diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/go/module.nix b/pkgs/build-support/go/module.nix
index 4295d2bdd892..c1c644e4294e 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/go/module.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/go/module.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ lib.extendMkDerivation {
     {
       nativeBuildInputs ? [ ], # Native build inputs used for the derivation.
       passthru ? { },
-      patches ? [ ],
 
       # A function to override the `goModules` derivation.
       overrideModAttrs ? (finalAttrs: previousAttrs: { }),