diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/nc/ncps/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/nc/ncps/package.nix
index 0bf753a556b1..32f0c134cfb0 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/nc/ncps/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/nc/ncps/package.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   curl,
   dbmate,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  go,
   lib,
   minio,
   minio-client,
@@ -26,14 +25,6 @@ let
       "-X github.com/kalbasit/ncps/cmd.Version=v${finalAttrs.version}"
     ];
 
-    # XXX: ncps is built with Go 1.25.5 that is available in release-25.11 but
-    # master is currently still using 1.25.4 (update waiting in the
-    # staging/staging-next branches.) This is a workaround for this issue and
-    # will automatically becomes no-op once Go is updated.
-    preBuild = lib.optionalString (go.version == "1.25.4") ''
-      sed -e 's:go 1.25.5:go 1.25.4:g' -i go.mod
-    '';
-
     vendorHash = "sha256-3YPKlz7+x7nYCqKmOroaiUyZGKIQMGFxcNyPnrA9Tio=";
 
     doCheck = true;