diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
index 45d87a6d1f83..fab385c9a50c 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
@@ -141,16 +141,7 @@ rec {
     (mkDerivationSuper args).overrideAttrs (prevAttrs: {
       NIX_CFLAGS_LINK = toString (prevAttrs.NIX_CFLAGS_LINK or "")
         + lib.optionalString (stdenv.cc.isGNU or false) " -static-libgcc";
-      nativeBuildInputs = (prevAttrs.nativeBuildInputs or [])
-        ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hasCC [
-          (pkgs.buildPackages.makeSetupHook {
-            name = "darwin-portable-libSystem-hook";
-            substitutions = {
-              libsystem = "${stdenv.cc.libc}/lib/libSystem.B.dylib";
-              targetPrefix = stdenv.cc.bintools.targetPrefix;
-            };
-          } ./darwin/portable-libsystem.sh)
-        ];
+      nativeBuildInputs = (prevAttrs.nativeBuildInputs or []);
     }));
   });
 
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/portable-libsystem.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/portable-libsystem.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 7608c0a0de26..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/portable-libsystem.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# Make /nix/store/...-libSystem “portable” for static built binaries.
-# This just rewrites everything in $1/bin to use the
-# /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib that is provided on every macOS system.
-
-fixupOutputHooks+=('fixLibsystemRefs $prefix')
-
-fixLibsystemRefs() {
-  if [ -d "$1/bin" ]; then
-      find "$1/bin" -type f -exec \
-        @targetPrefix@install_name_tool -change @libsystem@ /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib {} \;
-  fi
-}