diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix
index 5f139a1b3b9d..a7b3d12f7a5d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix
@@ -93,14 +93,12 @@ common =
             patchelf --set-rpath $out/lib:${stdenv.cc.cc.lib}/lib $out/lib/libboost_thread.so.*
           ''}
         '' +
-        # On all versions before c9f51e87057652db0013289a95deffba495b35e7,
-        # released with 2.3.8, we need to patch around an issue where the Nix
-        # configure step pulls in the build system's bash and other utilities
-        # when cross-compiling.
+        # On all versions before c9f51e87057652db0013289a95deffba495b35e7, which
+        # removes config.nix entirely and is not present in 2.3.x, we need to
+        # patch around an issue where the Nix configure step pulls in the build
+        # system's bash and other utilities when cross-compiling.
         lib.optionalString (
-          stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform &&
-          (lib.versionOlder "2.3.8" version && !is24)
-          # The additional is24 condition is required as versionOlder doesn't understand nixUnstable version strings
+          stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform && !is24
         ) ''
           mkdir tmp/
           substitute corepkgs/config.nix.in tmp/config.nix.in \