diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/go/go-licenses/fix-go-version-error.patch b/pkgs/by-name/go/go-licenses/fix-go-version-error.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e102636dd45..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/go/go-licenses/fix-go-version-error.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
-index 7e3d596..d90b393 100644
---- a/go.mod
-+++ b/go.mod
-@@ -1,27 +1,50 @@
- module github.com/google/go-licenses
- 
--go 1.16
-+go 1.17
- 
- require (
--	cloud.google.com/go/iam v0.4.0 // indirect
--	github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da // indirect
- 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.8
- 	github.com/google/go-replayers/httpreplay v1.1.1
- 	github.com/google/licenseclassifier v0.0.0-20210722185704-3043a050f148
--	github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 // indirect
--	github.com/niemeyer/pretty v0.0.0-20200227124842-a10e7caefd8e // indirect
- 	github.com/otiai10/copy v1.6.0
--	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
--	github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.2.0 // indirect
- 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.6.0
--	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0 // indirect
- 	go.opencensus.io v0.23.0
--	golang.org/x/crypto v0.1.0 // indirect
- 	golang.org/x/mod v0.7.0
- 	golang.org/x/net v0.5.0
- 	golang.org/x/text v0.6.0
- 	golang.org/x/tools v0.5.0
--	gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20200227125254-8fa46927fb4f // indirect
- 	gopkg.in/src-d/go-git.v4 v4.13.1
- 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1
- )
-+
-+require (
-+	cloud.google.com/go v0.102.1 // indirect
-+	cloud.google.com/go/iam v0.4.0 // indirect
-+	cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.22.1 // indirect
-+	github.com/emirpasic/gods v1.12.0 // indirect
-+	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.0 // indirect
-+	github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da // indirect
-+	github.com/google/martian/v3 v3.3.2 // indirect
-+	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.1 // indirect
-+	github.com/jbenet/go-context v0.0.0-20150711004518-d14ea06fba99 // indirect
-+	github.com/kevinburke/ssh_config v0.0.0-20190725054713-01f96b0aa0cd // indirect
-+	github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 // indirect
-+	github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0 // indirect
-+	github.com/niemeyer/pretty v0.0.0-20200227124842-a10e7caefd8e // indirect
-+	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
-+	github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.2.0 // indirect
-+	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
-+	github.com/src-d/gcfg v1.4.0 // indirect
-+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0 // indirect
-+	github.com/xanzy/ssh-agent v0.2.1 // indirect
-+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.1.0 // indirect
-+	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20220622183110-fd043fe589d2 // indirect
-+	golang.org/x/sys v0.4.0 // indirect
-+	google.golang.org/api v0.93.0 // indirect
-+	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20220815135757-37a418bb8959 // indirect
-+	google.golang.org/grpc v1.48.0 // indirect
-+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.1 // indirect
-+	gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20200227125254-8fa46927fb4f // indirect
-+	gopkg.in/src-d/go-billy.v4 v4.3.2 // indirect
-+	gopkg.in/warnings.v0 v0.1.2 // indirect
-+)
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/go/go-licenses/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/go/go-licenses/package.nix
index 5da667c7f0bd..bab6b8313b4c 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/go/go-licenses/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/go/go-licenses/package.nix
@@ -10,23 +10,16 @@
 
 buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "go-licenses";
-  version = "1.6.0";
+  version = "2.0.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "google";
     repo = "go-licenses";
     tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-GAlwTVoVA+n9+EfhybmpKm16FoY9kFzrxy1ZQxS6A8E=";
+    hash = "sha256-byKuUf8XMyXjAHZUANaBVAc6c2Jz9mEEdRxAy69P2QM=";
   };
 
-  vendorHash = "sha256-ToRn2wj7Yi+UDJwvAhV0ACEhqlcQjt4bRpz7abNRt9A=";
-
-  patches = [
-    # Without this, we get error messages like:
-    # vendor/golang.org/x/sys/unix/syscall.go:83:16: unsafe.Slice requires go1.17 or later (-lang was set to go1.16; check go.mod)
-    # The patch was generated by changing "go 1.16" to "go 1.17" and executing `go mod tidy`.
-    ./fix-go-version-error.patch
-  ];
+  vendorHash = "sha256-AYbx/DmYnbjJ2iqx34t/dUsthTjJ+YDvfxxCl/cJenI=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     installShellFiles