diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/kubernetes-controller-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/kubernetes-controller-tools/default.nix
index 2aeab15f5d72..520b0101bc54 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/kubernetes-controller-tools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/kubernetes-controller-tools/default.nix
@@ -2,18 +2,16 @@
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "controller-tools";
-  version = "0.16.2";
+  version = "0.16.3";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "kubernetes-sigs";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-f12p9d6c3dXOOSnR//bIAs6wB9359GEeN9P1Lfb1/0Y=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-Txvzp8OcRTDCAB8nFrqj93X+Kk/sNPSSLOI07J3DwcM=";
   };
 
-  patches = [ ./version.patch ];
-
-  vendorHash = "sha256-3p9K08WMqDRHHa9116//3lFeaMtRaipD4LyisaKWV7I=";
+  vendorHash = "sha256-nwzXlsSG7JF145bf/AJZB1GbGJRHJC7Q73Jty6mHc/w=";
 
   ldflags = [
     "-s"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/kubernetes-controller-tools/version.patch b/pkgs/development/tools/kubernetes-controller-tools/version.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b86c3d69c3a9..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/kubernetes-controller-tools/version.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/pkg/version/version.go b/pkg/version/version.go
-index 09c8efcf..b9ec798a 100644
---- a/pkg/version/version.go
-+++ b/pkg/version/version.go
-@@ -20,14 +20,12 @@ import (
- 	"runtime/debug"
- )
- 
-+var version string
-+
- // Version returns the version of the main module
- func Version() string {
--	info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
--	if !ok || info == nil || info.Main.Version == "" {
--		// binary has not been built with module support or doesn't contain a version.
--		return "(unknown)"
--	}
--	return info.Main.Version
-+	_ = debug.ReadBuildInfo
-+	return version
- }
- 
- // Print prints the main module version on stdout.