diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/uutils-coreutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/uutils-coreutils/default.nix
index 6309cbc19612..9c58785e84ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/uutils-coreutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/uutils-coreutils/default.nix
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
   # too many impure/platform-dependent tests
   doCheck = false;
 
-  # Delete this on next update; see #79975 for details
-  legacyCargoFetcher = true;
-
-  cargoSha256 = "0qnpx2xhckb45q8cgn0xh31dg5k73hqp5mz5zg3micmg7as4b621";
+  cargoSha256 = "186hwzdpy7j0gw7491qx02vy4di5md47hipf1xxi1qccvmcfghwh";
 
   makeFlags =
     [ "CARGO=${cargo}/bin/cargo" "PREFIX=$(out)" "PROFILE=release" "INSTALLDIR_MAN=$(out)/share/man/man1" ]