diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.16.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.16.nix
index add1e70bbe3d..ffda9f498351 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.16.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.16.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 , perl
 , which
 , pkg-config
-, patch
 , procps
 , pcre
 , cacert
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   # perl is used for testing go vet
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ perl which pkg-config patch procps ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ perl which pkg-config procps ];
   buildInputs = [ cacert pcre ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ stdenv.cc.libc.out ]
     ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.libc == "glibc") [ stdenv.cc.libc.static ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.17.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.17.nix
index 28d5ffdc6dff..38b6befef59a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.17.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.17.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 , perl
 , which
 , pkg-config
-, patch
 , procps
 , pcre
 , cacert
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   # perl is used for testing go vet
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ perl which pkg-config patch procps ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ perl which pkg-config procps ];
   buildInputs = [ cacert pcre ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ stdenv.cc.libc.out ]
     ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.libc == "glibc") [ stdenv.cc.libc.static ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.18.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.18.nix
index a4cb013d94f2..585463e1c5bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.18.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.18.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 , perl
 , which
 , pkg-config
-, patch
 , procps
 , pcre
 , cacert
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   # perl is used for testing go vet
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ perl which pkg-config patch procps ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ perl which pkg-config procps ];
   buildInputs = [ cacert pcre ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ stdenv.cc.libc.out ]
     ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.libc == "glibc") [ stdenv.cc.libc.static ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/2-dev.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/2-dev.nix
index c70133c98b35..724da80b4ef5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/2-dev.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/2-dev.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 , perl
 , which
 , pkg-config
-, patch
 , procps
 , pcre
 , cacert
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   # perl is used for testing go vet
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ perl which pkg-config patch procps ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ perl which pkg-config procps ];
   buildInputs = [ cacert pcre ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ stdenv.cc.libc.out ]
     ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.libc == "glibc") [ stdenv.cc.libc.static ];