diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/cc/cctools/0003-Fix-utimensat-compatability-with-the-10.12-SDK.patch b/pkgs/by-name/cc/cctools/0003-Fix-utimensat-compatability-with-the-10.12-SDK.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 4abe9ee863aa..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/cc/cctools/0003-Fix-utimensat-compatability-with-the-10.12-SDK.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-From 989ba5e30cefa0dd8990da158661713c4a21c0fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Randy Eckenrode <randy@largeandhighquality.com>
-Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 18:05:34 -0400
-Subject: [PATCH 3/6] Fix utimensat compatability with the 10.12 SDK
-
----
- include/compat.h    | 3 +++
- libstuff/writeout.c | 2 +-
- misc/lipo.c         | 2 +-
- 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
- create mode 100644 include/compat.h
-
-diff --git a/include/compat.h b/include/compat.h
-new file mode 100644
-index 0000000..8b1b866
---- /dev/null
-+++ b/include/compat.h
-@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
-+#pragma once
-+#include <time.h>
-+extern int utimensat(int dirfd, const char* pathname, const struct timespec times[_Nullable 2], int flags);
-diff --git a/libstuff/writeout.c b/libstuff/writeout.c
-index f904caa..03fa535 100644
---- a/libstuff/writeout.c
-+++ b/libstuff/writeout.c
-@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ no_throttle:
- 	     * have been zeroed out when the library was created. writeout
- 	     * will not zero out the modification time in the filesystem.
- 	     */
--	    if (__builtin_available(macOS 10.12, *)) {
-+	    if (__builtin_available(macOS 10.13, *)) {
- 		struct timespec times[2] = {0};
- 		memcpy(&times[0], &toc_timespec, sizeof(struct timespec));
- 		memcpy(&times[1], &toc_timespec, sizeof(struct timespec));
-diff --git a/misc/lipo.c b/misc/lipo.c
-index 04a3eca..887c049 100644
---- a/misc/lipo.c
-+++ b/misc/lipo.c
-@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ unknown_flag:
- 		    if(close(fd) == -1)
- 			system_fatal("can't close output file: %s",output_file);
- #ifndef __OPENSTEP__
--		    if (__builtin_available(macOS 10.12, *)) {
-+		    if (__builtin_available(macOS 10.13, *)) {
- 			time_result = utimensat(AT_FDCWD, output_file,
- 						output_times, 0);
- 		    }
--- 
-2.45.2
-
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/cc/cctools/meson.build b/pkgs/by-name/cc/cctools/meson.build
index c2261d98c958..bfb4f06285d7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/cc/cctools/meson.build
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/cc/cctools/meson.build
@@ -28,26 +28,11 @@ target_prefix = get_option('target_prefix')
 # Dependencies
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 
+libcxx = cc.find_library('c++')
 libcodedirectory = cc.find_library('codedirectory')
 libprunetrie = cc.find_library('prunetrie')
 
 
-# Feature tests
-# Add compatibility header for Darwin SDKs that don’t define `utimensat`.
-utimensat_test = '''
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-    utimensat(AT_FDCWD, NULL, NULL, 0);
-    return 0;
-}
-'''
-if host_machine.system() == 'darwin' and not cc.compiles(utimensat_test, name : 'supports utimensat')
-    add_project_arguments('-include', 'compat.h', language : 'c')
-    add_project_link_arguments('-undefined', 'dynamic_lookup', language : 'c')
-endif
-
-
 incdirs = include_directories('include')
 
 # Static libraries
@@ -454,6 +439,7 @@ install_man('man/nmedit.1')
 otool = executable(
     f'@target_prefix@otool',
     c_args : ['-DEFI_SUPPORT'],
+    dependencies : [libcxx],
     include_directories : incdirs,
     install : true,
     link_with : [libstuff],
@@ -553,7 +539,7 @@ install_man('man/strings.1')
 strip = executable(
     f'@target_prefix@strip',
     c_args : ['-DTRIE_SUPPORT'],
-    dependencies : [libcodedirectory, libprunetrie],
+    dependencies : [libcxx, libcodedirectory, libprunetrie],
     include_directories : incdirs,
     install : true,
     link_with : [libstuff],
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/cc/cctools/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/cc/cctools/package.nix
index 0368a3c4a985..be2e3898cf75 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/cc/cctools/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/cc/cctools/package.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   buildPackages,
   ld64,
   llvm,
-  memstreamHook,
   meson,
   ninja,
   openssl,
@@ -73,9 +72,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     ./0001-Fix-build-issues-with-misc-redo_prebinding.c.patch
     # Use libcd_is_blob_a_linker_signature as defined in the libcodedirectory.h header
     ./0002-Rely-on-libcd_is_blob_a_linker_signature.patch
-    # cctools uses availability checks for `utimensat`, but it checks the wrong version.
-    # Also, provide a definition to avoid implicit function definition errors.
-    ./0003-Fix-utimensat-compatability-with-the-10.12-SDK.patch
     # Use the nixpkgs clang’s path as the prefix.
     ./0004-Use-nixpkgs-clang-with-the-assembler-driver.patch
     # Make sure cctools can find ld64 in the store
@@ -102,9 +98,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     substituteInPlace misc/libtool.c \
       --subst-var-by targetPrefix '${targetPrefix}'
 
-    # The version of this file distributed with cctools defines several CPU types missing from the 10.12 SDK.
-    ln -s machine-cctools.h include/mach/machine.h
-
     # Use libxar from nixpkgs
     for cctool_src in misc/nm.c otool/print_bitcode.c; do
       substituteInPlace $cctool_src \
@@ -130,7 +123,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   buildInputs = [
     ld64
     llvm
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin && stdenv.hostPlatform.isx86_64) [ memstreamHook ];
+  ];
 
   mesonBuildType = "release";