diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/rust/cargo-watch/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/rust/cargo-watch/default.nix
index d0b20ffe3b2..d092274cf36 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/rust/cargo-watch/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/rust/cargo-watch/default.nix
@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     sha256 = "0l1aalb8ans7scljrza7akhi821jbpqgn6sa8kgd8sys83r93fkj";
   };
 
-  # Delete this on next update; see #79975 for details
-  legacyCargoFetcher = true;
-
-  cargoSha256 = "0dlbln8nsvmrc9p99bl6yni57fravicias9gbv88fg7az904ilzz";
+  cargoSha256 = "07zkfpw0zyakpsm1mg525ibpsfs9swwmijb0xfsk3nbv66caqd04";
 
   buildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin CoreServices;