diff --git a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/go-ethereum.nix b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/go-ethereum.nix
index 421acfef6ba..0edeccf4003 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/go-ethereum.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/go-ethereum.nix
@@ -11,21 +11,8 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     sha256 = "0nkzwmrzk0m9662cr18h5i54v07mw8v3fh0csvqx8n50z5fcvb7b";
   };
 
-  usb = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "karalabe";
-    repo = "usb";
-    rev = "911d15fe12a9c411cf5d0dd5635231c759399bed";
-    sha256 = "0asd5fz2rhzkjmd8wjgmla5qmqyz4jaa6qf0n2ycia16jsck6wc2";
-  };
-
-  vendorSha256 = "13wh6r9zi5qw72xkbzy3mcgn7lv9l981x4lniypjbnkwhq2dj5iz";
-
-  overrideModAttrs = (_: {
-      postBuild = ''
-      cp -r --reflink=auto ${usb}/libusb vendor/github.com/karalabe/usb
-      cp -r --reflink=auto ${usb}/hidapi vendor/github.com/karalabe/usb
-      '';
-    });
+  runVend = true;
+  vendorSha256 = "1744df059bjksvih4653nnvb4kb1xvzdhypd0nnz36m1wrihqssv";
 
   subPackages = [
     "cmd/abidump"