diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 57f222fa658d..3a23a6b79c7f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -1846,17 +1846,6 @@ let
       postPatch = "patchShebangs configure";
     });
 
-    EBSeq = old.EBSeq.overrideAttrs (attrs: {
-      postPatch = ''
-        # https://code.bioconductor.org/browse/EBSeq/commit/d18c41cc3eb96ca82a7c55f0d60287e28785281e
-        substituteInPlace "DESCRIPTION" \
-          --replace-fail "c++11" "c++14"
-        # https://code.bioconductor.org/browse/EBSeq/commit/fd9ccf425b3c8c0f209de77e7d6e9a1d0c839d68
-        substituteInPlace "src/Makevars" \
-          --replace-fail "#CXX_STD = CXX11" "CXX_STD = CXX14"
-      '';
-    });
-
     gmailr = old.gmailr.overrideAttrs (attrs: {
       postPatch = "patchShebangs configure";
     });