diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.6.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.6.nix
index cb1d396f50a..122f0d336f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.6.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.6.nix
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   patches = [
-    ./cacert-1.5.patch
     ./remove-tools-1.5.patch
   ]
   # -ldflags=-s is required to compile on Darwin, see