diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
index 18bb1a2f93dd..875590484f9e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   patches = [
     ./docbook2texi.patch
-    ./symlinks-in-bin.patch
     ./git-sh-i18n.patch
     ./ssh-path.patch
     ./git-send-email-honor-PATH.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/symlinks-in-bin.patch b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/symlinks-in-bin.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a581a61d46d..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/symlinks-in-bin.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
---- a/Makefile
-+++ b/Makefile
-@@ -2609,8 +2609,7 @@
- 	{ test "$$bindir/" = "$$execdir/" || \
- 	  for p in git$X $(filter $(install_bindir_programs),$(ALL_PROGRAMS)); do \
- 		$(RM) "$$execdir/$$p" && \
--		test -z "$(NO_INSTALL_HARDLINKS)$(NO_CROSS_DIRECTORY_HARDLINKS)" && \
--		ln "$$bindir/$$p" "$$execdir/$$p" 2>/dev/null || \
-+		ln -s "$$bindir/$$p" "$$execdir/$$p" 2>/dev/null || \
- 		cp "$$bindir/$$p" "$$execdir/$$p" || exit; \
- 	  done; \
- 	} && \