diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/rsync/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/rsync/default.nix
index c38d5913d2ea..4dccabbf7fbf 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/rsync/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/rsync/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
   enableZstd ? true,
   zstd,
   nixosTests,
-  fakeroot,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -58,9 +57,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ++ lib.optional enableOpenSSL openssl
   ++ lib.optional enableXXHash xxHash;
 
-  # fakeroot doesn't work well on darwin anymore, apparently
-  checkInputs = lib.optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [ fakeroot ];
-
   configureFlags = [
     (lib.enableFeature enableLZ4 "lz4")
     (lib.enableFeature enableOpenSSL "openssl")