diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/re2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/re2/default.nix
index 7c2f75f9f909..910a0a0f1921 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/re2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/re2/default.nix
@@ -3,22 +3,25 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , cmake
 , ninja
+, gtest
+, gbenchmark
+, abseil-cpp
+, icu
 , chromium
 , grpc
-, haskellPackages
 , mercurial
 , python3Packages
-, abseil-cpp
+, haskellPackages
 }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "re2";
   version = "2024-06-01";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "google";
     repo = "re2";
-    rev = version;
+    rev = finalAttrs.version;
     hash = "sha256-iQETsjdIFcYM5I/W8ytvV3z/4va6TaZ/+KkSjb8CtF0=";
   };
 
@@ -26,36 +29,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ninja ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ abseil-cpp ];
+  buildInputs = lib.optionals finalAttrs.doCheck [ gtest gbenchmark ];
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace re2Config.cmake.in \
-      --replace "\''${PACKAGE_PREFIX_DIR}/" ""
-  '';
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ abseil-cpp icu ];
 
-  # Needed for case-insensitive filesystems (i.e. MacOS) because a file named
-  # BUILD already exists.
-  cmakeBuildDir = "build_dir";
-
-  cmakeFlags = lib.optional (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic) "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=ON";
-
-  # This installs a pkg-config definition.
-  postInstall = ''
-    pushd "$src"
-    make common-install prefix="$dev" SED_INPLACE="sed -i"
-    popd
-  '';
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    (lib.cmakeBool "RE2_BUILD_TESTING" finalAttrs.doCheck)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "RE2_USE_ICU" true)
+  ] ++ lib.optional (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic) (lib.cmakeBool "BUILD_SHARED_LIBS" true);
 
   doCheck = true;
 
   passthru.tests = {
-    inherit
-      chromium
-      grpc
-      mercurial;
-    inherit (python3Packages)
-      fb-re2
-      google-re2;
+    inherit chromium grpc mercurial;
+    inherit (python3Packages) fb-re2 google-re2;
     haskell-re2 = haskellPackages.re2;
   };
 
@@ -71,4 +58,4 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ azahi networkexception ];
     platforms = platforms.all;
   };
-}
+})