diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/removefile/package.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/removefile/package.nix
index ab9f28605b5a..24cd68ead681 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/removefile/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/removefile/package.nix
@@ -39,13 +39,6 @@ mkAppleDerivation {
 
   xcodeHash = "sha256-pE92mVI0KTHOVKBA4T5R1rHy5//uipOimas7DaTVe0U=";
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    # Disable experimental bounds safety stuff that’s not available in LLVM 16.
-    substituteInPlace removefile.h \
-      --replace-fail '__ptrcheck_abi_assume_single()' "" \
-      --replace-fail '__unsafe_indexable' ""
-  '';
-
   env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${privateHeaders}/include";
 
   meta.description = "Darwin file removing library";