diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/dependencies.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/dependencies.nix
index 7f3b5780607a..ed5a63ce3ecf 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/dependencies.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/dependencies.nix
@@ -34,12 +34,5 @@ regular@{
       # only a stripped down version is built which takes a lot less resources to build
       requiredSystemFeatures = [ ];
     };
-
-    libgit2 = pkgs.libgit2.overrideAttrs (old: {
-      # Drop the SSH buffer overflow patch to avoid rebuilding Nix
-      patches = lib.filter (p: !lib.hasSuffix "fix-ssh-custom-heap-buffer-overflow.patch" (toString p)) (
-        old.patches or [ ]
-      );
-    });
   };
 }