diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/go/module.nix b/pkgs/build-support/go/module.nix
index 2c5d1827cdea..a70313a7a5ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/go/module.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/go/module.nix
@@ -2,14 +2,10 @@
 
 { name ? "${args'.pname}-${args'.version}"
 , src
-, buildInputs ? []
 , nativeBuildInputs ? []
 , passthru ? {}
 , patches ? []
 
-# Go linker flags, passed to go via -ldflags
-, ldflags ? []
-
 # Go tags, passed to go via -tag
 , tags ? []
 
@@ -55,8 +51,6 @@
 
 , ... }@args':
 
-with builtins;
-
 assert goPackagePath != "" -> throw "`goPackagePath` is not needed with `buildGoModule`";
 assert (vendorSha256 == "_unset" && vendorHash == "_unset") -> throw "either `vendorHash` or `vendorSha256` is required";
 assert (vendorSha256 != "_unset" && vendorHash != "_unset") -> throw "both `vendorHash` and `vendorSha256` set. only one can be set.";