diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.18.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.18.nix
index 9c95500c1917..f004b9308071 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.18.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.18.nix
@@ -80,11 +80,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # prepend the nix path to the zoneinfo files but also leave the original value for static binaries
     # that run outside a nix server
     sed -i 's,\"/usr/share/zoneinfo/,"${tzdata}/share/zoneinfo/\"\,\n\t&,' src/time/zoneinfo_unix.go
-
-  '' + lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
-    sed -i 's,strings.Contains(.*sysctl.*,true {,' src/cmd/dist/util.go
-
-    sed -i 's/unrecognized/unknown/' src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
   '';
 
   patches = [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.19.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.19.nix
index 5248ef05826e..ca24592e93e3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.19.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.19.nix
@@ -80,11 +80,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # prepend the nix path to the zoneinfo files but also leave the original value for static binaries
     # that run outside a nix server
     sed -i 's,\"/usr/share/zoneinfo/,"${tzdata}/share/zoneinfo/\"\,\n\t&,' src/time/zoneinfo_unix.go
-
-  '' + lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
-    sed -i 's,strings.Contains(.*sysctl.*,true {,' src/cmd/dist/util.go
-
-    sed -i 's/unrecognized/unknown/' src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
   '';
 
   patches = [