diff --git a/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/default.nix
index cee35a199592..16660fea3e72 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "097hx7sbzp8qirl4m930lw84kn0wmxhmq7v1qpra3mrg0b8cyba0";
   };
 
-  patches = stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin ./gnutar-1.28-darwin.patch;
+  patches = [ ]; # FIXME: remove on another stdenv rebuild
 
   # avoid retaining reference to CF during stdenv bootstrap
   configureFlags = stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/gnutar-1.28-darwin.patch b/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/gnutar-1.28-darwin.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index cab0e4406d8e..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/gnutar-1.28-darwin.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
->From 7d1d3d38cb66b02c062de77847e3c0ecd842366c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Pavel Raiskup <address@hidden>
-Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2014 13:19:49 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] xattrs: fix bug in configure
-
-Be careful to define HAVE_XATTRS when not all needed xattr-related
-functions are properly defined either in libc or libattr.
-
-Reported independently by Denis Excoffier and Dominyk Tille.
-
-* acinclude.m4 (TAR_HEADERS_ATTR_XATTR_H): Check for each xattr
-function separately.  Don't AC_CHECK_LIB (LIBS is filled by
-AC_SEARCH_LIBS when necessary).
-* lib/xattr-at.c: Do not build when HAVE_XATTRS is not defined.
-* src/Makefile.am: The LDADD -lattr was redundant.
----
- acinclude.m4    | 42 ++++++++++++++----------------------------
- lib/xattr-at.c  |  7 +++++++
- src/Makefile.am |  4 ----
- 3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
-index 3b28b3b..db0bbc7 100644
---- a/acinclude.m4
-+++ b/acinclude.m4
-@@ -40,37 +40,23 @@ AC_DEFUN([TAR_HEADERS_ATTR_XATTR_H],
-   # First check for <sys/xattr.h>
-   AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/xattr.h])
-   AM_CONDITIONAL([TAR_COND_XATTR_H],[test "$ac_cv_header_sys_xattr_h" = yes])
--  AM_CONDITIONAL([TAR_LIB_ATTR],[false])
--  if test "$ac_cv_header_sys_xattr_h" = yes; then
--    AC_CHECK_FUNCS(getxattr  fgetxattr  lgetxattr \
--                   setxattr  fsetxattr  lsetxattr \
--                   listxattr flistxattr llistxattr,
--        # only when functions are present
--        AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SYS_XATTR_H], [1],
--                    [define to 1 if we have <sys/xattr.h> header])
--        if test "$with_xattrs" != no; then
--          AC_DEFINE([HAVE_XATTRS],,[Define when we have working linux xattrs.])
--        fi
--    )
--  fi
--
--  # If <sys/xattr.h> is not found, then check for <attr/xattr.h>
-   if test "$ac_cv_header_sys_xattr_h" != yes; then
-     AC_CHECK_HEADERS([attr/xattr.h])
-     AM_CONDITIONAL([TAR_COND_XATTR_H],[test "$ac_cv_header_attr_xattr_h" = yes])
--    AC_CHECK_LIB([attr],[fgetxattr])
--    AM_CONDITIONAL([TAR_LIB_ATTR],[test "$ac_cv_lib_attr_fgetxattr" = yes])
--    if test "$ac_cv_header_attr_xattr_h" = yes; then
--      AC_CHECK_FUNCS(getxattr  fgetxattr  lgetxattr \
--                     setxattr  fsetxattr  lsetxattr \
--                     listxattr flistxattr llistxattr,
--          # only when functions are present
--          AC_DEFINE([HAVE_ATTR_XATTR_H], [1],
--                      [define to 1 if we have <attr/xattr.h> header])
--          if test "$with_xattrs" != no; then
--            AC_DEFINE([HAVE_XATTRS],,[Define when we have working linux xattrs.])
--          fi
--      )
-+  fi
-+
-+  if test "$with_xattrs" != no; then
-+    for i in getxattr  fgetxattr  lgetxattr \
-+             setxattr  fsetxattr  lsetxattr \
-+             listxattr flistxattr llistxattr
-+    do
-+      AC_SEARCH_LIBS($i, attr)
-+      eval found=\$ac_cv_search_$i
-+      test "$found" = "no" && break
-+    done
-+
-+    if test "$found" != no; then
-+      AC_DEFINE([HAVE_XATTRS],,[Define when we have working linux xattrs.])
-     fi
-   fi
- ])
-diff --git a/lib/xattr-at.c b/lib/xattr-at.c
-index 443ccae..009bde5 100644
---- a/lib/xattr-at.c
-+++ b/lib/xattr-at.c
-@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
- 
- #include <config.h>
- 
-+/* Temporarily don't build.  We are unable to build on (probably not only)
-+   darwin due to lack of l*xattr callbacks (XATTR_NOFOLLOW is alternative) and
-+   different function definitions. */
-+#ifdef HAVE_XATTRS
-+
- #include "xattr-at.h"
- #include "openat.h"
- 
-@@ -108,3 +113,5 @@
- #undef AT_FUNC_RESULT
- #undef AT_FUNC_POST_FILE_PARAM_DECLS
- #undef AT_FUNC_POST_FILE_ARGS
-+
-+#endif
-diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
-index 82b2d46..42daaef 100644
---- a/src/Makefile.am
-+++ b/src/Makefile.am
-@@ -52,7 +52,3 @@ AM_CFLAGS = $(WARN_CFLAGS) $(WERROR_CFLAGS)
- LDADD = ../lib/libtar.a ../gnu/libgnu.a $(LIBINTL) $(LIBICONV)
- 
- tar_LDADD = $(LIBS) $(LDADD) $(LIB_CLOCK_GETTIME) $(LIB_EACCESS) $(LIB_SELINUX)
--
--if TAR_LIB_ATTR
--tar_LDADD += -lattr
--endif
--- 
-1.9.3
-