diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
index 7b6299105b1..1da5c31c25f 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   libGL, spice-protocol, zlib, libGLU, dbus, libunwind, libdrm,
   mesa, udev, bootstrap_cmds, bison, flex, clangStdenv, autoreconfHook,
   mcpp, epoxy, openssl, pkgconfig, llvm_6,
-  cf-private, ApplicationServices, Carbon, Cocoa, Xplugin
+  ApplicationServices, Carbon, Cocoa, Xplugin
 }:
 
 let
@@ -469,11 +469,7 @@ self: super:
               sha256 = "1j1i3n5xy1wawhk95kxqdc54h34kg7xp4nnramba2q8xqfr5k117";
             };
             nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-            buildInputs = [ xorgproto libdrm openssl libX11 libXau libXaw libxcb xcbutil xcbutilwm xcbutilimage xcbutilkeysyms xcbutilrenderutil libXdmcp libXfixes libxkbfile libXmu libXpm libXrender libXres libXt ]
-              ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
-                # Needed for NSDefaultRunLoopMode symbols.
-                cf-private
-              ];
+            buildInputs = [ xorgproto libdrm openssl libX11 libXau libXaw libxcb xcbutil xcbutilwm xcbutilimage xcbutilkeysyms xcbutilrenderutil libXdmcp libXfixes libxkbfile libXmu libXpm libXrender libXres libXt ];
             postPatch = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux "sed '1i#include <malloc.h>' -i include/os.h";
             meta.platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
         } else throw "unsupported xorg abiCompat ${abiCompat} for ${attrs_passed.name}";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 5d658a37b8c..365f1e24085 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -14909,7 +14909,6 @@ in
   # have created a cycle.
   xorg = recurseIntoAttrs ((lib.callPackageWith __splicedPackages ../servers/x11/xorg {
   }).overrideScope' (lib.callPackageWith __splicedPackages ../servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix {
-    inherit (darwin) cf-private;
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) ApplicationServices Carbon Cocoa;
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.libs) Xplugin;
     inherit (buildPackages.darwin) bootstrap_cmds;