-pre-v22-import-sys.patch
-    ./gyp-patches-set-fallback-value-for-CLT.patch
   ];
 in
 buildNodejs {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v22.nix b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v22.nix
index 49066f95d19a..0a794f6e3e41 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v22.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v22.nix
@@ -15,14 +15,7 @@ let
     python = python3;
   };
 
-  gypPatches =
-    if stdenv.buildPlatform.isDarwin then
-      callPackage ./gyp-patches.nix { }
-      ++ [
-        ./gyp-patches-set-fallback-value-for-CLT.patch
-      ]
-    else
-      [ ];
+  gypPatches = if stdenv.buildPlatform.isDarwin then callPackage ./gyp-patches.nix { } else [ ];
 in
 buildNodejs {
   inherit enableNpm;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v24.nix b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v24.nix
index 948343586419..b104636f8934 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v24.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v24.nix
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ let
 
   gypPatches =
     if stdenv.buildPlatform.isDarwin then
-      callPackage ./gyp-patches.nix { patch_tools_catch_oserror = false; }
-      ++ [
-        ./gyp-patches-set-fallback-value-for-CLT.patch
-      ]
+      callPackage ./gyp-patches.nix { patch_tools = false; }
     else
       [ ];
 in